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3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
CNN ^ | Wed May 7, 2025 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/07/2025 1:10:30 PM PDT by packagingguy

Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.

A jury, which appeared to be all white, took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis. After the jury’s verdict was read, the defendants hugged their lawyers as relatives of the former officers cried. One relative yelled, “Thank you, Jesus!”

The three defendants still face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year, though they were acquitted of the most serious charges then, too.

Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper-sprayed and hit with a Taser. Five officers who are also Black caught up with him and punched, kicked and hit Nichols with a police baton, struggling to handcuff him as he called out for his mother just steps from his home. Nichols died Jan. 10, 2023, three days after the beating.

Defense attorneys said Martin was responsible for the most violence

Defense attorneys attempted to refute accusations that the officers used excessive force to subdue Nichols and followed police policies and standards. Defense attorneys have said the officer who acted with the most violence was Martin, who kicked and punched Nichols several times in the head but is not standing trial.

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TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: acquittal; crookedcops; donutwatch; mpd; nichols; police
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To: packagingguy

later


21 posted on 05/07/2025 2:25:41 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Socon-Econ

Utter BS, watch the video again and educate yourself...


22 posted on 05/07/2025 2:25:48 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: packagingguy

He worked 3rd party at a warehouse, not at the hub.


23 posted on 05/07/2025 2:26:31 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: plain talk

They’ll be out in less than 5 years. I hope jailhouse justice kicks in.


24 posted on 05/07/2025 2:27:59 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Fido969

No but now we’ll hear how white people let them go...

How could you watch that video and find not guilty? Boggles the mind...


25 posted on 05/07/2025 2:29:09 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: packagingguy

The Memphis Police Dept even admitted there was no legal reason to even stop him at all. He wasn’t speeding or doing anything wrong. They watched all the traffic cams...


26 posted on 05/07/2025 2:30:50 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: packagingguy

Midtown liberals... Any liberal would have hung the cops regardless if they were right or wrong.


27 posted on 05/07/2025 2:33:57 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: maddog55

I was wrong. Just learned on Twitter that the jury was from East Tennessee. That’s odd.


28 posted on 05/07/2025 3:27:29 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Socon-Econ; PDT

So it was the murdered guys fault ?

what a jackA$$


29 posted on 05/07/2025 4:18:51 PM PDT by A strike (ICE ICE baby !)
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To: packagingguy
"I can't believe they got away with this."

Same here. All white jury suffering from white privilege, even after watching the videos of this going down. Now those cops will sue the city no doubt.

30 posted on 05/07/2025 5:03:37 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: packagingguy

Maybe that guy that writes all them lawyer books can get a story out of this.


31 posted on 05/07/2025 5:07:44 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: packagingguy

Moral of the story: Don’t go to Memphis, ever.


32 posted on 05/07/2025 5:20:09 PM PDT by technically right
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To: packagingguy

The truth is that nobody really cares about what blacks do to blacks.


33 posted on 05/07/2025 5:42:59 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“This Federal/State charges are ridiculous. The founders did not intend for there to be a bypass around prohibition of double jeopardy. It gives the government two bites at the apple.”

I agree.


34 posted on 05/07/2025 5:53:56 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: packagingguy

How racist: “jury appeared to be all white”

Appeared to be all KKK members from Ireland.


35 posted on 05/07/2025 6:01:35 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: packagingguy

Absolutely disgusting. I will never go to Tennessee again.


36 posted on 05/07/2025 6:05:33 PM PDT by yldstrk (Nothing like the truth)
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To: napscoordinator

White guilt. But for whom?


37 posted on 05/07/2025 6:23:47 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's ey)
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