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Memphis releases video showing police stop that led to Tyre Nichols' death | CNN

The city of Memphis has released police body camera and surveillance video showing the traffic stop and violent police confrontation that led to the death of Tyre Nichols. CNN is reviewing the video.
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Video of a traffic stop which led to the deadly beating of a 29-year-old Black man shows “acts that defy humanity,” the Memphis police chief told CNN on Friday, hours before the expected public release of the footage.

“You’re going to see a disregard for life, duty of care that we’re all sworn to and a level of physical interaction that is above and beyond what is required in law enforcement,” Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis told Don Lemon of the video in the Tyre Nichols case, noting it will be released on YouTube in four parts.
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What Memphis police videos didn't show before cops beat Tyre Nichols

Following the release of four videos that showed Memphis police officers pulling 29-year-old Tyre Nichols from his car, kicking and beating him, and then standing around after they propped his body against a car the Washington Post put some context as to what led up to the traffic stop that led...
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In an interview with the Post, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis admitted that there is no video showing the initial traffic stop, stating the officer who "stopped Nichols was driving a brand-new unmarked car that was not equipped with dashboard cameras."

The WaPo report adds that Davis explained, "she doesn’t know why the officer was in an unmarked car, or how the initial encounter between Nichols and the officer unfolded."
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Does this smell of some off-duty asshole-cop being fucking macho and all hell braking loose?
 
They were a part of a special group for that department. That group has now been disbanded. I'm assuming the car was for under cover work by that group, so it wouldn't be equipped like a standard cruiser with cameras.
 
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Yeah. Not gonna put any stock in that.

In real news, two more officers are under investigation and three EMS were fired and two sheriff's deputies are suspended pending review.

This whole thing has snowballed into a 3 layer shit cake.
 
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Memphis Officer Texted Photo of Tyre Nichols After Beating, New Documents Show

The revelation came in Memphis police documents related to the firing of five officers who have been charged with murder in Mr. Nichols’s death.
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7 more Memphis police officers may face discipline in Tyre Nichols case, city attorney says

The disturbing video of Nichols' arrest sparked outrage across the country as questions were raised about the conduct of several police officers and first responders at the scene.
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