Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings – Page 38

Memphis Police Disbands Unit Whose Officers Were Charged in Tyre Nichols’s Death

Mr. Nichols’s family and activists had demanded the scuttling of the group, the Scorpion unit, which patrolled high-crime areas of the city.

As public officials and others condemned the actions they viewed, initial reactions from protesters around the country were largely peaceful.

With cameras nearly everywhere, and residents wary, the authorities are moving faster and speaking critically when officers are accused of beatings.

The video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols challenges public complacency — and complicity. What are our duties as citizens and as human beings?

Americans once again protested after another recorded instance of police brutality.