The Memphis Police Department on Friday released bodycam video of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a Black man whose death spurred murder charges against five police officers.
The officers, all of whom are Black, severely beat Nichols, 29, during a traffic stop on Jan. 7. He died three days later. Police initially said Nichols was pulled over for reckless driving; however, authorities later said available footage could not “substantiate” that claim.
All five officers were fired last week and have been charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. At least two of them are expected to plead not guilty.
Before showing the video on Friday night’s episode of “The ReidOut,” host Joy Reid shared her thoughts on the reason for doing so and cautioned viewers not to become desensitized to this kind of violence.
You can watch a clip of her introduction at this link.
Here are her words transcribed:
I think this is important. We’re going to show you this video because you pay for the…
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