The Memphis Police Division Saturday issued a statement instantly deactivating the SCORPION (Avenue Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) unit. All 5 officers concerned in Tyre Nichols loss of life are former members of the SCORPION unit.
On Friday, the division launched 4 separate movies of body cam and pole footage depicting Nichols’ loss of life. All 5 officers concerned have been terminated from their positions and charged with homicide. The discharge of the movies has drawn nationwide consideration, with President Joe Biden echoing the needs of Nichols’ household to maintain protests peaceable.
Out of respect for the household of the deceased, JURIST is not going to hyperlink on to the footage. The creator of this text independently reviewed the movies. The primary video begins as a site visitors cease. The police take away Nichols from his automotive, shouting contradictory directions. Whereas he’s mendacity down, officers threaten to tase Nichols if he doesn’t lie down. Ultimately, Nichols escapes and the police try and tase him. Video two is footage from a light-weight pole. The digital camera reveals 4 officers and Nichols on the bottom. One officer grabs Nichols’ higher physique and slams him into the pavement. A second officer joins in. A 3rd kicks Nichols within the head. Nichols is essentially non-responsive throughout the beating. The officers life Nichols up, and one officer begins to punch Nichols within the head.
In video three, an officer chases Nichols. When the officer reaches Nichols, he’s already on the bottom with two officers on prime of him. As officers beat him, Nichols begins to yell for his mom. On the time, Nichols was solely three blocks away from his mom’s home. The fourth and ultimate video accommodates extra footage from a physique digital camera. An officer will get out of his automotive and begins operating. The footage reveals officers wrestle Nichols to the grounds and slam his head into the bottom. The officer’s digital camera turns into obscured. Ultimately, the officer will get up, and the footage reveals Nichols on the bottom, barely acutely aware.
