.LindseyGrahamSC supports 'liability' for police departments in wake of Tyre Nichols' death
Graham's statement on social media comes after footage was released showing Tyre Nichols, 29, beaten to death by five officers with the Memphis Police Department, which Graham called"appalling." The South Carolina senator compared police departments to businesses, and that like businesses, police departments ought to be responsible for the products or services it provides."I oppose civil lawsuits against individual officers," Graham wrote.
"It is clear that these officers violated the department’s policies and training," read a statement from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland "But we are doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. We are initiating an outside, independent review of the training, policies, and operations of our specialized units."
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