Tyre Nichols' family attorney says video shows police beating Nichols like a 'human pinata'

[Stuart G]

Last edited Thu Jan 26, 2023, 03:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: CNN


Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, said video footage shows he suffered a "nonstop beating" at the hands of police.

"He was defenseless the entire time. He was a human piata for those police officers. It was an unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes," attorney Antonio Romanucci said during a news conference Monday after Nichols' family and legal team viewed footage of his arrest this month, giving them an opportunity to see what happened before he was taken in critical condition to a hospital, where he died days later.

"What I saw on the video today was horrific," said Rodney Wells, Nichols' stepfather. "No father, mother should have to witness what I saw today."

The Memphis Police Department has terminated five police officers, all of whom are Black, after an administrative investigation found they violated department policies for use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid, the department said in a statement.

Memphis Police confirmed Monday on Twitter that police and city officials met with Nichols' family to let them view the video recordings, which Chief Cerelyn Davis indicated would be released publicly later.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/us/tyre-nichols-family-arrest-video/index.html

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It is my opinion that the beating went too far. Yes, it is an opinion. Mine only. The cops wanted to "just inure" the man,
......NOT KILL HIM. Of course, the injuries would Not be life threatening, and he would recover, and the cops were sure
that ....."They could get away with it" (not "terminated" as the story says)

The last thing the cops wanted was to have a video of them killing a person. Well, there it is, and all will see it in a few days.
Paragraph 2 says it all. Paragraph 3, describes the "horrific nature of the video.

We will all see it in a few days. The cops clearly lost control and beat the ..."S**T out of this man.
.............................. And, they beat him on purpose.....................................................................

Very sad reflection of the Memphis Police Department. I wonder if the officers will be charged with..."MURDER"?......
(and not just terminated)

[Lonestarblue]

1. We are one sick country!

[keopeli]

2. I had no idea all the cops were African American. Shows that it's a culture that's corrupted.

[Stuart G]

3. Totally true....repeat, "Shows that it's a culture that's corrupted"

When we see, the video in a few days, it will bring this problem of police beatings back to national attention. Very sad.
As was also said, "One sick culture"

[ZonkerHarris]

4. ACAB - All Cops Are Bad. If they are not bad, they protect the bad ones ergo ACAB

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. It's not the culture of that department. It's the institution as a whole.

[Marthe48]

6. What is going on?

How did 5 humans trained to serve and protect turn into thugs, in an instant? I read a Time magazine report that Mr. Nichols was stopped for a traffic what? What was he doing that was reckless? There is nothing a person could do that justifies getting beaten to death by 5 cops, and possibly 2 firemen.

Yes, the culture is sick, and instead of turning away in distrss or disgust, we citizens need to speak up and demand better recruitment, better training, better results from police who meet people breaking the law. Not just in Memphis, everywhere.