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Police deactivate unit of Memphis officers involved in fatal beating

Memphis (AFP) - Memphis police on Saturday permanently deactivated the unit of the five officers who fatally beat a young Black man, the latest instance of police brutality to elicit nationwide calls for reform.

AFP

Memphis beating video puts spotlight on first police account

Newly released video shows Memphis police officers battering motorist Tyre Nichols with punches and kicks and also using pepper spray and a baton

The Independent UK

Efforts since George Floyd killing fail to stem US police violence

Washington (AFP) - The shocking death of Tyre Nichols after a police beating has reopened anguished debate across the United States about police violence, fueling a sense that the huge, nationwide demonstrations of 2020 have done little to solve the problem.

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Efforts since George Floyd death have failed to stem US police violence

AFP

The killing of Tyre Nichols was heinous and shocking. It was also not an aberration

The majority of Americans have resigned themselves to accepting policing as it currently exists. This must change

The Guardian - US

Memphis releases graphic video of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating; family calls for peaceful protest

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis released nearly an hour of graphic video Friday evening showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, footage capturing the moment-by-moment developments of a traffic stop that spiraled into a savage display of force, once again leaving an American city reeling from police violence.

Los Angeles Times

Grizzlies, other NBA teams speak out on Tyre Nichols' death

The outrage, frustration, sadness and anger over the killing of Tyre Nichols was evident around the NBA on Friday

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Memphis releases deadly police beating video

Memphis (AFP) - The US city of Memphis on Friday released distressing footage of the fatal police beating of a 29-year-old Black man, seen calling for his mother as the blows rain down in an assault that has sparked calls for protests -- and fears of possible unrest.

AFP

'Acts that defy humanity:' 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence

In the case of the five Black, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, justice has moved quickly.

The Conversation

Memphis to release fatal police beating video

Memphis (AFP) - The US city of Memphis was poised Friday to release graphic video footage depicting the fatal police assault of a 29-year-old Black man, as cities nationwide braced for a night of protests against police brutality.

AFP

Mother of Tyre Nichols calls for peaceful protests when ‘horrific’ video is released

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The mother of Tyre Nichols called for peaceful protests in anticipation of the release of video of her son’s fatal beating by Memphis police that led to murder charges against five officers.

Los Angeles Times

US authorities release police video in death of Tyre Nichols

Memphis police chief says the video, which shows police beating a Black motorist, depicts ‘acts that defy humanity’.

Al Jazeera

'Where was the humanity?' asks mother of killed Memphis man

Washington (AFP) - Memphis police beat Tyre Nichols so badly his head was swollen "like a watermelon" and his neck was broken, the mother of the 29-year-old Black man said Friday as the city girded for possible violence over his death.

AFP

Face of Brit teen who carried out racist attack on Manchester memorial and whose far-right hate videos influenced deadly US mass shooter

Daniel Harris, 19, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court

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AFP

US on edge over video of fatal police beating

Memphis (AFP) - The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim's mother said, "beat him to a pulp."

Daily Mirror

Warped mind of evil Brit teen who inspired two mass shootings in US as he's jailed

Daniel Harris, 19, from Derbyshire, UK, posted videos far-right extremist videos which were shared by Payton Gendron, who has admitted a supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York

The Guardian - US

Google let Daily Wire advertise on ‘climate change is a hoax’ searches

Exclusive: Data shared by Center for Countering Digital Hate shows Ben Shapiro’s site bought ads on climate crisis denial search terms

Los Angeles Times

Ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder in beating of Tyre Nichols; video to be released Friday

Five former police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, were charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, authorities said.

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AFP

Five US police officers charged with beating Black man to death

Washington (AFP) - US authorities on Thursday charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, as the southern city braced for possible civil unrest and President Joe Biden urged demonstrators to protest peacefully.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot lets loose on Vallas, Garcia at spirited forum of mayoral front-runners

Fighting for her political life, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called Jesus “Chuy” Garcia the “original defunder” of police and Paul Vallas a resume inflater who takes his marching orders from the Fraternal Order of Police and its “repugnant” president John Catanzara.

Reason

Public Unions vs. the Public Good

Elected leaders come and go, but public unions just say no.

The Guardian - UK

Real-world events trigger online hate toward unrelated groups, study finds

Researchers say finding could help moderators predict when content is likely to be published and what to look out for

Salon

Police thuggery is getting worse

"They're trying to George Floyd me," Keenan Anderson cried out as multiple Los Angeles police officers subdued him

The Guardian - UK

‘Abuse of power comes as no surprise’: after David Carrick, Jenny Holzer’s words are more relevant than ever

The artist emblazoned her political work on to a billboard in Times Square in 1982, but I thought of it after Weinstein, Trump, Wayne Couzens … How many more times?

Los Angeles Times

LAPD ban of 'thin blue line' flags is latest salvo in culture war

LOS ANGELES — For some, the "thin blue line" flag is an expression of solidarity with police officers who have lost their lives on the job.

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