Posted on 02/08/2023 1:30:46 PM PST by Morgana
One of the five Memphis police officers charged with brutally beating a black man to death took photos of his bloodied body and sent it to at least six people.
Newly released documents revealed the lengths of misconduct the Memphis police officers displayed after they stopped Tyre Nichols for allegedly driving recklessly - a claim for which no proof has been provided - before mercilessly pepper spraying him, tasing him, and then beating him to death when he tried to escape their assaults.
The files show that Officer Demetrius Haley - who first forced Nichols out of his car - shined a flashlight in his victims face after he had been handcuffed and propped limply against a squad car, then took a photo with his personal cellphone.
Haley then sent that image to six people, including a pair of police officers, department employee, and a civilian acquaintance.
The documents were part of a review of the violent arrest, which found the officers involved behaved in a 'blatantly unprofessional' manner, even 'bragging' about the beating after it took place.
By taking and distributing the photos, Haley blatantly violated police protocol requiring confidentiality in arrests.
It also flew in the face of rules prohibiting officers from using personal cellphones during interactions.
Those violations were the least of their infractions, however, which started when Nichols was forced out his car without being told why, or later that he was being arrested.
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You are suppose to call the police when you have a problem. You are not suppose to call gang members. Although it looks like there is not much difference.
A guy breaks into my home and I shoot him. Should I follow the correct civilized procedure and call the police or should I call my local drug dealer who will know what to do about an inconvenient body?
The second option may appeal to a lot of people as a simple method of making a problem go away.
When that happens we as a society are in deep trouble.
“And now it appears the Atlanta Police are not above this.”
What does Atlanta have to do with the beating death by cops in Memphis?
“A guy breaks into my home and I shoot him. Should I follow the correct civilized procedure and call the police or should I call my local drug dealer who will know what to do about an inconvenient body?”
Third option: The basic rule to follow: Shoot. Shovel. Shut up.
I said ‘’the Atlanta Police’’, not Atlanta et al.
Cops
Killing non-cops
unarmed non-cops
That’s the division. That’s the problem.
>>That is not a couple of bad officers. This is a police department where the culture is down right criminal.<<
Clumsy wording on my part - thanks for keeping things straight.
It is a RELATIVE FEW, compared to the number of fine officers who do their work with integrity.
An the second point is well-taken. Police departments need oversight.
“Having a body buried on your property is rather risky.”
I know I’m replying to an old message, but, really? You’d use your own property for such a purpose? Your own backyard, or maybe side yard for that? Your own place?
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