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WATCH: DC protests the murder of Tyre Nichols, beaten by racist Black Memphis police
(WUSA9) Streaming live Jan. 27, 2023. WARNING: This video shows a live protest where profanity may be used. State oppression in the name of "security" efforts are ramping up in the District of Columbia on Friday night in response to rallies over the release of body camera footage showing killer cops deploying deadly force used by police against an innocent 29-year-old Black Memphis man.
Tyre Nichols succumbed to his severe injuries after his brutal Jan. 7th beating by police officers three days later during an unprovoked traffic stop. Five fired officers are now being charged with second-degree murder. Bodycam video from the incident is expected to be released to the public Friday sometime after 7:00 pm, and Memphis authorities say they are braced for public unrest and riots.
In D.C., heightened security measures were taken, with the entire MPD force (more than 3,000 officers) activated and fencing installed late Thursday night around the U.S. Capitol. MPD said they expected to have 600 extra people on the ground, including more than two dozen platoons from the Civil Disturbance Unit. Officers will remain on 12-hour shifts until the activation protocol is lifted. Read more: wusa9.com
Memphis BLM activist: Tyre Nichols's killing is part of police brutality crisis for Black residents
(Democracy Now!) Jan. 27, 2023. Amid nationwide protests, prosecutors charge five former Memphis police officers with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, who finally died of his injuries on January 10 of kidney failure and cardiac arrest after a severe and vicious beating three days earlier during a traffic stop.
Memphis and other cities across the U.S. are expecting mass protests against police violence, with body-camera footage of the deadly traffic stop set to be released Friday evening.
Democracy Now! goes to Memphis for an update from community organizer Amber Sherman, a member of the Memphis chapter of Black Lives Matter, who says police brutality is nothing new for many residents. "It's literally just being caught on camera," Sherman says.
"We have experienced this same kind of violence over and over and over again in our communities."
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