Memphis Releases Video of Officers Beating Tyre Nichols

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/27/us/tyre-nichols-memphis

The city of Memphis released video late Friday that shows several police officers kicking and punching Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who later died, and beating him with a baton at one point while he shows no signs of resisting or fighting back. When Nichols stands up a few seconds later, one officer strikes him with at least five strong blows, while another officer holds his hands behind his back.

At one point, Tyre Nichols is shown on the ground with officers around him, and he can be heard repeatedly screaming: “Mom, Mom, Mom.” Lawyers have said that his mother’s home was about 100 yards away from where he was beaten.​

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Video looks extremely disturbing in parts, almost like a gang beating. Police just happened to be driving a vehicle not equipped with a camera to show the reason he was pulled over so even that is no longer credible. While he did attempt to flee they were extremely aggressive from the first interaction seem on video.

Thankfully charges have been filed against the officers, does anyone here defend this?

 

He never had a chance to comply, and there is no arguing that the police had a reason to feel he was a threat.

Trying to run away was his only option.

 

The police officers that were there, had no authority doing what they did and they were wrong and they should know it. I thought the motto was "To protect and to serve" Where did things go wrong? Since when is it OK for Police club an innocent man at will. What would be the meaning of this?

 

The courts have actually ruled the police have no duty to do either of those. It’s more of a slogan than it is a motto.

 

There are just way too many American cops who think they can just beat a man to death.
And there are way too many American cops who just let those thugs be in their mids and don't do a thing about it.

See something say something, is only applied when you're a Muslim terrorist.
Crooked cops, far right wing nazi's... it's all cool to let them be.

 

I saw the video and it was brutal. It was also a microcosm of what Memphis has become.

The cops need to be punished, and at the same time Memphis needs an enema.

 

I am glad we are starting to see the victims of bad police get justice more often nowadays, about time

 

It's not enough. Cop culture is all about protecting every rotten apple's back no matter what. You can't trust any cop because of this.
One of them can be a psycho, and snap over nothing... and you end up getting killed and the other cops JOIN IN.
We see this again and again. This lawless gang mentality by cops who back up their fellow cops no matter how psychotic it gets.
They don't go for some kind of respect. They are going for a reign by terror.

This is really on all of them. Because all of them always react like that.

 

yes, but it's good to see some victims of cops getting justice, we are not 100% there for sure

when good cops start "stopping" bad cops in the act, that is when we know things are really changing - good cops need to treat bad cops like the criminals they are when they witness this stuff

 

The more cameras the more we will see things they wanted to stay hidden. I hope the protests don’t turn into mass looting as they devalues what is going on here but some people will always use an opportunity to steal.

I am glad these officers were immediately charged — I hope they get the book thrown at them.

 

They're charged with second degree murder, Aren't they?

 

They deserve it. They should be in prison for life.

 

That much of your post, I would give a "like," but then your post goes off into a stereotyping of black communities. To that other part, I have two comments. First, any time you have a large number of protesters, of any color, in a good-sized city, there are going to be a few law breakers who are going to try to take advantage of that, for criminal acts. This does not even prove that those individuals have anything to do, with the rest of the protesters, much less that they are indicative, of the group.

Secondly, are you willing to eat your words, predicting the "undoubted...riots," if they do not occur? What fosters such civil unrest, is the impression by the community, that wrongdoing is being swept under the rug. In this instance, unlike most, the response has been both swift, and demonstrative of authorities taking it, with the appropriate seriousness. As such, it would seem that the potential for large scale rioting, has been significantly reduced.

So, if there is no legitimate "rioting," will you concede that what I just stated, may be a reasonable explanation as to why we do often see civil disobedience? That is, that it is provoked by suspect officials, not being decisive, transparent or forthcoming, and thereby evoking images of the many past instances of such crimes, which have just been buried, by the powers that be?


In the interest of my own argument's transparency, here is the rest of your post:

 

Obviously...

 

Events such as this are all part of the plan to create race wars in America in order to destroy the country. The actors usually don't even know that they are main parts of the conflict. If you pay attention to the politicians and the talking heads you can usually see the agenda that they are supporting and pushing. Notice who says what over the coming days.

 

Like every other murderer, right?

 

Only five fired and arrested yet I saw way more than 5 in the video, they didn't participate but they knew what was happening.

 

Here’s what I will say. The cops were fired and charged with second degree murder. So the justice system is working. This leaves the violence ensuing the release of this video is both reckless, and and uncalled for, and furthermore, criminal.

 

That is an interesting point-- were there more than five? I don't recall seeing more than that, at any one time. At one point, though, I did notice just the hands of one cop, rolling up a taser cartridge, I believe, and his hands looked white; but I figured that he just was very light skinned, and that perhaps the lighting (and even the camera film) were contributing to this white appearance.

 

They needed to mobilize National Guard troops, for one. Secondly, as I'd previously mentioned, having waited until these men had already been indicted, will obviously take much of the outrage, out of the protester sails, as they will be looking at what appears to be speedy justice, being carried out, instead of anticipating another Blue cover-up.

 

There was a mass execution of six people in CA a week or two ago where Mexican cartels are suspected and I only saw this story reported by one media outlet. No story about mass shootings, no story about the horrors of guns in the msm, Nothing.

 

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I would never be a cop, especially in a Democrat-run shithole.