hello and welcome to the programme. tyre nichols, was a 29 year old black man. a father, a fedex employee, a keen skateboarder. three weeks ago, he was pulled over by the memphis police on suspicion of reckless driving. there was a confrontation after which tyre fled. and what happened next defies belief. five memphis police officers, who are also black, chased him down just 80 yards short of his mother s front door, they beat tyre so badly that, three days later, he died from his injuries. i am going to show you a picture of what tyre looked like before he died. just a warning it is hard to look at. the coroner said he had suffered excessive bleeding caused by a severe beating . the family have been shown the body cam footage. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols, and they are all responsible. reverend al sharpton has spoken with the family and will deliver th
killings serves over the years that we don t see a black police officer and victim. it is important to understand that law enforcement in the united states existed before the united states was a country. we know that when black people were trying to flee plantations not only were there white people checking them down but they also hired that people to do the same thing and law enforcement has that legacy. so black officers similar to latino, asian and white officers, socialise the same way and train the same way and we see these heinous acts of brutality playing out on our streets every day. i brutality playing out on our streets eve da . ., ., , every day. i thought there had been a national debate every day. i thought there had been a national debate after every day. i thought there had been a national debate after the - every day. i thought there had been a national debate after the murder. a national debate after the murder of george floyd and the conviction of george floyd and
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