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
joining us now from st louis is seft hunter. he s the director of black led organising at community change, a civil society organisation in the united states. hello to you, and you are just listening to what barbara was saying there. what is your reaction to the way things are being handled in memphis at the moment? yes. way things are being handled in memphis at the moment? yes, thank ou so memphis at the moment? yes, thank you so much memphis at the moment? yes, thank you so much for memphis at the moment? yes, thank you so much for having memphis at the moment? yes, thank you so much for having me, - memphis at the moment? yes, thank you so much for having me, and - you so much for having me, and certainly i think what we saw in this case is much more swift action then we have seen in other cases, right? and in part, in previous cases, often times what happened is a level of secrecy is maintained, sometimes for weeks or months, certainly the officers are rarely fired this quick
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