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  By that logic George Floyd was not an innocent person. Not that I agree with the sentiment but it is where we stand as a nation.
context: They fired them before public outrage had time to build. The video is going to be horrific and the evidence damming. >
  
  Already hearing grotesque things:
  “Friends around the world: Memphis Police executed someone recently and apparently this one is bad. Really bad. Like, "local businesses are buying unrest insurance, politicians distancing themselves from the police, DoJ is investigating" bad. We're waiting for the video.”
  “People who've seen the video tell me it's sickening. Like, unambiguously heinous with no possible excuse for the police.”
  “Heard on the radio that the police are preparing for a public response rivaling that of the George Floyd uprising. Wow.” >
  
  Welp, if it’s that bad, time for Tucker Carlson to come up with a way to make it the murdered person’s fault. >
  
  The pigs who beat the man to death are all black. Tucker’s going to reach for the “bad apples” argument. >
  
  The dog whistles:
  Can’t be racist
  Black on black violence is worse
  It’s a culture problem
  No black fathers >
  
  
  No black fathers
  
  Well, there was at least one, but the cops just murdered him. >
  
  Unrelated that black fathers are killed, beaten, and incarcerated higher than white people for similar infractions >
  
  At great risk of sounding racist and pedantic, I think what most people are dog whistling when they say that sort of thing is that they think most black dads abandon their role entirely. So if you have a stat that says "70% are mostly involved" it may mean it's 70% of however many are left after those who aren't involved in the picture at all. >
  
  Racists aren't exactly prone to recognizing facts >
  
  
  Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have
   a heart attack. Authorities have said that Nichols experienced a 
  medical emergency.
  
  Getting severely beaten by law enforcement is most definitely a medical emergency. >
  
  We should clarify here that the 5 cops involved were all black. 
  Not saying that there isn't a racial problem in the US or that there isn't a problem with cops killing African Americans because there is but it's important to note that in this particular case it was black officers killing a black man. >
  
  5 employees paid to uphold a racist system. It’s still racism. Any act done in uniform or on the clock as a cop is a racist act, regardless of the officers skin color or their racial prejudices while off the clock. >
  
  So a black cop arresting a white man is racist?
  Comments like yours do nothing to help the systemic problem in police forces. >
  
  It’s operating in a racist system, yes. When a klansman beats his white wife, it’s still perpetuating racism. This isn’t new. >
  
  Why stop there? Surely when a Hispanic crosses the border to work here it's perpetuating racism because they are coming to a country that has systemic racism throughout it. 
  You're racist for buying taco bell, because some people feel like it stereotypes mexican establishments. 
  Tons of other stuff too right insane comparisons too right? 
  Listen to yourself. >
  
  Anyone that eats pizza and isn't Italian is a racist
  /s >
  
  Shit I've been racist my whole life :( >
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman told WREG she saw video footage of the confrontation between Tyre Nichols and MPD officers.
  The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, says she saw a video of the alleged attack taken by her concerned neighbor.
  “The whole scene was a little disturbing, all of these officers out here, lights out, they were out here for hours,” she said.
  The scene came after a pursuit initiated by Memphis Police, who claim Tyre Nichols was driving recklessly. As officers went to detain him, they say two confrontations broke out, leaving the 29-year-old severely injured. 
  “I just saw him lying still. Lifeless, I couldn’t tell —but he was not moving,” said the neighbor. “Based on what [my neighbor] said, the officers weren’t able to catch him, and then once they did catch him, they ensued on beating him.”
  Three days later, Nichols died, sparking investigations by the FBI, TBI, and the Department of Justice. His death is sparking calls for video of the arrest to be released to the public, which the City of Memphis has vowed to do. 
  The neighbor believes there will be outrage. “When they see things like that, it gets them in an uproar. I don’t think it’s going to be perceived very well. Not based on what my neighbor said, I don’t think it’s going to be perceived well. Not at all.”
  link >
  
  Firing isn't enough. There needs to be charges against them. >
  
  If they fired them this quickly, there will be charges and most likely a conviction. If it was even up in the air, they would still be on paid leave. >
  
  They may have been fired this quickly because they themselves are black. Perhaps the rot is that deep: fire murderous black cops when white ones don't even get slaps on the wrist. >
  
  Wait are you just assuming that all the officers involved are black or is that actually a fact? >
  
  It’s a fact >
  
  Ok got it. Thanks! >
  
  
  Ok got it. Thanks!
  
  You're welcome! >
  
  The photo of him in the hospital is horrific. If the cops who did this don’t face more than firing, Memphis is gonna explode. >
  
  Memphis is such a shithole that no one will be able to tell the difference. >
  
  If so much as a garbage can is tipped over in the next few weeks it’s all the conservative media will talk about, just as they did when BLM and AnTiFa “burned Portland to the ground” a couple years ago
  Even Tennesseans outside Memphis will be screaming about rioters destroying the city, even though Tennesseans outside of Nashville and Memphis hate the cities because that’s where ThEm LiBeRaLs live >
  
  I live in Tennessee, they don’t care that liberals live in the city, they care that “those people” live in the cities >
  
  Tennessean's hatred of Memphis has always been about race. >
  
  The video will be released after the family of Tyre Nichol has viewed it according to WREG News channel 3 >
  
  I think that if we lived in a time of legislatures that actually cared about their states there would be a law that says that camera footage of a police-related death has to be released in X number of days.  It seems like "...at the end of the investigation" has become a stall tactic. >
  
  This shit needs to stop.  When are we gonna have cops that are accountable for their actions? We had two of them resign last year after they beat up a senior citizen over a parking ticket.  They probably went across the state line and started over. >
  
  This could be the thing that gets the change, people are getting to the point no matter the race they fear cops. They have mostly shown to abuse power every once and while. It’s really gotten out of hand. >
  
  I'm a 65yo white guy married to my childhood sweetheart who looks like me. Three years ago, she had a medical problem that brought the sheriff to our house. I tried to explain the situation, but they arrested her. Since it was a three day weekend, I couldn't get her out until the Wednesday after.  She was locked up for 5 fucking days,  her essential medication withheld, and they dropped all the charges.  Yeah, I don't trust any cops. They're not going to help you. >
  
  About 25 years ago,  we had a friend... let's call him "Bunny". Bunny was a product of fetal alcohol syndrome,  so he was a little slow,  but functioned much like a normal person with a bit of medication. 
  One night Bunny got kind of whacked out and ended up in the front yard in his tighty whiteys at 3am. He had two pencils in a headband sticking up like ears,  and declared "I'M BATMAN! "
  WanLsnt breaking any laws,  wasn't doing anything. He was just sitting in his yard at 3am pretending to be Batman.
  Cops showed up,  dog piled him to shit,  then arrested him.  Same as your story,  weekend,  meds withheld.  Ended up not being able to get out for 14 days due to "psych watches" and things.  Whole time they withheld his meds.
  Finally,  Bunny gets out of jail after 14 days with no meds. 20 minutes later, he's hanging from a tree in the park across the street. Took him 20 minutes to end his own life after nobody could contact him for half a month. His parents actually went to the county jail to drop off his meds. They just won't fucking give them to you. 
  Never saw 21, had a few issues,  sure.  Was never charged with a crime. >
  
  That is so sad. I’m sorry for your loss >
  
  Hearing rumors that businesses in the Memphis area are buying unrest insurance in anticipation of a George Floyd level response when the video is released. People who've seen it say it's absolutely horrific, amongst the worst police murders in US history. >
  
  
  are buying unrest insurance
  
  I didn't even know that existed until now. >
  
  I have a small business and yes this is a thing. >
  
  As someone who isn't a small business owner, how does that work? >
  
  Tbh I didn’t get it. But I did asked how it worked and I do think a declared state of emergency is needed. It sounded like a gimmick and hard to prove if you tried to use it. >
  
  Sooo, just like every other form of insurance out there? >
  
  Sell you an umbrella and snatch it back when the rain starts. >
  
  But it's not rain, it's frozen sleet precipitation. Totally different and not covered. >
  
  Cop only profession where they can kill a guy then get fired the move and get hired as a cop again >
  
  And they do it all the time because WE HAVE NO FEDERAL RECORD KEEPER FOR STATE POLICE TROUBLEMAKERS >
  
  "after death of" no they fucking murdered him probably >
  
  Yeah, this won't end well for the city. I hope this remains peaceful, but I doubt it. People are going to be PISSED. >
  
  They deserve to be pissed. Obviously the city didn’t clean up their cops after the BLM protests. Seems like they could use another go round. >
  
  Did any city? >
  
  Possibly.  City has had no excessive violence by police doesn’t get any headlines. >
  
  Good thing that policing is a licensed profession so that these fired officers can't get hired by another police force. 
  Oh wait. >
  
  It’s almost like the license is meant to be revokable for incompetence, negligence, or committing atrocious human rights violations. But I guess we treat these like we do drivers licenses and barely if ever take them away for good. It’s almost like privileges are more protected than actual rights. >
  
  Cops need to be required to carry their own PLI that they pay for and taxpayers need to be off the hook for lawsuits and cops can go to jail the same as anyone else. Until then, nothing changes. >
  
  Taxpayers will pay for it in some way in the end >
  
  Explain that to me. Your line of thought just isn't adding up to me. >
  
  The cops and lawmakers work side by side. Even if some new law like this passed then lawmakers would create some new tax that went to funding police in a new way so they could pay for this new expense. >
  
  While I agree with the symbiotic relationship, as long as it's getting paid by the police person, it's much harder to keep on a bad one. They will see their take home amount decrease as their rates increase with bad behavior until they are dropped by insurance due to liability.
  Cannot work without insurance.
  Problem solved. >
  
  I would love if this would be the case, but cops stick together. They protect even bad cops >
  
  Not a peep on r/protectandserve >
  
  That subreddit is fucking deranged. They justified George Floyd’s death because he had a criminal history >
  
  Their automoderator had incorrect information posted for a while (several days) after the Uvalde shooting >
  
  I got banned for saying the cops response was inexcusable. >
  
  I sincerely doubt that's what got you banned. I glanced at that sub at the time, and it was full of users calling the Uvalde police cowardly disgraces. >
  
  I bet the police in Memphis will be looking like stormtroopers when people start gathering. Bunch of spineless criminals, all of them >
  
  Seems like just yesterday that exact scene played out in Memphis. There was a mass of armed black folks in formation near a mass of police in storm trooper attire. It was just a few years ago. >
  
  But hey, when white people do it we’re protected by the cops 
  God bless our country /s (sarcasm intended for the Reddit hit squad) >
  
  I get the race issue but it’s not just about race. If Memphis PD fired all white cops during the last demonstration this man would still be dead because he was brutally murdered by 5 black cops. The race issue in this country has its place for sure but it shouldn’t cloud other issues. If we don’t get to the root cause of an issue it’ll never be solved. And in this case the issue isn’t race its policing. >
  
  Oh I’m highlighting police response to protestors. 
  White supremacists all over the country are met with welcome arms and police protection, and allowed freely into the US capitol. Just gotta “keep it quiet so it doesn’t look like we’re playing favorites”. 
  But when a black person shows up at the capitol, they got the FBI and military with arms interlocked and snipers on the roofs. Or anywhere else, police are there brutalizing people some more, like pushing them onto the ground and cracking their skulls. 
  This country is a racist shithole >
  
  Where is the body cam footage? >
  
  They said they would release next week after family has seen footage privately >
  
  That poor family. >
  
  Fired? Why the fuck are they not arrested for attempted murder? >
  
  Investigation is underway, they aren’t going to knee-jerk react to something like this. They fired all involved and are taking steps to see what happened from a legal perspective. This will be under scrutiny for a while. >
  
  You can arrest people while a murder investigation is still on the way. >
  
  An arrest does complicate matters with regards to the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. With the involvement of the FBI, TBI, and DOJ, the investigation could take a long time due to multiple parties involved. If they arrest him, the murder investigation may have to be shortened to ensure a proper trial. >
  
  Funny how none of that fucking applies when it's not a cop. >
  
  Seriously. If five random citizens beat the shit out of a cop, on duty or off, they would either be dead or behind bars right now. >
  
  you can't reform that shit >
  
  It is time to tear it down and try something new. This is fucking insanity. >
  
  those 5 officers are gonna have a difficult life ahead of them.
  having to move one county over to get re-hired at a DIFFERENT Police department, or even worse, having to commute there....
  just because ONE dead dude. >
  
  What an inconvenience for them. Poor little guys. >
  
  So let's recap another week in the United Police States of America; we've got the cold-blooded execution of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, we know Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by five cops, police injected Elijah McClain with fucking ketamine, and there are suspected connections to law enforcement in the Lawrence Ray's sex trafficking ring. 
  It begs the question; how many more Americans need to be murdered and abused before we finally abolish the fascist pigs? >
  
  Police gave him ketamine? Are you sure that wasn't paramedics? >
  
  This is going to be big. If your sick of terrorist cops, you may want to show up for this one. Based on what I’ve heard , the video will absolutely mobilize people and rightly so. We can’t let them continue to get away with this and it’s everyone’s responsibility. 
  Maybe I’m wrong. I hope I’m wrong. But I hear it’s a disgusting, brutal murder. >
  
  They just get fired? They need to be thrown in prison. >
  
  Fired? Great… when are they being arrested and brought to court? >
  
  "The five officers who were fired are all Black, according to the Memphis police public information officer."
  At least there won't be a race narrative with this one.  Just cops being shit. >
  
  Saw in another thread that the video is apparently horrible. The person who viewed it likened it to the George Floyd incident and warned it will likely cause mass turmoil once released to the public. >
  
  How about criminal charges? >
  
  Traffic violation in Memphis? Believe it or not; beaten to death. >
  
  For the Rodney king beating it took thirteen months between the beating and the acquittal and the riots.
  And it was also on tape. >
  
  Allegedly the footage is bad enough that they’re pre-staging National Guard.. >
  
  Source? I’ve seen tons of people making claims like this without any proof. >
  
  I’m hunting for a source as well. Hence my allegedly.
  Given previous years I wouldn’t be surprised.
  Edit: previous >
  
  
  I’m hunting for a source as well. Hence my allegedly.
  
  So bullshit? You have 0 source and make the claim and get support from reddit and locals dismissing the bullshit claim get downvoted >
  
  Here we go again. 
  When will it end, >
  
  My thoughts exactly. It goes: something something, mass shooting, school shooting, police brutality, climate change related disaster, mass shooting. And now to the backdrop of a recession. We’re falling apart. >
  
  I live in Memphis and i got a feeling it’s gonna get weird here this coming Monday. This was on par if not a stroke shorter than what happened to George Floyd… >
  
  What does this mean and how do you know? >
  
  As in the level of protest and outrage that has been simmering here since it occurred will be on the level of what happened following George Floyd’s murder. I work downtown and have been told to WFH on Monday- the police cam video is to be released next week >
  
  Conservatives are already pushing “well they were black so what is the big deal?” People are about 5 times as stupid as you think they are. >
  
  Exactly, and the fact the officers were fired so quickly when white officers would’ve been suspended with pay tells me these officers are victims of systemic racism. BLM! >
  
  Every single police officer that harms or kills a person, needs to be sent to prison for the rest of their lives.  Every single one.  Maybe that will stop future psychos from doing it. >
  
  Harms or kills an innocent person. Imagine the outrage if those BORTAC guys who killed the Uvalde shooter faced murder charges