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This week, America was rocked by the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old Black man was killed during a traffic stop by an elite police unit made up of five police officers who are also Black. His beating in Memphis, Tennessee was viewed across the country through a series…

In Minneapolis, the video of Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating at the hands of Memphis police officers triggered unwelcome flashbacks. Just two and a half years ago, the city erupted with riots after video emerged of George Floyd’s murder. In the aftermath, hopes that Minneapolis’s troubled police department might be reformed…

This one hurts.

Even before the city of Memphis released video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating during a traffic stop, the five city police officers involved were given a familiar moniker: bad apples.

President Joe Biden is facing fresh pressure to make progress on police legislation after the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Congress must act to pass national police reform, Vice President Kamala Harris told mourners at the Wednesday funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after being beaten bloody by Memphis police officers last month.

Two officers were reprimanded for failing to document incidents and two others were suspended for infractions, records show

Officer pulled Nichols ‘violently’ from his car while hitting him on ground with taser

Hundreds braved the cold in Tennessee to grieve the 29-year-old Black motorist who died after being beaten by five police officers

‘This violent act was not in pursuit of public safety ... Was he not also entitled to the right to be safe?’