hello and welcome to bbc news. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen, who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning: nada tawfik s report does contain distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! woman: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic vid
hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights to and from the uk operated by the airline have been cancelled. hello to you in the uk and around the world. there ve been protests across america, after police released graphic footage of the violent arrest that led to the death of a 29 year old black man in the city of memphis. the officers body cam video shows tyre nichols being kicked and punched by five policemen, who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. and in the last hour, memphis police department has disbanded the scorpion unit to which these officers belonged. a warning, nada tawfik s report from memphis contains some distressing images. justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised, as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swiftjustice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. sm
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they saw in the video. this is horrific. we are traumatised by it but i applaud the city and the people here today who ve gone about trying to correct this in an orderly way. this is an attack on human rights, this is an attack on the rights of black americans and, you know, this shows the true nature of policing. the mood here today is sombre. additional rallies are planned for later, where grief counsellors will be on hand for residents. and accountability is still key. in fact, after the video s release, the shelby county sheriff announced two other deputies who responded to this scene have now been relieved of duty. how can you look at that footage and not want to do something? at a press conference saturday, state lawmakers said they plan to introduce legislation aimed at police training. if a dog in this country was beaten like that, what the hell would happen? you all know what would happen.
but i applaud the city and the people here today who have gone about trying to correct this in an orderly way. this is an attack on human rights, this is an attack on the rights of black americans. and, you know, this shows the true nature of policing. the mood here today is sombre. additional rallies are planned for later, where grief counsellors will be on hand for residents. and accountability is still key. in fact, after the video s release, the shelby county sheriff announced two other deputies who responded to this scene have now been relieved of duty. how can you look at that footage and not want to do something? at a press conference saturday, state lawmakers said they plan to introduce legislation aimed at police training. if a dog in this country was beaten like that, what the hell would happen? you all know what would happen. if the dog is beaten like that, somebody s going to jail. now you got a man that s dead. these disturbing videos have reignited concerns about the cult