Memphis Cops Kill Motorist After Traffic Stop

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Anonymous wrote:These murderers should die the same way. They should be beaten and filmed and their family members must watch it all.

You will be lucky to get one murder conviction out of this deal.

The damage he took, although definitely unjustified and a horrible use of tactics, was not likely to cause death. MMA athletes take 10x the abuse and don't die.

Do they also have Crohn’s Disease like he did?

Did the officers have access to his medical records prior to him actively resisting and fleeing on foot?

Do you need to know that someone has Crohn's Disease to understand that beating them with batons and kicking them while they're restrained can cause injuries and death? Shouldn't that be assumed for every human? Oh wait, that's why they're charged with murder 2 instead of being reinstated in the MPD.

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Anonymous wrote:How are people like these 5 being hired as law enforcement?

These are the exact traits they hire for. Not too bright. Willing to follow. Enjoys power and violence. God complex.

Don’t be stupid

What exactly are you disagreeing with? That these cops exhibited these traits or that these traits are essentially the hiring requirements for the job? Sorry if you don't like it, but you don't become a cop with an IQ over 110 and a raging God complex. It is what it is. If they were smarter, they'd be doctors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These murderers should die the same way. They should be beaten and filmed and their family members must watch it all.

You will be lucky to get one murder conviction out of this deal.

The damage he took, although definitely unjustified and a horrible use of tactics, was not likely to cause death. MMA athletes take 10x the abuse and don't die.

They are not charged with first degree murder. There is a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the history of the 5 criminal former cops?

Here’s some.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the history of the 5 criminal former cops?

Here’s some more.
“One of the officers that arrested Mr Nichols had previously been sued by a man who accused him of beating him when he was a prisoner eight years ago.
Cordarlrius Sledge said that he was attacked by Demetrius Haley, who was a prison guard at the time, and two other officers after he was found with a contraband mobile phone in jail.
"They picked me up and slammed my head into the sink, and I blacked out," he told NBC News on Thursday.
The lawsuit was dismissed in 2018 after a judge found the prisoner had failed to complete the necessary legal paperwork.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64421705

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the history of the 5 criminal former cops?

Here’s some.

More from Cornell McKinney here. He made two complaints to Internal Affairs and has not gotten a response.
https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/man-recalls-encounter-with-scorpion-unit-before-nichols-death/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So does anyone know what data the SCORPION unit uses when targeting who to go after? Is this like an AI-guided program? I was reading about a similar program in Miami that went seriously awry, with cops harassing little teen-aged school children, their families and their friends. Hard to believe this sh*t is happening in the USofA.

“Their job is to identify the target area, flood that area with officers and suppress crime in that area mostly by visibility,” said Memphis Police Deputy Chief Don Crowe. “Just being present and having an officer there sees an impact on it.”

Yet they have unmarked cruisers. 🤔

Also, some of the police audio has these officers requesting backup from other Scorpion units.
https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/man-recalls-encounter-with-scorpion-unit-before-nichols-death/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So does anyone know what data the SCORPION unit uses when targeting who to go after? Is this like an AI-guided program? I was reading about a similar program in Miami that went seriously awry, with cops harassing little teen-aged school children, their families and their friends. Hard to believe this sh*t is happening in the USofA.

“Their job is to identify the target area, flood that area with officers and suppress crime in that area mostly by visibility,” said Memphis Police Deputy Chief Don Crowe. “Just being present and having an officer there sees an impact on it.”

Yet they have unmarked cruisers. 🤔

Also, some of the police audio has these officers requesting backup from other Scorpion units.
https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/man-recalls-encounter-with-scorpion-unit-before-nichols-death/

There are unmarked cars and “unmarked cars.” It’s pretty likely everybody knew these guys were cops.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely think what these cops did was criminal, to say the least. I also agree with the swift action taken by the police department and all the condemnation they are getting from everyone, including Fox.

THAT said, I cannot help but find it peculiar/strange/odd/unusual HOW swift the action was taken and how EVERYONE is condemning the cops this time, even FOX and their cohorts. I can’t help but to think that the fact that they are all black is playing a role into this.

I will reserve judgment until the next cop brutality case happens, by a white coo, to see how their PD and society in general reacts.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s on Vimeo. The cops came in hot. Not sure if he didn’t pull over immediately but they were clearly angry and dragged him from the car. He was calm and trying to talk to them. He got scared and ran. They got angry that they had to chase him. Looks like one cop maybe got sprayed in his eye.

They find him and kick him in the head multiple times. They hold him while others near him.

How can anyone feel safe around police no matter your color or their color? These men beat him to death.

I’m so heartbroken for his family. I can’t imagine dying like that. Feeling so helpless and terrified.

So sickening.

Being enraged to riot is understandable but it’s not the cops who will suffer.

I know the job messes with your head.

I wish we weren’t such a violent country/culture.

What a $hitty world we’ve created for our children.

There's something really wrong with many, many, many men. They have these fragile little egos and when something doesn't go their way, they react to an insane level. Is it right to run from a cop? No, but it should never be a death sentence or result in straight up violence.

I generally advocate for doing what cops say and dealing with any wring doing in court. But after watching the video, how hot they came in, dragging him from the car, screaming and oepoer spraying him while he tried to de-escalate...at a certain point, if I think my life is in danger, I'm going to try to get away. I can't really blame him for that. Maybe they killed him because he ran, but Tyre ran because he thought they were going to kill him. And they did.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy.

Great strategy! Fight the police because they will kill you if you don't. ha

Before he ran, he was on the ground being shoved this way and that, and getting yelled at by several people. They were yelling at him to get down. He was already down. This is a chaotic and very confusing situation. Pair that physical manhandling and yelling and confusion with the knowledge that police murder black men, and there's zero chance the victim will be capable of doing anything "right." And that's probably the only clear thought he had in the moment: they're going to kill me, I need to run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely think what these cops did was criminal, to say the least. I also agree with the swift action taken by the police department and all the condemnation they are getting from everyone, including Fox.

THAT said, I cannot help but find it peculiar/strange/odd/unusual HOW swift the action was taken and how EVERYONE is condemning the cops this time, even FOX and their cohorts. I can’t help but to think that the fact that they are all black is playing a role into this.

I will reserve judgment until the next cop brutality case happens, by a white coo, to see how their PD and society in general reacts.

What’s unusual is the extreme lack of professionalism in these cops, evident even when they weren’t acting violent. I think that made it easier to see their motives were not just subduing a perpetrator.

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Anonymous wrote:Not making excuses but Tyre was clearly under the influence o something and and attempts to portray him as some type of angel fall on deaf ears. That being said he did not deserve what happened to him but he should not be portrayed as some type of angel child for the benefit of a lawsuit.

You are making excuses. That's exactly what you're doing. There is no excuse. It's unacceptable. Point Blank.

Disagree. You disobey cops and when you run then you are partly responsible for what happens. It's not a 50/50 ownership but there is some or we are a lawless country. What did he would think would happen when he ran - a handshake, a high five? Did he deserve a beating? Absolutely not, but he could have laid down and surrendered like 99% of people do but he made a decision to roll the dice. What is an acceptable outcome from running from the police - let go with a citations, free to go on your own way because you were faster?

What did he think would happen when he ran? Probably that he might get to safety because he knew those cops were going to kill him.

He could have laid down? He WAS on the ground, restrained, telling them OK, OK, all while being yelled at to get down. Wtf? He was being physically restrained from getting any further down to the ground. And even if he could have physically turned his body to a prone position, how would he even have known that's what they wanted? When you've got 5 people yelling and grabbing you, the precise instructions are lost in the chaos. Why do you expect the victim of violence to be more composed than the perpetrators?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How are people like these 5 being hired as law enforcement?

These are the exact traits they hire for. Not too bright. Willing to follow. Enjoys power and violence. God complex.

I did not see “willing to follow.” I think they hire lowest common denominator because no one wants to do this job given the perils. But it’s astonishing to see. Like the inmates running the asylum.

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Anonymous wrote:The only ones who appear to be on something are the overly aggressive cops. I didn’t see anything to suggest he was high or drunk.

Right - if you were completely sober, would you comply or run away?

If I thought someone was trying to kill me? Yep, I'd run. You also don't always have a choice. Fight or flight is real and sometimes your body decides.

Someone is different than police. You would not run from police, if you say otherwise you are a liar.

You haven't been following the news these past several years. Police kill black people. It's a fact you can't deny. If you're a black man and you're pulled over for a traffic violation, and the cop is immediately aggressive, at that point "someone" is not different than police.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only ones who appear to be on something are the overly aggressive cops. I didn’t see anything to suggest he was high or drunk.

Right - if you were completely sober, would you comply or run away?

If I thought someone was trying to kill me? Yep, I'd run. You also don't always have a choice. Fight or flight is real and sometimes your body decides.

Someone is different than police. You would not run from police, if you say otherwise you are a liar.

You haven't been following the news these past several years. Police kill black people. It's a fact you can't deny. If you're a black man and you're pulled over for a traffic violation, and the cop is immediately aggressive, at that point "someone" is not different than police.

Look into the numbers, especially armed vs unarmed, by race.