CAN POLICING BE REFORMED? TYRE NICHOLS VIDEO SHOWS “NO”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

The devastating video of Memphis police officers rehearsing their excuse for their deadly use of force even as Tyre Nichols’ lifeless body lay just steps away painted a horrifying, if not entirely clear, portrait of ve cops who murdered a man for no apparent reason and then conspired to destroy his reputation.

e actions of Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have le many convinced that policing in America cannot be reformed.

“One of the most devastating things to occur in this earthly existence is for one’s life to end in such a brutal and helpless way and to have the world watch, share, and analyze the video of you taking your last breath,”