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the sixth to face action following the death of the 29 year old black man earlier this month. the other five officers that were fired initially have all been charged with murder, with shocking footage released over the weekend showing the group kicking and beating mr nichols as he called for help. the swift action of the memphis police department in sacking and charging the officers and disbanding the so called scorpion special unit they belonged to has been praised. but lawmakers on capitol hill have been anything but swift. protesters and civil rights activists are calling on presidentjoe biden to use mr nichols s death to gain support for the george floyd justice in policing act which was introduced in 2021. an officer has been suspended over the death of tyre nichols in memphis the sixth to face action the bill passed the democratic controlled house at the time but failed to get enough support to pass through the senate. it would see a federal ban on the use of chokeholds by po

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