Posted on 01/28/2023 11:32:34 PM PST by Morgana
The Memphis Police Department Saturday announced that it has "permanently deactivated" its SCORPION unit, one day after the release of shocking video which showed the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. All five former officers involved in Nichols' arrest, who have since been charged with second-degree murder in his death, were part of that unit.
The decision came after Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis met with members of the unit Saturday "to discuss the path forward for the department and the community in the aftermath of the tragic death of Tyre Nichols," police said in a statement.
Officials came to the conclusion that it was "in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the SCORPION Unit," the statement read.
SCORPION officers agreed "unreservedly" with the decision, the department added.
The SCORPION unit had been inactive since the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland had said in a news bulletin Friday.
SCORPION, or Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, included more than two dozen officers tasked with taking on street crime. They wore black hoodies and tactical black vests with "POLICE" emblazoned across the front and back, and drove dark colored Dodge Chargers marked with a SCORPION seal.
They patrolled in groups and at times used low-level traffic stops as a way to find violent criminals, drugs or weapons, according to the department.
"While the heinous actions of a few casts a cloud of dishonor on the title SCORPION, it is imperative that we, the Memphis Police Department take proactive steps in the healing process for all impacted," Saturday's statement read.
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We need to move Graceland out of Memphis and re-erect it somewhere in Florida, LOL.
..........putting a woman in charge of hundreds of police officers IS the problem.............
When corruption and money the illusion of political equality are involved there is no wrong
Since they were in unmarked cars, not standard police uniforms, and did not calmly and professionally identify themselves the young man just had his car door yanked opened and was pulled out into the street by a bunch of criminals.
And no, yelling "police" is not properly identifying yourself.
I can yell "police"!
Doesn't make me one.
Those cop/thugs appear to have had ZERO training in how to handle a simple traffic stop. They screwed up at every step of this debacle.
So you are a millennial...
Because to hell with warrants, right.
It would be much more effective to shut down the affirmative action hiring program.
Based on my understanding...there is not one that matches up with what these cops were claiming for the stop.
There is no there, there. Tyre was stopped at a traffic light with his blinker on...
Well when you put 1 and 2 together you get Democrats.
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