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‘We mourn with you’: Kamala Harris gives passionate code astatine Tyre Nichols’ funeral
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A ceremonial for Tyre Nichols is underway successful Memphis, much than 3 weeks aft the 29-year-old Black antheral was fatally beaten by a radical of constabulary officers connected 7 January. He died successful infirmary 3 days later.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the congregation astatine at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, wherever Rev Al Sharpton besides delivered the eulogy and salient civilian rights lawyer Ben Crump issued a “call to action” successful the aftermath of Nichols’s decease and the constabulary killings of Black Americans.
Rev Sharpton condemned the actions of the Black officers who are charged with Nichols’s murder, arguing that the sacrifies of civilian rights leaders similar Dr Martin Luther King Jr paved the mode for their nationalist service.
“People had to march and spell to jailhouse and immoderate radical mislaid their lives to unfastened the doors for you. How situation you enactment similar that sacrifice was for nothing?” helium said.
City officials released the anterior disciplinary records for the 5 officers who are present charged with murder, revealing that 4 of them had prior complaints against them.
‘We mourn with you’: Kamala Harris gives passionate code astatine Tyre Nichols’s funeral
Vice President Kamala Harris was invited to be the ceremonial of Tyre Nichols by his parent and stepfather, and the Rev Al Sharpton invited her to code the congregation gathered successful Memphis connected Wednesday.
She told his parents that “the radical of our state mourn with you” and praised them for their “strength, courage, and grace”.
‘We mourn with you’: Kamala Harris gives passionate code astatine Tyre Nichols’ funeral
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 08:00
‘Blood connected their hands’: Tyre Nichols’ parent warns lawmakers against blocking George Floyd bill
Wednesday’s ceremonial for Tyre Nichols successful Memphis saw a re-energised telephone for the transition of the George Floyd Justice successful Policing Act, national authorities that was passed by the House of Representatives successful 2021 but has different stalled successful Congress.
Tyre Nichol’s parent says ‘blood connected the hands’ of those who don’t walk George Floyd bill
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 07:00
‘The constabulary are not ever telling the full truth'
“Police are partisan actors conscionable similar everyone other successful power,” writes The Independent’s Josh Marcus, reflecting connected his sum of policing and transgression justice. “It’s captious to instrumentality their claims with a atom of salt.”
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 05:00
‘Elite’ constabulary units successful spotlight aft brutal sidesplitting by Scorpion officers
Memphis Police Department’s now-disbanded SCORPION portion – which stands for “Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace successful Our Neighborhoods” – was introduced successful October 2021. It was dissolved successful the aftermath of Tyre Nichols’s death.
The Independent’s Graeme Massie examines respective akin arguable units successful departments crossed the US that person been accused of maltreatment and excessive force.
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 03:00
Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Tyre Nichols’ beating to shooting of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
Far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene invoked the fatal shooting of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt aft the notation of Tyre Nichols, who was fatally beaten by police.
She past suggested that radical who person been jailed for their roles successful the insurrection are facing “civil rights abuse” successful jail.
Ms Greene went connected to accidental that Congress was doing thing to code the attraction of different participants successful the attack, galore of whom stay incarcerated up of their respective trials.
There’s a elemental crushed for that: Ms Babbitt was portion of a assemblage that was actively trying to breach a doorway that had been barricaded successful a restricted area. She was changeable by an serviceman portion attempting to ascent done a model that her chap rioters had broken. Federal prosecutors person closed the lawsuit and the serviceman was cleared of wrondoing.
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 02:00
Initial Memphis constabulary study falsely claims Tyre Nichols ‘fought’ officers
A leaked incidental study connected Tyre Nichols’ apprehension and fatal beating by Memphis constabulary officers contains glaring inaccuracies that were aboriginal exposed aft the merchandise of bodycam and surveillance footage.
The report, written 2 hours aft Nichols’ beating connected 7 January, claimed that the 29-year-old was “irate” and refused lawful detention, tried to commencement a combat with officers, and besides attempted to instrumentality an officer’s gun, during an archetypal postulation stop.
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 01:00
ICYMI: Four of 5 officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols had anterior complaints, records reveal
Four of the 5 erstwhile Memphis Police Department officers charged for the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were suspended oregon reprimanded successful anterior incidents portion moving for the department, according to precocious unveiled unit files.
The officers faced small if immoderate consequences, according to the city’s records of their cases, and they were praised successful astatine slightest 2 instances, with different officers describing their actions arsenic one-time events.
Alex Woodward2 February 2023 00:00
Watch: Daughter of Rodney King reacts to video of Tyre Nichols
'They tally due to the fact that they fearfulness for their lives': Daughter of Rodney King reacts to video of Tyre Nichols
Alex Woodward1 February 2023 23:45
‘I’m Just Trying to Go Home'
LaToya Yizar, who says her parent was Tyre Nichols’ godmother, work a poem astatine his ceremonial invoking the words helium told officers the nighttime helium was beaten.
From the lectern astatine Mississippi Boulevard Baptist Church successful Memphis, she work “I’m Just Trying to Go Home”.
In his eulogy, the Rev Al Sharpton said that “home is not conscionable a place.”
“Home is wherever you are astatine peace. Home is wherever you don’t person to support your dukes up. Home is wherever you’re not vulnerable,” helium said. “Home is wherever everything is each right.”
Alex Woodward1 February 2023 22:41
Full story: Mourners request justness astatine ceremonial for Tyre Nichols arsenic household calls connected Congress to combat constabulary violence
Soft purple airy surrounded a closed casket beneath a woody transverse wrong Mississippi Boulevard Baptist Church successful Memphis, wherever hundreds of radical gathered to observe the beingness of Tyre Nichols successful a ceremonial marked by the value of his nonaccomplishment and a raging fury against constabulary violence.
The 29-year-old Black antheral was fatally beaten by a radical of Memphis Police Department officers successful January, and horrific footage of the incidental released past week has revived an international, urgent request for reform.
Reflecting the far-reaching daze of his death, those successful attendance astatine his ceremonial connected 1 February included Vice President Kamala Harris, filmmaker Spike Lee and members of Congress, with a eulogy from the Rev Al Sharpton. There was besides a “call to action” from civilian rights lawyer Ben Crump demanding “swift justice” against constabulary who perpetrate unit against Black Americans.
Alex Woodward1 February 2023 22:30
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