Protests in Memphis on 27 January blocked a major highway and small-scale demonstrations were held elsewhere when over an hour of video footage was released of police violently arresting Tyre Nicholas twenty days earlier. There were no signs of Tyre resisting arrest. He was beaten unnecessarily and died in hospital three days later. Five officers were charged with his murder before the videos were released, to avert anticipated protests against police violence. Protests are spreading. Two thousand miles away in Los Angeles, demonstrators vandalised eight businesses and one person in possession of spray paint and a glass-breaking tool was arrested for felony vandalism. Marchers met in Hollywood, and Black Lives Matter continue to press for an end to traffic stops by police.
USA: protests over police brutality
Written by David Fletcher 02 Feb 2023Additional Info
- Pray: for the protests to be peaceful, for immediate changes made to training police, and for police brutality to become a thing of the past. (Titus 3:1-2)
- More: www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/1-arrested-for-felony-vandalism-during-la-protest-of-death-of-tyre-nicholas/
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