Posted on 01/27/2023 5:55:58 AM PST by Morgana
Four of the five Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols have been released on a combined $1million bond after yesterday being arrested.
Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III and Tadarrius Bean have all now been released from Shelby County Jail, according to court records.
A fifth office, Demetrius Haley is still in jail with a $350,000 bond, with all five charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct, and official oppression.
Tyre Nichols, 29, died in hospital on January 10, three days after a traffic stop that ended with him being severely injured.
Shelby County District attorney Steve Mutlroy said Tyre was left bloody and bruised after he was pepper sprayed and beaten just yards from his home.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted an independent investigation into the use of force by Memphis cops.
All five were fired last Friday for violation of police, with City officials saying that they were notified on January 15.
It comes as Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said on CNN that the video of the attack, which is set to be released today, is worse than that of Rodney King.
She added: 'I don't think I've witnessed anything of that nature in my entire career. I was outraged. It was incomprehensible to me. It was that bad.
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I’m thinking 5 pm on Friday is as good a time as possible - allows sane people to clear out before the rioting starts. A Monday morning release could trap a lot of 9-5 workers in the mess at evening rush.
It would. But then no one could “find” them when Friday night becomes mostly peaceful.
It would be no surprise if they did that.
That’s reasonable.
“ There is another hidden reason they are releasing the footage today. The Pelosi cop cam footage is also being release today.
It will show the cops and FBI lied (Paul opened door and was not in danger). The dishonest Paul story will be buried in this story. Also, the Pfizer exec gain of function story will never see the light of day.”
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Hadn’t thought of that but may well be true. They are ALWAYS “calculating”.
++++Shall I put on my riot gear on?+++++
How does one eat ribs and collard greens in riot gear? Asking for a friend traveling there...
Oh yes they can-—they’ll state they’re “Christian Nationalists” backed by whites....
“Always tried to “skirt” Memphis as much as possible.”
Skirting Mogadishu on the Mississippi is increasingly a good survival strategy.
The media is going to focus 100% on this story today to avoid reporting either the Pfizer or Paul pelosi stories.
They wanted to arrest the officers prior to releasing the video. The strategy makes sense.
I think I know how Satan Soros plans to make everyone forget about the Pfizer guy.
Blue is the new white.
I believe innocent until proven guilty is the law.
“I wonder why they decided to release the video at 5pm on a Friday?”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The stock markets close at 4pm ET. Gotta give time for TPTB to make their trades.
Rush hour. Good time to catch folks in their cars.
No. The news cycle slumbers over the weekend. That’s why the Clinton’s love to time their scandals for late Friday. It’ll get less eyeballs as people get on with their weekend, and by Monday be old news. At least they’re hoping.
Just pronounce it with a long e.
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