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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #125 on: February 03, 2023, 02:11:17 PM »
With what happened to Nichols (and this might be construed as "insensitive"), could this be considered as "black on black crime"?  =|  ???
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #126 on: February 03, 2023, 06:49:53 PM »
Free the Memphis five!!
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #127 on: February 08, 2023, 11:07:19 AM »
They were saying the white cop pulled him out of his car but this contradicts that.
Anyway, be interesting to find out who the "civilian" is.

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The files show that Officer Demetrius Haley - who first forced Nichols out of his car - shined a flashlight in his victims face after he had been handcuffed and propped limply against a squad car, then took a photo with his personal cellphone.

Haley then sent that image to six people, including a pair of police officers, department employee, and a civilian acquaintance.

Memphis cop charged in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols took a PHOTO of him handcuffed, bloodied and slumped next to patrol car: Officer sent image to six people
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11725233/Memphis-cop-charged-deadly-beating-Tyre-Nichols-took-PHOTO-bloodied.html
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #128 on: February 09, 2023, 07:34:44 PM »
Allegedly the same five beat up another person, also black, 3 days earlier

Ex-Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death 'swarmed' Black Army vet and beat him 3 days earlier: lawsuit
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-memphis-cops-charged-tyre-nichols-death-swarmed-black-army-vet-beat-days-earlier-lawsuit
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #129 on: February 09, 2023, 08:06:09 PM »
So we've got 5(+) Memphis cops in deep *expletive deleted*it over this beating, and now a 2nd. Does Memphis have 500 officers so we can still claim that 99% cops are good? I'd be real surprised if this was the only times these thugs went rogue.

I wonder how many "good cops" knew what kind of thugs they were working with and turned a blind eye because of "thin blue line" bullshat.
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #130 on: February 09, 2023, 08:29:36 PM »
Memphis PD has 2,142 officers.

Which doesn't change the fact that Law Enforcement  as an institution in the US is fundamentally broken, and you should not trust cops. 

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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #131 on: February 09, 2023, 08:34:20 PM »
Still not making the 99% good cops metric  =D
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #132 on: February 14, 2023, 11:35:16 PM »
I'll bet nobody saw this coming:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/09/district-attorney-reviewing-cases-involving-former-memphis-police-tyre-nichols/11222540002/

The prosecutor's office is going to review ALL cases involving the five officers charged in the slaying.
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #133 on: February 14, 2023, 11:36:10 PM »
Memphis PD has 2,142 officers.

Which doesn't change the fact that Law Enforcement  as an institution in the US is fundamentally broken, and you should not trust cops.

Have you been hanging out with Bosco1 again?
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #134 on: February 19, 2023, 08:50:56 AM »
More fun in Memphis

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Memphis police say 11 total victims were found after gunfire erupted at and around a nightclub early Sunday.

One person was found dead, while another five people were in critical condition, police said.

The gunfire stretched to two separate but nearby scenes, which investigators believe to be connected.

Memphis shooting leaves 11 victims, suspect remains at large: police
https://www.foxnews.com/us/memphis-shooting-leaves-11-victims-suspect-remains-large-police
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Re: Trouble in Memphis?
« Reply #135 on: May 31, 2023, 07:44:33 AM »
Update.... well from May 4th.

Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head
Family is suing for $550 million

Note how CNN starts the article with making sure you know the most important thing in this
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Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who was violently beaten by Memphis police officers in January, died from blunt force trauma to the head and his death has been ruled a homicide, his autopsy results revealed Thursday.

 Tyre Nichols died from blunt force trauma to the head from Memphis police beating, autopsy shows
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/us/tyre-nichols-autopsy-report-released/index.html
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