The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black m...
US authorities on January 26, 2023 charged five officers with second-degree murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in the eastern state of Tennessee following a traffic stopThe southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim's mother said,"beat him to a pulp.
"What I saw on this video was more of a groupthink sort of mentality. And no one took a step to intercept or intervene," Davis said on CNN."And that's why the charges are as severe as they are." Video of Floyd's death spread rapidly, sparking a massive wave of protests nationwide, sometimes violent, and leading to scrutiny of race relations and police brutality in the United States.
The police officers were taken into custody after an internal investigation found them to have deployed excessive use of force and to have failed to render aid.
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