'We have never seen swift justice like this' Ben Crump, the attorney representing Tyre Nichols' family, says the authority's reaction should be seen as the 'blueprint going forward'. 📺 Sky 501
'This is the blueprint going forward', family of Tyre Nichols sayA spokesperson for the family says they are here today to give a"reaction" to the charges that were announced by the local authorities yesterday.
The spokesperson calls for a"Tyre law" in Tennessee that will"emphasise the importance of police officers intervening" when they see crimes committed by their fellow officers.He also says that the US needs to talk about"institutionalised police coaching" that has this"unwritten law" that you can engage in"excessive use of force against black and brown people".
They said officers then caught up with him and"another confrontation occurred" while they were taking him into custody17:05:40Police video capturing the violent confrontation between Tyre Nichols and Memphis police is"appalling", US FBI director Christopher Wray has said. The city of Memphis is bracing for public outrage when it releases later today body-camera video of a confrontation between Mr Nichols and five police officers.
Five former police officers have been charged with murder over the death of a black driver who was allegedly beaten up after a traffic stop.
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