we think this was part of the culture of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. what was done to tyre was a vicious violent gang assault camouflaged as policing. he was a human being. his life mattered. the black of black america is on your hands so stand up and do something. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s monday, january 30th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in memphis, tennessee, where a young black man s death at the hands of police is demanding change from systemic racism in america. family and friends are preparing to lay tyre nichols to rest as calls to tackle criminal justice reform are growing louder. in communities of color, they often have different types of policing than many of our white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates it that it s just culture that says it doesn t matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for yo
policing than many of our white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates it that it s just culture that says it doesn t matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for you to tramp on the constitutional rights of certain citizens from certain ethnicities and certain communities and we have to have a logic conversation about this. five former officers have lost their jobs with the memphis police department and are facing charges in nichols death, the local district attorney explained why all should be charged with the same crimes. each of the five defendants participated in a different way in the death of tyre nichols. all of them acted together and all of them, their actions taken together resulted in tyre nichols death and under the principles of criminal responsibility under tennessee
pass bills to stop police brutality, you are writing another plaque man s obituary. the blood of black america is on your hand so stand up and do something. family attorney and civil rights attorney ben crump saying that the work is far from over, that reform needs to happen on a national scale. well, in our community we say this is the blueprint going forward, whether the officers are black or white, we expect to see swift action and swift justice even if it s a white police officer that abuse us. reporter: back in memphis, the official gofundme for tyre nichols mother and father for the family has crossed over the million dollar mark since those videos were released on friday. those donations will go toward helping out his parents, specifically with their mental health services and for taking time off of work. also, written within that gofundme is that they hope to use the money to build a
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suspended. i hope to know that tomorrow, monday morning so direct answer to your query is, c.j., chief davis will have to answer to that. during a news conference in memphis sunday night, the president of the tennessee chapter of the naacp said congressional action on police reform is needed. cnn s isabel rosales has more. reporter: we heard from the naacp in tennessee. the president applauding the memphis police chief for firing those officers involved in the beating of tyre nichols. and for doing so within 20 days, not waiting months to a year to do that. also, she applauded the d.a. for charging those officers involved and finally demonstrators who took to the streets peacefully around the u.s., that president saying we ve shown the world how you do it. here s what all she had to say. we come to call on action by congress by failing to craft and