unit is that it largely benefits the bad guys because when you take away a unit like this, it creates a void in the street and the bad guys know this. and now, you know, it just fills that void with bad guys doing more bad things. so if the unit itself was ineffective, if they, you know, just go back and look at the performance of this unit, if it s an ineffective unit, if there are more cases of abuse than there are arrests and the taking away of crime, then i m all for. doesn t the tyre nichols case, isn t it just one example of a portion of that unit, not exactly being effective? i guess that s not the right word, effective. yes. a man died in the hands of some of these officers. yes. you know, who were a part of this aggressive unit. yeah. so, again, what i would look at is the totality of the, quote,
reportedly, repeatedly, i should say, beaten by officers. a gofundme account has raised nearly $1 million for his family. but residents of memphis say more needs to be done for nichols and for the city. to see the events unfold, how they have unfolded with this tyre nichols situation, is heartbreaking. i have a son, and tyre was out of the officers on the scene, he was the calmest. tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward i just don t know what can help the city. the city has confirmed all five officers fired and charged in nichols death were members of this disbanded s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit. it s a specialized force that was created in 2021 to tackle memphis rise in crime. it s still unclear why nichols,
i appreciate your expertise. thank you. knee time. tune into state of the union this morning. dana bash sits down with the nichols family attorney to discuss what happens next following the release of these videos at 9:00 right here on cnn. and still ahead this morning, violence overnight in baltimore. a 2-year-old child among several injured in a shooting late last night. the passionate message coming from the city s mayor as police search for the shooter. plus, amid days of russian attacks, ukrainian president volodymr zelenskyy says fast paced negotiations are underway right now to get long-range missiles to ukraine. how those could prove vital for ukraine. and former president trump hitting the campaign trail as other potential gop candidates start testing the waters. how the 2024 presidential race is already taking shape. th 20 gn for muscle health