Memphis police ‘regularly violate’ Black people’s rights, justice department finds
Report marks end of inquiry launched after death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten after a traffic stopThe Memphis police department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a US Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.A report released on Wednesday marked the conclusion of the investigation that began six months after Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest him after he fled a traffic stop. Continue reading...
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Report marks end of inquiry launched after death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten after a traffic stop
The Memphis police department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a US Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
A report released on Wednesday marked the conclusion of the investigation that began six months after Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest him after he fled a traffic stop. Continue reading...
