Tyre Nichols: Advocates Say Police Abolition Is Only Way Forward After Fatal Memphis Police Beating
Mourners gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, Wednesday for the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died on January 10, three days after being severely beaten by five police officers following a traffic stop near his home. Expected attendees include Vice President Kamala Harris and relatives of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two other Black Americans who were killed by police violence. We discuss national responses to police violence and calls to abolish the police with two guests. Justin Hansford is a professor at Howard University School of Law and the founder and executive director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. Hansford is also the first American nominated and elected to the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. Andrea Ritchie is a lawyer and organizer who has worked on policing and criminalization issues for over 30 years. Ritchie is the author of several books, including, most recently, "No More Police: A Case for Abolition," co-authored with Mariame Kaba.
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He didn’t die he was murdered.
@pasadena19
Жыл бұрын
He died
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
@@pasadena19 yeah that tends to happen when you're murdered
@pasadena19
Жыл бұрын
@@Hawk7886 he got himself killed, that's on him
@yourmother2739
Жыл бұрын
@@pasadena19 Hey, fascist you say that to Antifa's face coward.
@kellypittman7004
Жыл бұрын
@@pasadena19 wow. pretty positive take .
They all need to get life in prison. All of them!!!
@nimue4325
Жыл бұрын
Including the 6th officer who tased Tyree and egged on the beating.
@Chris-jt2sk
Жыл бұрын
They need to ride the lightning
@maryncudo4526
Жыл бұрын
Except the criminals running our society, being a menace to the hard working , respectable black people of our country. Sure
Police training must include in depth psychological screenings before you give a man or woman a gun, a badge and power.
@brucefranklin1317
Жыл бұрын
I like that
@brucefranklin1317
Жыл бұрын
Its funny you said that... i believe people not just cops should go through screenings to get a gun too..
@sagisli
Жыл бұрын
@@brucefranklin1317 I totally agree.
@Dan_Gleebalz
Жыл бұрын
@@brucefranklin1317 nope. My right to keep and bear arms is not contingent on someone else's ability to obey the law.
@K124B
Жыл бұрын
one of the problems is enrollment numbers are low, nobody really wants to be a cop... so they literally start taking on anybody smh
No police means everyone should carry a gun
The media has sung the praises of police chief Cerelyn Davis but nobody is reporting on how many complaints have been lodged against the Scorpion task force. Given the video showing the brutality of the murder of this young man, Davis had no choice but to act as she did. The true question is how many times prior to this murder did she ignore? Acting after the fact did nothing to save this man. If Davis had ignored Scorpion police brutality complaints, is she not equally as guilty as the officers who stood by and did nothing?
@spirit13the1st6
Жыл бұрын
Amen Dj
@MattRomPsalms
Жыл бұрын
Of course the media will do that lol. But trust that black content creators and even others have covered her history as well as the Scorpion units history. We know how the media operates so people need to move differently. Do your own research and if you like videos, find creators and bloggers who posts the facts and history and keep biases to a minimum or at least acknowledge their position prior to or during their piece so people can think freely on their own. But trust and believe, the videos I seen on her, they are on her ass too. And apparently there was a superior officer on the scene that night so they’re working on finding out at what time he/she arrived so we know their role as well. Everyone is getting the smoke.
@cassandrawright5202
Жыл бұрын
You have to ask yourself what is the process of those complaints getting to the chief and mayor ? I know for a fact as a city worker they don’t go to her
@angelicaavugara2829
Жыл бұрын
Of course! Leave it to people like you to actually want a black woman relieved from her job! Yet countless of black men kill black women everyday. And YET black women are the ones who come out more in these protests involving the death of a black man brutalized by thugs in uniform. Where is the protection for black women? If they fire the police chief then everybody else should be getting fired as well!!!!
@denisstock6775
Жыл бұрын
Do you realize she is one of them she was fired from a force how did she get hired as the cheif
Quick question! Instead of running up to Tyre Nichols car and pulling him out for an alleged traffic violation, what happened to first and foremost asking him for his license and registration??
@Percy_P
Жыл бұрын
Premeditated
@bourbonstansell8823
Жыл бұрын
If I was black I would want to know why my leaders care more about history class. It's almost like it's doesn't matter how many of us die. Just blame the whites. Look right here in our black history book.
@mamabear3217
Жыл бұрын
💯
@tankcommander33
Жыл бұрын
The only time that should happen is if you can articulate that he is an immediate danger to the public and must be detained due to the safety of the public. Reckless driving is not reckless driving anymore once the vehicle stops. Now if the officer watched him drive over 7 or 8 people in the middle of the road I could understand getting him out of the car and getting him subdued quickly because the drivers' mindset would be somewhere else. However, there are no reports or indications that anybody was in danger or ran over. As a former police officer if I called out a minor traffic stop I would just call it out, call my location, and the tag number. If it was reckless driving I would call out my location, the tag number, and what the reckless actions were.
@rikkiebailey1270
Жыл бұрын
That's right.
This could've been prevented if something was done when I tried to reach out to them about how the police tried to kill me. NAACP neglected me and believed I was crazy. And I'm so disgusted with them as well
@bavery6957
Жыл бұрын
Bring it back to them so they can correct their SOP...
@donrosario3
Жыл бұрын
it could have been prevented if he acted on one of the 71 commands officers gave him in rougly 10 minutes. if NAACP thinks you're crazy that's a pretty low bar, maybe you are?
@jbs511
Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry that happened to you and not gotten no help neither response .
@K124B
Жыл бұрын
@@donrosario3 the stop was illegal itself, tell me the person who gets pulled over so aggressively and ILLEAGLY (i must say THAT again), that would completely obey orders when they don't even know WTF is going on. Another point for you... how could he FULLY comply, if one officer has his knee on one hand and another cop has the other arm stretched out, being held? Pretty hard to put your hands behind your back or get on your stomach while that is going on... ppl like you DISGUST ME!
@ericrobinson7184
Жыл бұрын
I heard about you, a hero in the background of an ongoing tragedy, still, I'm profoundly happy your alive, and making noise. We will get revenge for you, and justice for everyone. Just watch, one step at a time.
Since this type of problem keeps occuring across the nation, regardless of State, then it can only be addressed and solved on a National level.
@8088I
Жыл бұрын
If anyone can fix this type of thing, I trust Val Demiings to be best able do it - with a commission comprised of 10 to 12 to including Mayor Karen Bass/L.A., the Mayors of New York, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, D.C., Denver, a handful of mid-sized cities such as Hartford as good candidates.
@denisedowney9065
Жыл бұрын
@@8088I my bets are Dwayne Johnson
@byrontownsel7274
Жыл бұрын
@@8088I That's the worst list I've ever read.
@shakx3795
Жыл бұрын
national police reform...its probably so many agencies getting away with stuff becuz they are notunder a national microscope..
The incompetence/corruption goes all the way to the top.
@BlackLightPsych6249
Жыл бұрын
Peter McCulloch Exactly, No other explanation At This point!!
It wasn't just a traffic stop. He was a target. They need to get the harshest punishment
@chrys3073
Жыл бұрын
He was a Targeted Individual!
@donnaross988
Жыл бұрын
Pure 😈
@BlackLightPsych6249
Жыл бұрын
Chrys It's Very Likely, As Thousands Of Other People Who Fall Victim To "State Sponsored" Criminality...
@davemartino5997
Жыл бұрын
@@BlackLightPsych6249 this isn’t a state thing you fool.
@pearlware4388
Жыл бұрын
That is why they did not ask for his drivers license, registration and insurance card. That is why we did not hear a siren and a voice saying, "Pull over to the right" which is always done in real traffic stops.
To me," It's Happened To Often". It's hard to see and when you have children. You never know what will happen to them.
I watched the video and witnessed five black men that were police officers brutally assault and beat a man to death. The beating was vicious, and it seemed like it was in a synchronized fashion the police officers assisted one another, in beating him mercilessly. after they had expended their energy, and we’re exhausted, there seem to be a congratulatory mood among them. This cold and Soulless behavior was shocking.
@BlackLightPsych6249
Жыл бұрын
lisabeecats I'm Shocked, That You're Shocked...
@pearlware4388
Жыл бұрын
It looked as if it were planned. Even in the George Floyd case, on the video we can clearly hear former officer Thomas Lane, asking, "Shouldn't we turn him onto his side?" However, Chauvin said "No, Leave him where he is." Chauvin had a personal grudge against Floyd because they had both worked security at the El Nuevo Rodeo nightclub and according to another worker, David Pinney, Floyd and Chauvin did not get along, but "bumped heads." This video shows that at least one of the Memphis excuses for an officer had a personal grudge against Tyre Nichols also.
@handled99
Жыл бұрын
How come you weren't shocked when 5 black men killed FBG Duck in broad daylight? Why werent you shock when the SCORPION unit was formed due to 363 homicides being committed the previous year?
@pearlware4388
Жыл бұрын
This was worse than the George Floyd video. At least in that video, former officer Thomas Lane, spoke up and said to Chauvin, "Shouldn't we turn him (Floyd) on his side now?" Chauvin answered, "No, leave him where he is." In the Tyre Nichels case. no officer spoke up for Tyre and each one took a turn in attacking him.
@thejewbehindthecurtain310
Жыл бұрын
It wasStaged
I noticed no media is discussing the kidnapping charges
@johnsonhunglo1993
Жыл бұрын
Don't allow the media to control the narrative.
@lotwizzard1748
Жыл бұрын
nor the officers ex gf involvement
@randyreynolds7127
Жыл бұрын
So how do you and I know about it ? I’m sure I wasn’t there
@dboi4952
Жыл бұрын
Wait what?
@MassageDiaries
Жыл бұрын
@@dboi4952 😂
Civil suits awarded to families should come out individual pensions of the cops and police budgets. These brothas need triple life in prison.
@SLYSHY58
Жыл бұрын
The government doesn't see this 💯👍🏾 they talked about officers having personal insurance so when they mess up they pay. They don't want to stop with the slave owners behavior because it keeps us in fear.
@jenny-DD
Жыл бұрын
We need to research this more - Why do we not have these incidents with same frequency with Mexican or Indian or Pakistani or Chinese or Japanese people in the USA ? Clearly there is something specific here with Afro People
@alexanderparkman4393
Жыл бұрын
I have said for years that all misconduct lawsuit settlements should be paid out from the officer pension fund. If all of the officers at a department are impacted by the actions of the bad ones they will have a reason to curtail that behavior.
@tankcommander33
Жыл бұрын
@Alexander Parkman sorry thr police department is a city function and department so it is covered by the people of the city.
@daystar4058
Жыл бұрын
💯% agree. The police responsible should have to pay out of their pensions. Not insurance but the ones responsible and they should get double what the maximum is for a citizen guilty of the same crime
The Police who did this are inhuman!
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
The police are inhumane
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
Demons don't d this d they had no passion or conscience.🙏🏾🙏🏾
@MISNM0
Жыл бұрын
The murderers are indeed human. I get your point and am not trying at all to defend them. More to the notion that when you or others say they aren't human it plants things in the mind like they are "not us" (and I mean this regardless of any hue of skin). They ARE us as in they are human beings and therefore are subject to what that means. In this case, certainly there needs to be strict legal accountability.
@stephiepahlavizan1
Жыл бұрын
@@rosettadenton2876 NONE........Animals have MORE Respect.
@hanneslundin346
Жыл бұрын
@@MISNM0 Thank you for posting, I deeply agree. What the police did was awful, but calling them inhuman only plays into the problem. If we are to advocate for compassion and solidarity, that should go for every human. We want to get rid of the system, not the people in it!
This was not random. It was a revenge hit.
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
Unlikely
@doofyhere
Жыл бұрын
Nope. Not random. It was too personal. They knew him
@Chris-jt2sk
Жыл бұрын
Proof?
@jaigi2
Жыл бұрын
Seems people here are out of touch with reality to understand what 'revenge hit' is.
28 plus years in law enforcement here (police officer)mdpd..... Policing system just needs to be revamped and not based on racism like our current system. Police officers are PUBLIC SERVANTS only, but police officers forget this truth. Think about that word: servant- a person who performs duties for others..... Police these days have it backwards. I made it through without incident for over 28 plus years doing it the right way. They laughed at me because I was different. I laughed at them because they were all the same........
@targetedtruthfinder
Жыл бұрын
I got put on a watchlist for telling the truth! I have been harassed for years. I understand there is no way to get off? Please, is this true?
@michaeltudda8462
Жыл бұрын
Thumbs up to you for being a pro.
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
You have a heart stay prayerful. Keeping being different. 🙏🏾🙏🏾They do disgraced there families. I don't live in Memphis but 🙏🏾 Praying. My cousin just retired as a Sergeant in New Jersey no incident's. 30 yrs.
@Actstwo38
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service 🙏❤
Praying for the family 🙏🏾
@freepapuatv9268
Жыл бұрын
what family.. nobody even knows the family on that block
@rahinc
Жыл бұрын
Instead of offering worthless prayers, why don’t you do something worthwhile to bring about positive change? We’re all sick of the “thoughts and prayers” lazy asses.
@thunderpooch
Жыл бұрын
Prayer does nothing. You must act.
@handled99
Жыл бұрын
How come you weren't shocked when 5 black men killed FBG Duck in broad daylight? Why werent you shock when the SCORPION unit was formed due to 363 homicides being committed the previous year?
@rgw1380rw
Жыл бұрын
@@freepapuatv9268 Knock it off, dude 🤔!
Excellent discussion. Condolences to the Nicholas family 😔🙏
@jacksmith3951
Жыл бұрын
they chose to killed the man ok cops are wicked people in USA ok the man should be ah live am not from usa piss me off when cop or black cops killing people the justice department not good sorry for his family
@craigbfolksinger
Жыл бұрын
If we get rid of police there will be no crime
Holding the police unions accountable for bad cops let the family's sue the bad cop and the unions!!
@normbatchelor7403
Жыл бұрын
What about cops that stood around and did nothing?
@50ismjazz
Жыл бұрын
Same problem in the Uk. I am a strong believer in unionised workforces. However they should want to be part of the solution and not part of the cover ups of so called 'bad Apples. There now seem like there are orchards, at leaast here in the UK.
@clintonsmith8569
Жыл бұрын
Charge them with felonies chargers for not interveneing!! Its time for accountability no more reflecting away from the problem of bad policing reward good cops prosecut bad cops and make the unions foot the bill not the people that pay taxes!! and then we will have all good cop's🤔
@myronjackson855
Жыл бұрын
That really might change sh
Nearly $280 billion per year $760 million per day spent on law enforcement and certain people are saying crime is at all time high who’s gonna stop that runaway money train
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
My question is when we going to get Justice we've been calling for justice my whole 62 years on this Earth and I have not seen it yet we talk about it when these instances happen and then once the media lens is not focused on what's going on at the moment and dies down to the same thing we repeat we replay and policing and race is a big issue in this country
Wow no police would fix everything! I really don’t understand how anyone could be so stupid to think this.
@lennysmith8851
Жыл бұрын
They are fucking insane!
You can train anyone that has hate in their ❤. This is a learned behavior
Deep discussion!... I think it's too deep for this society...Pray for the family of this young man.
Over the past 30 years, everything is getting worst for the average folks and exponentially better for the wealthier folks.
The trauma of watching that video is going to stay with me for a very long time. His family will never ever heal from this horror!! 😣
@collinshardyproust
Жыл бұрын
@janiceblount1562 I wept uncontrollably when I listened to his cries for his mom. No mother who listens to it can help think of her own child. The irony is that he did stop when he was asked to pull over. He complied. But instead of asking for his license and registration snd proceeding according to protocol, they yanked him out of the car and started thrashing him at which point he ran in sheer terror. Then they pursued him like a pack of blood thirsty hyenas. He did not resist them. He complied. Would he have been alive now if he hadn’t? If he had just sped off to his mom’s apartment where there would have been lots of people, those cowards would not have dared to do this. They pulled him over in a lonely place five of them against one. What are we to learn from this? If the police pull us over in a lonely place, are our lives in danger if we comply? It is truly terrifying. I know there are a lot of good officers out there but how are we to know?
@BlackLightPsych6249
Жыл бұрын
We are not supposed to watch, when you do it serves as the widespread traumatising "Tool" that's why these films are made public... pretty basic psychological Track!
Justice ⚖
Amy, this was targeted hit!!!!
@barbiekat6352
Жыл бұрын
That has not been proven yet so it’s still a rumor! Quit spreading it until verified. This same group had terrorized other black men in the area…
@lotwizzard1748
Жыл бұрын
memphis/pd is doing their best to hide that. will the officers ex come forward in the trial?
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
Is there any actual evidence to support that claim? It's way more likely they chose him at random.
@angelicaavugara2829
Жыл бұрын
Don’t put out false narrative like this out there please and thank you!
@johnsonhunglo1993
Жыл бұрын
@@Hawk7886: Young Master Nichols worked with and was dating the ex-wife of one of the officers. During the assault, he took a photo of the battered and bruised young man and sent it to his ex. The cop knew all about his comings and goings, he was targeted. The ex-wife had even informed/warned people at the PD!!! There was nothing random about this!!! This was a conspiracy to commit mayhem.
Justice for Tyre Condolences to the family
I am a writer and I work in the school and I let one of my co-workers one of the teachers read a piece that I wrote that was in the Chicago Sun-Times and when she read it she thought that I had written about George Floyd but it was really about Rodney King and she was very surprised so it's still happening I wrote about it then and now I'm writing about mr. Nichols
In Sweden it takes 2 years to become a police officer but here in the USA it takes just 7 months. I read an article about it just yesterday so it shows the lack of training our officers get. We saw this in the Gabby Petito case where those officers that pulled she and Brian Laundrie over had no skills in detecting she was in danger as well as the Uvalde TX massacre.
@kaygrace5250
Жыл бұрын
You people are so brainwashed, Do not ever believe the MSM nazi news in America, there was NO Tex Mascare as you say. And Tyre is alive, this all a staged event, they all in on it, The Globalist NWO UN Corporation and these secret societirs all ove rthe world and in all the govs, want a Civil War in America, thats all I am saying, Its time you start Questioning everything they are telling you, ANd look up what the New World Order is and the UN and the WEF is. You need some Learning about Operation CIA Mocking bird. Still going on today, its worse than it has ever been, the Fake News Networks.
@AnonymousanonymousA
Жыл бұрын
Erin Marie Olszewski nurse whistleblower documentary. This may have been nothing but an occult sacrifice to push an agenda and distract from the Pfizer Director Jordan on Project veritas
@mojoe3012
Жыл бұрын
🤔Don't be so naive. Police in my town victimize certain people. But they don't victimize other people😒. The police are behaving as expected 🤭
@brainwashed2586
Жыл бұрын
With very little focus on the law and citizens rights
@ninolama
Жыл бұрын
Sweden is lightyears away from us as a society. We here are a bunch of savages.
Police abolition will only result in total anarchy. Hold accountable those police officers that have forgotten to Serve and Protect and leave those who lay their lives to protect others with honesty.
How come nobody is talking about The man worked at FedEx with one of the cops wives. I am asking if and why they are not taking about it.
@lotwizzard1748
Жыл бұрын
memphis/pd is hiding that the best they can. will the female come forward?
@spirit13the1st6
Жыл бұрын
Because its not true
@faranger
Жыл бұрын
@@spirit13the1st6 I bet you are vaxxed and boosted and waiting for your next shot.
@down-to-earth-mystery-school
Жыл бұрын
Regardless, an affair is not justification for murder, so even if that did happen, it’s irrelevant
@faranger
Жыл бұрын
@@down-to-earth-mystery-school I did not say that is was. But there was talk about it on several social media sites. I have never cheated on anyone in my life. If I was ever cheated on I would have packed her shit and help her new man load the truck. I have never hit a woman either. BUT, I don't know if you are aware of this BUT. Not everyone thinks like I do.
The origin of policing was not to safeguard the weak, but to protect the privileged!
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
Yup, they were created to protect the rich from the poor. They've always been punching down on the working class. That's why the only solution is revolution.
@ranojutro426
Жыл бұрын
Who is privileged???
@MISNM0
Жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@lennysmith8851
Жыл бұрын
Well we aren’t living in the 1700s….
This CJ Davis woman was highly unqualified.... Check her track record....she was fired from Atlanta police department in 2008 in connection with a botched investigation involving the husband of a police sergeant. Not to mention, I had a discussion with a resident of Memphis and she told me the city was putting up billboards recruiting police officers due to their shortage of the force. It's safe to say these officers involved were literally picked off the street to work for the Scorpion Force. A few of them even went to college funny enough...definitely more to the story with these rumors about him & having an alleged affair…. This man was for sure targeted…Because this interaction w/ the Nichols & the police seemed VERY personal....NEVER seen someone get thrown out like that on a traffic stop. nonetheless my condolences to the family.
@donrosario3
Жыл бұрын
usually traffic stops end with the criminal complying, not trying to flee and die a martyr for some unkown reason. probably why you've never seen it before.
@Don_SoLow87
Жыл бұрын
@@donrosario3 you’re speaking so out of school. Tyre was not a criminal first off, second there is evidence coming out that this was premeditated by one of the officers because Tyre was dating is baby’s mother. This was personal so all of your BS comments about how he should’ve complied are irrelevant, he was fucked either way, they wanted to hurt him. I’m conservative too and most times I think these situations are a matter of not complying but this one was not the case. That poor guy didn’t deserve any of that.
@maxotaurus5140
Жыл бұрын
@@Don_SoLow87 It's not a lot of people being obtuse like poster, it is a tiny minority of people posting a lot. They use the old "everyone has a right to their own opinion" when the actual saying is "everyone has a right to their _informed_ opinion".
@PabloZoelife
Жыл бұрын
@@donrosario3 I felt like no matter what he did….they targeted him to show Tyre a lesson…They gave him countless contradicting commands at 1 time - the officers clearly didn’t have control of the situation to have 5 officers apprehend 1 man & then let him break away only to brutalize him later. It’s pathetic.
@PabloZoelife
Жыл бұрын
@@Don_SoLow87 I agree. Very tragic.
Juan is on point my biggest problem including Biden talks about it but chooses to do nothing about it
Wow Rip young Man. Really really sad what happened there 😢
Just treat people with respect and dignity that's all people of color is asking for ✊🏾
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
They're directly asking for an end to brutality
@angelicaavugara2829
Жыл бұрын
It’s more than just that.
@mindlander
Жыл бұрын
Weird thing to ask for while murdering someone.
@peopleschamp43
Жыл бұрын
We want more than that buddy
@zyajones9360
Жыл бұрын
OMG❗❗...,,it was 5 blk policemen that did this horrific beating to this BM ..that's that sad part and horrible part of this story the most
Democracy Now would to be to have a balanced panel with someone from law enforcement a opposed to people selling books. but as long as we have people that look like Amy Goodman determining the fate of minority's then I guess we're all set.
No traffic cops? Uh I think the DWI situation would have to lead me to oppose that
And all those involved in his murder, disgust me!! This poor kid!! The beating he took! Prayers for him and his family.
@scottvirgith3645
Жыл бұрын
What about all the innocent white teens, and elderly people who were violently assaulted and murdered by black thugs this past year? Are you disgusted by that or just part of your hypocritical narrative?
@cheri2213
Жыл бұрын
@@scottvirgith3645 Justice for them all! What's your point???
@scottvirgith3645
Жыл бұрын
@Cheri Saxon it would be nice if all victims got the same respect but we know only blacks killed by police get all the national attention.
@cheri2213
Жыл бұрын
@@scottvirgith3645 Yeah it would be real nice if my daughter's murder case got this attention! Any attention would be nice!
@scottvirgith3645
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss and not to be an ass but unfortunately your daughters murder won't get the same spotlight. It's really pathetic certain murders get nationwide 24/7 coverage while others barely get covered by your cities local news
Yes, we need to adjust our entire society’s thinking about violence. It’s not acceptable, it’s not honorable and it’s not necessary when you apply attention, funding and resources to address the reasons that desperate people do desperate things. This is systemic, and we must define the police and upfund neighborhood organizations across the country, we must provide universal basic income so people aren’t in survival mode.
@billybelton2210
Жыл бұрын
You are so right 👍
Why isn't anyone discussing the Chief of Police's corrupt and troubled history? Start at the department level first.
@turtletruth
Жыл бұрын
Hundreds of police officers are caught yearly of rape/sex crimes, assault, domestic violence, murder, perjury, planting of drugs and evidence, etc... Police think they have God-given authority over man is the work of Satan and narcissism, not of law, Romans 13, or of God!! The police job attracts psychopaths and narcissists like a magnet to iron!!! QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PERVERTS HUMANITY and JUSTICE! - Turtletruth (Semper Fidelis)...
@robblack4630
Жыл бұрын
Only because the cops are black the wheels of justice are greased. Let them be white and we would not be hearing all these rumors and certainly wouldn't have court dates set for fired police officers this soon.
@earvetta
Жыл бұрын
Where are you getting you information from?
@spirit13the1st6
Жыл бұрын
AMEN,AMEN, AMEN She should resign.
@lotwizzard1748
Жыл бұрын
@@earvetta youtube/g○○gIe shows the chiefs history. further evidence suggests this was premeditated murder
If Cities and Municipalities have not evaluated the costs of settlements and legal fees versus changing the training and Standard Operations Procedures they are not diligent managers. The Psych evaluation at hiring of potential officers seems to be lacking. The insurance cost for any employee carrying a gun is costly! The insurance companies need to be better evaluators of the policing programs. Then a true ROI can be debated when considering new policy.
@earvetta
Жыл бұрын
Taxpayers pay those costs.
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
Repeal qualified immunity and require each officer to carry their own malpractice insurance!
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@vallee7966
Жыл бұрын
Psych evals are all well & good, but this abusive attitude is coming down from the top. Police unions will make changes difficult.
Abolish the police ? Who’s she going to call when her home is being broken into ?
@chosensun2627
Жыл бұрын
What’s your solution? Something has to change soon. To many black lives and families being destroyed to ignore this any further. Don’t you know every human has a boiling point?
This is a funeral to express grief for the son and his family , not a public relations exhibition for Shark Sharpton . Let the family grieve respectfully . 2/23
Independent citizen's review committee would be a good start.
@SLYSHY58
Жыл бұрын
YESSS 💯 a 3rd party system that's not rubbing elbows with the corrupt.
@johnsonhunglo1993
Жыл бұрын
These committees become compromised/corrupted over time!! They have no enforcement powers, and very little respect.
@enlightenedone8874
Жыл бұрын
Memphis got one..Update :Tn governor just disbanded these committees...
@SLYSHY58
Жыл бұрын
@@johnsonhunglo1993 they shouldn't have enforcement power, just help keep the police accountable and transparent. They need to respect the LAW and body cams, because they are able to do whatever they want to the cams.
@johnsonhunglo1993
Жыл бұрын
@@SLYSHY58: You are so naïve!!!
Every day is BLACK HISTORY MONTHS!!!
No wonder road rage is increasing No reason for traffic stops let people do whatever Carjackings Car racing
In the Middle East, specifically Bahrain, police do not engage in traffic stops at all. They use cameras. You get a bill for all your speeding tickets they you must pay in order to get your yearly tags for your car. It can be done.
@twowaymuir
Жыл бұрын
How do they handle car theft there?
@batgirlp5561
Жыл бұрын
@@twowaymuir probably the same way they handle car theft in the US: take a report and don't do anything else.
@polishprincess8469
Жыл бұрын
@@batgirlp5561 you really believe that in a country known for it's human rights violations?
Until Law Enforcement Unions, Departments, and Officers are held liable and can be personally sued with a loss of Income, retirement, and benefits this barbaric aggression and behaviors will continue.
@turtletruth
Жыл бұрын
Hundreds of police officers are caught yearly of rape/sex crimes, assault, domestic violence, murder, perjury, planting of drugs and evidence, etc... Police think they have God-given authority over man is the work of Satan and narcissism, not of law, Romans 13, or of God! The police job attracts psychopaths and narcissists like a magnet to iron!! QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PERVERTS HUMANITY and JUSTICE! - Turtletruth (Semper Fidelis)...
@Lp78Ch
Жыл бұрын
The woke left is now going after unions. GREAT!!!!!
@SLYSHY58
Жыл бұрын
We should not keep giving them the title of LAW ENFORCEMENT 💯 They break more laws then the people they are go after. A traffic stop should never end in a death. It's 2023 and they continually ask for more money for better training and they still go hands on for no injury or harm to anyone. It's like a traffic stop has to be an fishing expedition to find something to get a arrest and conviction 🤦🏽♀️
@johnsonhunglo1993
Жыл бұрын
Take the FOP out of their policymaking position.
@myronjackson855
Жыл бұрын
Naw until we start defending ourselves , nothing will never change, you know we quick to shoot each other, but when it comes to outside enemies we do nothing and it is sickening
You guys can't be taking these people seriously. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
They acted like a pack of wild animals going after prey.
Lord please comfort Tyre Nichols family
@mindlander
Жыл бұрын
Why not ask the lord to stop this from happening in the first place?
@allenjames417
Жыл бұрын
@@mindlander 😂😂 AMEN! I guess proactive prayers don’t work.
A two yr certificate required of all cops in the study of constitutional amendments and major civil rights acts of congress and how to apply those rights in everyday policing. Quick repercussions to any cop violating them. Nationwide data base of all fired cops so they can’t simply go elsewhere.
@kevincola3184
Жыл бұрын
That last suggestion should be employed immediately.
@Dan_Gleebalz
Жыл бұрын
Wait a minute. That would mean cops aren't permitted to detain and question asks disarm someone carrying a firearm. They wouldn't be able to enforce red flag laws either.
@kellyc4144
Жыл бұрын
They should also be trained in mental health and de-escalation. They're the ones dealing with the public and mental health crises. The days of knowing a few laws and how to take people down physically are over. I wouldn't be a law enforcement officer for any amount of money. Police officers are hunted because of the criminal, violent offenders in uniform such as those who killed Tyre. They put targets on the backs of every good officer out there. Bless the families who have suffered at the hands of rogue cops and bless the law enforcement officers out there working hard to do a good job.
@TH-eb5ro
Жыл бұрын
And they are checked physical/mentally every six months.
I feel bad for his folks, they are surrounded by a circus. Horrible.
@SLYSHY58
Жыл бұрын
This is the problem 🙏🏾 show compassion without the negative bias. This young man was beaten like he killed a cop 🙏🏾 his parents are getting the support from other human beings. We don't have to like what we see and have a right to express themselves but think about it like it was ur family member.
@amycupps7182
Жыл бұрын
@@SLYSHY58 Thinking about this as if it was my family member, I would not want all these people at their funeral. It is a family matter and we would want to grieve in peace. Having strangers that did not even know my family member would be a true bother.
@tomallen5837
Жыл бұрын
@Amy Cupps it's not a family matter...if it was a family matter, you wouldn't be here commenting on it. Or maybe it's morbidity that has attracted you to this. Frankly, it's a concern for everyone. But you think these people are going to do something "classy" and turn down Sharpton and the like, you've got to be kidding me. Wake up. "Families" need all the help they can get
@freebir73
Жыл бұрын
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
@jenny-DD
Жыл бұрын
Tough situation for these people Will there be Riots now ? Should we expect grocery stores robbed and TVs stolen ?
Heart goes out to Tyre' family and friends....thinking of them
@handled99
Жыл бұрын
How come you weren't shocked when 5 black men killed FBG Duck in broad daylight? Why werent you shock when the SCORPION unit was formed due to 363 homicides being committed the previous year?
@jobo8819
Жыл бұрын
@@handled99 Hey keyboard warrior...have a great day
@handled99
Жыл бұрын
@@jobo8819 ah, black on black crime too tough of a pill to swallow for black folk. Too painful to address, so the go to method is always avoidance and deflection. Typical playbook.
Love how she says there's a need to reclaim and reinvest the nutrients that communities need for their well-being and safety, currently being looted by police forces.
@BlackLightPsych6249
Жыл бұрын
The waste itself... is criminal!?
Carol makes a good point, but I would like to hear Mr. Henderson's perspective.
"Nothing will fundamentally change..."
THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO CONSIDER THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THE FORMER OFFICERS!
@lop6470
Жыл бұрын
for anyone
@kim8928
Жыл бұрын
That's too easy
Great show today Democracy Now getting these issues out in the open makes you think. thank you
Why is no one talking about how this was a personal hit on Tyre? This was a premeditated hit and has NOTHING to do with policing.
@m.thomas3982
Жыл бұрын
That’s a huge claim. Please elaborate
@robblack4630
Жыл бұрын
So these are the rumors I've been hearing about. Sounds like another lie to deflect from policing.
@DanielEarth1
Жыл бұрын
You are right!
@Black_2_Def
Жыл бұрын
As long as they were (on duty) when Tyre was murdered it's a POLICE MATTER. If they killed him while "off duty" sure, we can label it as a personal targeted attack.
@duanem.5738
Жыл бұрын
@@m.thomas3982 Demetrius Haley is his name. Everyone needs to do themselves a favor and wait for the full investigation for the truth. They are without a doubt guilty of 2nd degree murder but when it comes out that this was a hit, it'll be premeditated 1st degree.
Yes we are African diaspora and our people are offering us invitations to return back to Africa because they see what's happening to us in America. After build my business in Ghana I will live there forever
@ogmidwestridaz
Жыл бұрын
Are You in Africa ?
So few see What is Really Coming ! God have mercy on All Americans !!!l
Condolences to the family I was born doing the civil right era these African American officers should have know better people that came before them fought and die so we can have certain rights no excuse their actions period.
I have often thought that the solution to traffic stops should be a video of the tag number of the vehicle committing the infraction sent by mail to the owner of the vehicle along with orders to appear in court to explain to a traffic judge the driver's point of view and or argument against fine or punishment for the taped infraction.
The oppressor decides when and if "reform" takes place. The oppressed decide when revolution takes place.
Ok body cameras was spoke of. Why are the police not charged for Muting and turning cameras off and on Should never be any reason to turn off or mute cameras. When is this going to be addressed
I agree with the guest who mentioned how this is reported. The way this is reported needs to change from Tyre Nichols died after he was beaten by 5 law enforcement officers. To: Tyre Nichols died after he was "tased" and beaten by 6 maybe 7 law enforcement officers and neglected. by 3 emt/firefighters.
@czarcastic1458
Жыл бұрын
Being tased didn't kill him.
They are not going to stop, it's been going on so long.
We need us action now 🙏🏾
@jimdoe3288
Жыл бұрын
It sucks they was felons hired by skin color to be diverse.
So please explain , when the police are abolished , what do I do when I am robbed at gunpoint ?
I don't know about getting rid of all cops but BAD ONES need to be called out and held accountable including Removal. 👍🏾 The actual good ones have been there when I needed them the most. Rip king you will never be forgotten 🕊️
@miasparks167
Жыл бұрын
Good cops within a system that stemmed from slave patrol (why there is structural racism within police force) still are cops within a system. Good cops don't exist cause good cops are quickly fired or redistricted.
@RoseA.Dewine
Жыл бұрын
100% agree! If this is seriously considered publicly we will lose ALL power too. We have to live in the numerical realities. Even calling it "defund the police" lost too many of our leaders. We need to learn from the tactics of the right. When they want to listen in our phone calls they name it "The Patriot Act!" When they want to seriously cut education funding they call it, "No Child Left Behind!" Whatever we want to do, we need to name it right! "Re-establish the Police" or "Reform the police" or "Support the Police" or "Reinforce the Force!" Then we pull funding from these areas and create emotional support task forces. Domestic difficulty task forces. De-escalation teams. Oversight. You name it! Please think about what can actually pass and not cause us to lose leaders with our interests at heart!
Thank you Attorney Ritchie.
Ms. Richie mentioned communities, but specifically, free community centers, after school, sports and music are important to have something for kids to do together.
Tyre is with he’s creator, may he’s soul rest in peace for eternity.
You can't even give your child of your grandchild or your son instructions on what to do when you see those lights in your rearview mirror because there is no concrete way to not end up on a cooling board no guarantees cuz they don't value our life in the first damn place
It is difficult to understand those policeman rage and abuse that leads to assassinate Tyre!!! RIP Tyre and condolences to his family.
@jesperkjaer8268
Жыл бұрын
When I saw the videos - my first reaction was that it looks like it was personal. The way they almost took turns was too weird. You rarely see a whole group of police acting like that in unison. It looks premeditated.
@EN-ne3hu
Жыл бұрын
asking the same question...They treated Him like he had robbed them; Like they robbed him of his life.
People in families of police know there are two personality types that become policemen: bullies, and those who were bullied. An individual is forced to adapt to this environment or they leave, for example, go to the fire department or something else.
@rosettadenton2876
Жыл бұрын
My Lord great observation 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@MISNM0
Жыл бұрын
How do the people who were bullied and become officers differ on the clock to those who were the bullies? I can't discern what you mean from your post. Would you mind sharing a little more?
@westindianduchess
Жыл бұрын
@@rosettadenton2876 Those who are bullied can grow up with pent up frustration and hatred. By joining the force, they now have the power to exact their revenge on whomever they see fit.
@lafayettemitchell9979
Жыл бұрын
@@MISNM0 the ones who were bullied - as police, now have a way to get revenge on anybody, they become the 'bully'..
@MISNM0
Жыл бұрын
I agree that people who want to bully (especially physically) often(?) are in positions of authority, especially law enforcement. Disgusting. If they are officers on the clock when they're doing it then it's not "bullying", it's abuse. But overall, I'm definitely with y'all so far.
ELIMINATE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY....CAR STOPS & STOP &FRISK MUST STOP!!!
My condolences to Tyres family and the City of Memphis. God comfort you, you'll be strong. Thank you for this report and especially Andrea Ritchie's expert needed insight on this issue.
If I am not taken, Ritchie lives in a gated community.
@lennysmith8851
Жыл бұрын
Hell yea she does! She sure aint living next to some bloods or GDs that’s for sure
Where is there anger coming from ..... They treat him as if he had robbed them; Like they robbed him of his life.
If the news reported on these people and judges did their job Tyree would be alive... You turned a blind eye to what happened to Tony Timpa.Daniel Shaver,Philandro Castillo,Jason Harley Kloepfer,Breanna Taylor, Johnny Wheatcroft,Rhogena Nichols,Dennis Tuttle,Anton Black,Karen Garner,,Monte Myers and so many more
Love this factual news platform
@michaeltudda8462
Жыл бұрын
there is no factual news platforms left and certainly not this channel (not fox , nbc, cbs or abc, they are all horrible) - dont get started on oan newsmax or tyt
@violetenergy4392
Жыл бұрын
The fact that you said that I knew you're a govt paid troll. Leave
@Dan_Gleebalz
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Al Sharpton didn't know the young man....SMH...All for clout....
Let's honor him by changing these laws qualified immunity must go
You can’t abolish the police! Think about that for a second… Currently crime is ridiculous. We need more police to be honest. What needs to be done is better screening of those who are hired as officers, as well as better training! Simple as that!
@brucefranklin1317
Жыл бұрын
Good point
@delphineblue
Жыл бұрын
Police reform has nothing to do with training. How do you retrain cops who gleefully beat someone to death while wearing body cams? Choke holds on NUC were banned when that killer choked Eric Garner in broad daylight, and he waved at the camera afterwards. American cops are sociopaths who know they are the only protected class in this country and they are seldom held accountable. That’s what needs to change.
@brucefranklin1317
Жыл бұрын
@@delphineblue not all are sociopaths. Statistically cops do committ more domestic violations.. but they deal with citizens who do hard violence too. Most are decent sir..
@miasparks167
Жыл бұрын
You're wrong. We dont need police. We need social services that actually address the root cause of crimes. Not state-sanctioned thugs who use violence to subdue and intimidate. That doesn't help the issue at time.
@stevenr7813
Жыл бұрын
@@miasparks167 That argument only holds water if you honestly believe that no one would ever commit crimes if their basic needs (both physical and mental) were met. There certainly seems to be increased crime with less social and mental health services, but there is no indication that crime would disappear if those things were handled appropriately. If that were the case then you'd never see middle class to wealthy people without mental health issues commit crimes. But they do sometimes. If laws are going to mean anything then they must be enforced. If a person blatantly refuses to follow the laws that we agree are necessary for a functional society then that person must either be removed from society (by force if necessary) or punished by society (again by force if necessary) to get the behavior that the rest of us have deemed necessary for a functional society. It would be nice to believe that all people will behave appropriately if we ask nicely and explain how it's in everyone's best interest, but that's just not how life really works. Pretending otherwise takes you into the realm of utopian pipe dreams with no basis in reality or history. None of that excuses the behavior of law enforcement officers who engage in unjustified violence or those who stand by and let it happen. Those people do need to be held accountable, or preferably removed from police forces before they cause harm, but studies have shown over and over again that active policing in communities does indeed decrease the number of intentional homicides and violent crimes. Decreasing police presence is reliably linked to higher crime rates. It is possible to both increase social services and improve policing at the same time.
People think abolishing the Police somehow means that all of the things Police do will go undone. The majority of those things are actually self-solving issues. Police themselves have known how little of an impact they have on behavior for decades. They barely even have basic intimidation or trepidation anymore. Most people don't respect them, and blatantly break the laws they're supposed to be upholding directly in view of the multiple versions of them that now exist. City, county, and state Police departments rarely cooperate with one another unless directly instructed to, and constantly find themselves at odd's with one another in the most crucial moments, i.e. Uvalde, Texas and the dozens of angles, of hours-upon-hours of Police ineptitude so dominant, that individual parents were able to circumvent their entire ethos to save their own children IN FRONT OF THEM. AT GRAVE RISK. We no long need the Police. They have been a fun, but massively failed experiment in which we gave authority to those who seek it, rather than those who deserve it. Sorry Karen's and Andy's... we're coming for their badges this time. They don't get to keep AUTHORITY status after events like this.
@artseosamhogriobhta
Жыл бұрын
Fool
@teamamerica5987
Жыл бұрын
@@artseosamhogriobhta IKR. How did people in this country get so damn stupid?
@Hawk7886
Жыл бұрын
@@artseosamhogriobhta shut up
@polishprincess8469
Жыл бұрын
#1 You are nuts #2 you contradicted yourself, what is it? Do you want to get rid of them=abolish or do you want to rearrange them and their tasks= the insane term of re-imagining police? # 3 It would be the Wild Wild West out there if you CRT believers got your way. God help us All!
@conanmcclanahan1069
Жыл бұрын
@@polishprincess8469 lolw Good luck out there princess.
The nerves of America going around the world talking about human rights violation through the side of their pie holes!
Andrea Ritchie is very smart. I guess I need to read her book. I want to hear more of the details of how to make traffic stops without police. It sounds highly desirable to me and also like an idea that will be scoffed at.
Justin and Hansford are so compassionate about this subject, that it touches my heart. My god, to listen to such empathy and grace with such experience and knowledge, gives me hope. I press play even though my mind just didn't want to hear it anymore and I am glad I did. RIP Tyre, your life mattered
What happened to the George Floyd Reform Bill from 2020?
There is a town in NJ that made there new recruits take there psyc exam, hooked up to a lie detector. There new hires went from an average number of complaints to zero. Seems to me, that's the way to go.
@gregguess5248
Жыл бұрын
All PDs do that
All my respect for this reporter 👍✌️🤗
I know my comment doesn't really matter but I wish all those people that implied that I didn't understand what "defund " means, could watch this video and see that people have been calling for abolishing the police for decades!
@MISNM0
Жыл бұрын
Hold on to your Truth. You know what you know and if they don't believe you, and you're actually right, keep going.
@BarbaPamino
Жыл бұрын
And that's going to stop groups of violent men from getting together and enacting violence how?
@lennysmith8851
Жыл бұрын
Yes criminals are inherently anti-police
@onceagain6184
Жыл бұрын
@@lennysmith8851 Your comment has nothing to do with what I posted. Take that nonsense to another post .
@onceagain6184
Жыл бұрын
@@MISNM0 Definitely.
What you have here is cause and effect from the defund police movement. Police officers are retiring and departments are having problems recruiting good officers. They’re also lowering the standards whereas you get A lower quality of candidate. Also, it didn’t help in Memphis that they hired a woman as chief. That came from Atlanta with a nefarious background. If you abolish the police, you’re gonna have anarchy and rampant crime. Actually, I think that’s what these people want with their sophomoric attitudes. And there’s an interesting statistic that Young, unarmed, white men are a lot more likely to be killed in this country than unarmed Young black men. But of course, we hear more about the blacks being killed, because that’s the media’s agenda, and he gives the race baiter something to talk about.
@lennysmith8851
Жыл бұрын
Spot on! More unarmed white men are killed by the police than black. Say THEIR names! Bet you can’t. I’m not saying we shouldn’t punish and pursue bad officers but abolishing/defunding police is on a whole new level of stupidity
@polishprincess8469
Жыл бұрын
B-I-N-G-O!!!!!
I can’t contradict this advocates recommendations.