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Tyre Nichols’s family attorneys question white officer’s discipline after Nichols’s death

Tyre Nichols’s family attorneys question white officer’s discipline after Nichols’s death

Attorney Ben Crump; Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Gerald Herbert/AP, Memphis Police Department) Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by Memphis police following a traffic stop, expressed disappointment and frustration with the Memphis Police Department over the news that a sixth officer involved in the stop has been relieved of his duty, but has not been fired or charged. Officer Preston Hemphill,… Source link

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Tyre Nichols’s family attorneys question white officer’s discipline after Nichols’s death

Tyre Nichols’s family attorneys question white officer’s discipline after Nichols’s death

Attorney Ben Crump; Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Gerald Herbert/AP, Memphis Police Department) Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by Memphis police following a traffic stop, expressed disappointment and frustration with the Memphis Police Department over the news that a sixth officer involved in the stop has been relieved of his duty, but has not been fired or charged. Officer Preston Hemphill,… Source link

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Vanessa Bryant names officers who allegedly took crash photos

In a series of Instagram posts, Vanessa Bryant released names of officers who allegedly took photos of the crash and then “boasted” about and shared them with others. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Vanessa Bryant named four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who allegedly took and shared unauthorized graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, daughter and seven others. Bryant posted images of lawsuit documents she filed against Los… Source link

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Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements [Video]

Police unions have largely supported President Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism. But a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out, saying their concerns over entering the 2020 political fray were ignored. Video Transcript [NO AUDIO] Source link

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