Posted on 01/28/2023 3:15:17 AM PST by Morgana
The stepfather of Tyre Nichols has called for criminal charges against the paramedics who appeared to stand by after he was savagely beaten by police, while two deputies who responded after the altercation also face investigation.
Released on Friday, video of the January 7 incident in Memphis shows at least 10 cops and two paramedics milling about casually for nearly 20 minutes as Nichols lies on the ground critically injured. He died in hospital three days later.
'Everyone -- the fire department, paramedics that came out that stood around and didn't do anything -- they're just as guilty,' Nichols' stepfather Rodney Wells told ABC News following the release of the video.
'Everyone that was active in the whole scene, the whole video, should be charged,' he added. Five Memphis cops have already been charged with second-degree murder.
Meanwhile, the sheriff of Shelby County, which includes Memphis, said that after viewing the video, he is suspending two deputies who responded to the scene following the beating, which began with a traffic stop.
Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. said in a statement: 'Having watched the videotape for the first time tonight, I have concerns about two deputies who arrived on the scene following the physical confrontation between police and Tyre Nichols.'
Bonner said he had launched an internal investigation into the two deputies, adding that they had been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the probe.
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I knew this was coming. It’s getting so predictable.
Next time you need help, call a drug dealer, not police.
I’m thinking the other two were part of the same scorpion squad.
Next time you need help call Smith and Wesson, Mossberg, or Winchester.
Is that an interdepartmental squad?
50 Officers in Memphis are part of Scorpion so I’m thinking so. They stuck out to the Chief for a reason.
I’m not certain, it’s the middle of the night š„±š¤£
These two were county deputies. Anyone arriving after the beat-down may not have known how much distress the perp was in. If they had, then calling supervision and involving the Feds might have been in order. And that would not sit well with the āeliteā Scorpion
squad.
#1 We have too many chicken schiff laws in this country
#2 All cops should be scared schiff-less of pulling people over, or assaulting people.
#3 All violent criminals and thieves should be afraid of instant death by armed citizens.
Yes a big screen TV is worth a POS’s life.
Brutal but effective
I take it the paramedics were white?
Defund the ambalamps!!!
JK
Yup.
I think there might be a problem with this ‘elite’ group. The Mayor said the unit is now inactive.
1) Dont give the cop a bunch of sht
2)dont get out of the car and give the cops a bunch of sht
3) dont run from the cops
4)dont have drugs in the car
4) dont let anyone else have drugs in the car
5) dont break the law..
finally... if the cops know you by name and you all aint friends, thats a real bad thing.
This story just gets weirder by the minute.
If Tyre just pulled over and cooperated he would still be alive. What was he running from?
So why were they trying to kill this guy? It almost sounds like a gang dispute.
I know I would not help those people.
Cops are trained in first aid; they own this one.
In the video, it sounded like someone was screaming, āyou know meā. Donāt know if it was a cop or Tyre.
Really? Did you watch the first video...
It was not a normal traffic stop. The cops were unhinged from the start. Where you or I get the let me see your driver’s license and registration, they pulled their guns and dragged him from the car.
This particular group of officers have a history of excessive force. And yes, I consider dragging someone out of their car for a traffic stop excessive.
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