Huge outrage across US after Tyre Nichols’ death

• Protesters march through cities across the US demanding an end to police brutality.
• Five Black officers have been fired and charged in Nichols’ murder.
• State legislators are formulating legislation for police reform.

Protesters came to the US streets to protest police brutality once more over the weekend, after the publication of the video.

Video showing the vicious Memphis police beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death at the age of 29,

On Saturday, protesters carried posters carrying his name and demanded an end to abuses of power as they marched through cities around the country.

Including New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland.

At a temporary monument set up next to the spot where Nichols was assaulted in Memphis, a local named Kiara Hill voiced her disappointment and mentioned how the area was calm and family-friendly.

“To see the events unfold how they’ve unfolded, with this Tyre Nichols situation, is heartbreaking. I have a son,” Hill told Media. “And Tyre, out of the officers on the scene, he was the calmest.”

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In the footage of the January 7 encounter, which starts with a traffic check and shows officers repeatedly striking the young Black man with batons, punching him, and kicking him – including at one point while his hands are secured behind his back – Nichols can be heard yelling for his mother.

After that, he was left motionless on the ground in handcuffs for 23 minutes before a stretcher arrived. After being admitted to the hospital, Nichols passed away three days later.

The response has come about very quickly since then. Five Black Memphis police officers who were involved in the beating have been fired and charged in Nichols’ murder.

The squad they were a part of was disbanded, and state legislators from the Memphis region started formulating legislation for police reform.

According to Ben Crump, the family attorney for Nichols, the swift firing, arrest, and publishing of the video of the police officers should serve as a “blueprint” for future handling of claims of police brutality.

He praised Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis for appointing the officers and filing charges in less than 20 days.

“When you see police officers commit crimes against citizens, then we want you to act just as swiftly and show as the chief said, the community needs to see it, but we need to see it too when it’s white police officers,” Crump said.

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