January 27, American police released the video of the 5 policemen beating to death people of color Tire Nichols (29) of Memphis, Tennessee – the incident sparked grievances and raised concerns regarding the possibility of unrest.
Long video from police and street surveillance cameras shows a group of officers holding Nichols, trying to knock him down and give chase as he flees.
Subsequent segments – the footage spans a total of regarding an hour and only has audio in some parts – shows Nichols crying out as the officers repeatedly punched and kicked.
After the video was released, US President Joe Biden said he was “insulted and deeply hurt”, saying the behavior “would rightfully infuriate people”.
The US leader also repeated his call for protesters to act in peace, saying that “those who seek justice should not resort to violence or destruction.”
The video was released a day following a jury charged five former police officers with Nichols’ death with multiple counts, including second-degree murder.
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Earlier, on January 7, Mr. Nichols was stopped by the 5 police officers due to reckless driving. Nichols was then assaulted by all five police officers for three minutes.
The Nichols family’s attorneys, Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, said their client was assaulted “to the point of being unrecognizable.”
Nichols was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died three days later.
The officers, who are also black, were fired following an internal police investigation found they had “violated multiple Memphis Police Department regulations including excessive use of force. “
Status racist and police use of force once morest people of color has become a hot issue in the US, since the death of African-American man George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020. The case sparked a wave of protests across the United States.
Minh Chau (VNA/Vietnam+)
