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Tyre Nichols Death Essay

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The Death of Tyre Nichols

Recently, footage of the brutal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was released to the public on January 28th. On January 7 in Memphis, Nichols was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, police officers claimed they pulled Nichols over for reckless driving. What should have been a routine and conflict-free stop quickly turned into a violent and deadly encounter.
Nichols was not known to have a violent past or a criminal record of any kind. There is no evidence that suggests he was violent in nature. He was a father to a 4 year old son, a passionate skateboarder, and nature photographer in Sacramento, California. His grandmother, who spoke at his funeral said he was,”...one of those people who made everyone around him happy.” This is not the man you would assume required 5 men to show a deadly amount of force in order to restrain him.
The officers involved in this case had body cams that only revealed audio of the event. The officers involved could be heard saying,”Give me your hands!’’ and, “Stop resisting!”. This paints a pretty clear picture favoring officers involved. The only factor that tells the real story of what happened to Nichols that night was a nearby street camera capturing …show more content…

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