1/Even hours after watching the Memphis videos of the police brutally beating #TyreNichols, I am angry and sad and unsure what to say. Many cannot -- and should not -- watch this because of its senseless violence, but we must talk about how to prevent this from repeating again.
2/It shows the cultural problem of the police in a new light. We cannot blame the racism and the violence on White officers. Here 5 Black officers beat to death a Black man, alleged to have committed a traffic offense -- which I didn't see on the videos. Where is it?
3/But even if it was a legitimate traffic stop, chasing Tyre, an employed 29 year old father, & beating him can never be justified. Worse, standing around & offering no aid. Waiting more than 20 minutes for an ambulance cruel and criminal. Why didn't police drive him to hospital?
4/And I have more questions: Why couldn't 5 police subdue a slender man? How bad are the police physically that Tyre could outrun every officer? How did police pepper spray themselves? Why were they using spray and Tasers? Why did no one aid him -- at times there were at least 8?
5/Why did no one in the neighborhood who must have seen the police lights and heard Tyre's screams respond? Yes, I know they must have been afraid and knew they couldn't call the police to stop the police but what about a TV station or ambulance or taking cell phone videos?
Please share your thoughts on this criminal event and your emotional reactions and thoughts for solutions.
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