Police Brutality

Three Black men have been recently released from prison within weeks of each other after serving very long sentences based on police lies, prosecutorial misconduct, and inaccurate witness identification that destroyed decades of their lives. The men are Lee Harris, Sidney Holmes, and Lamar Johnson.  Johnson, 50, walked out of St. Louis court after spending…

Five former Memphis cops who beat Tyre Nichols to death following a traffic stop pleaded not guilty to his murder. The Memphis Police Department identified the five dismissed officers as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. All of the former cops are Black. All five were members of…

Police shot and killed a double amputee by shooting him in the back after he stabbed someone with a butcher knife he was holding. Police shot and killed Anthony Lowe after he stabbed a man, Ramiro, who didn’t want his last name used, crossing the street. Lowe jumped out of his wheelchair and stabbed him. …

The Memphis fire department fired three of its fighters on January 30 as part of its ongoing investigation into the murder of Tyre Nichols after concluding they violated several policies and protocols. Fire department officials said they fired Robert Long, JaMicheal Sandridge, and Lieutenant Michelle Walker, driver of the Engine 55 fire truck.  Long is…

The Memphis police department has disbanded the SCORPION unit, designed to fight violent crime in areas with high crime rates. This comes after members of the unit were involved in the murder of Tyre Nichols.  The release is causing an uproar and charges of a cover-up.  Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of his duties but…

The five Memphis police officers were suspended but not charged in the deadly beating death of a Black motorist.  The killing raises the difficult question of whether Black police officers behave more like White police officers who have historically acted out of bias and rage against Black men. The five police officers were involved in the…

Five former Black Memphis police officers have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, who was arrested during a traffic stop. The former Black officers—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. In addition, they all were charged with aggravated assault, one count…

As Memphis police brutally beat Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, he cried out for his mother to come to help him the same way some soldiers do in combat. Nichols screamed for his mother three  times as police pulled him from his car for reckless driving.  Memphis police on Friday released a series of…