Reverend Al Sharpton has called for an end to the use of stop and search in the UK
"The thing that was troubling to me about the killing of this young man, is that Tyre was beat to death by five black policemen minutes away from where Martin Luther King was killed," he said.
"I think there is the broader question of police being not policed," he said."I think that white and black police have been infested with the same kind of power trips that 'I don't have to be held accountable'."Which is why the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act makes them accountable. Why does that make them accountable? Because it removes qualified immunity."and other officials from civil lawsuits except in very rare circumstances.
"You must remember when the historic March on Washington happened in 1963, when Martin Luther King made his speech 'I Have A Dream', two months later, they bombed a church in Birmingham, Alabama - 16th Street Baptist Church - and killed four little girls.The funeral of Tyre Nichols has taken place in Tennessee. The 29 year old died after he was badly beaten by police officers in Memphis.
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