cameras are on. and we see that video, it is wild. it is wild away the police are be having with this guy that apparently has now been pulled over, the car has been stopped for reckless. driving again, and the thing stopped him and he s out of the car that threat is mitigated. yeah, and to be clear, it is wild but not remotely unprecedented. so, yes, there are a lot of cities that have said, yet sees a higher standard. but remember that some in part because there was an officer who did not like she did not want to put out her cigarette. and tyre nichols died because tasing hurts someone. i think at this point, what we need to start thinking about is, when do we not need police to be there in the first place? because a risk of death is not worth the enforcement? places like berkeley, california, philadelphia, seattle, pittsburgh, even some parts of l.a., they are starting to say, no more law enforcement for low level traffic stops. and in fact, when there s a non fatal accident,
tyre nichols. really entrenched, ensconced in police culture. so we have older police officers who carry on this legacy. when i was the police, we were great because no one was holding them to account. so yes it was great for them. and now we have younger officers who look up to these older officers some of those, officers actually trained them. and they think, this is part of being the police. we expect this loyalty, this is the things we should do. and officers are embracing the culture, even young black officers. karen bass was on with joy reid earlier and she said, some police are defenders and some police are warriors. and we need more defenders than warriors. what you saw this video was what looked like warrior cops who were ready to go into battle and actually do battle with this hundred and 40-pound man. please stand by we re gonna be back after a short break.
floyd and breonna taylor in 2020, hundreds of police departments nationwide implemented reforms that were aimed at reducing excessive use of force and restoring trust with local communities. the memphis police department was one of them. the new york times notes, the department eliminated the use of no knock warrants. officers were or acquired he s de-escalation shredded jeez, and intervene if they saw others using excessive force. they could shoot at a suspect only as a last resort and had to attempt to issue a verbal warning beforehand. and each time they used or threatened to use force against civilians, they had to reported. a ban against chokeholds was already in place. the memphis police chief, c. j. dave, this is the five officers directly involved in the death of tyre nichols, all of whom were hired between 2017 and 2020, violated those policies.
the newly elected shelby district a county who ran on a platform different address racial profiling and de-escalation training tactics. and the memphis chief of police has also spoken out about reforms, including on a national scale. the kind of timeline we have seen in the tyre nichols case is not the norm when it comes to police violence against black americans, especially when it comes to these killings that have been caught on video. in the 2014 you re killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald in chicago which was captured on dash cam video, it took nearly 14 months for the police officer who killed him to be charged. in 2019 it again took four months for a texas police officer to be charged in the killing of 44-year-old pamela turner. it took over three years for five police officers to be indicted in the 2019 brutal beating of unarmed ronald greene in baton rouge, which, again, was captured on body cam video. that s it for us tonight.
another programs, are not required painful reminder of the by law, to profound accommodate all students fear the way public, trauma schools do. and, and pain, and so not every exhaustion that black and family brown understands that they may be americans experience giving up some rights every single day. by using these programs. my their heart goes out tyre nichols to there is sort of family that it into the americas in memphis and opens up this across this country are grieving this door tremendously painful loss. the to footage that was released this evening believable justifiably outraged. those who seek justice should not resort to violence or destruction. violence is never acceptable. it is illegal and destructive, and quote. president biden spoke with tyre nichols family for more than ten minutes today, before the video was released. here is what the president had to say about the phone call. i spoke with tyre nichols your mother and express my condolences and told her that