2023-04-19 23:50:40
black Nichols‘s (29) family has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis and the relevant police department, which police hold responsible for the death of their son, who died on the 3rd day following violent detention.
In the case file, in the incident on January 7, after stopping his vehicle, Nichols “mercilesslyThe beating police officers were accused of being “unqualified, untrained and unsupervised”.
The 139-page dossier submitted to the federal court included allegations of “excessive use of force and willful indifference to serious medical needs” regarding police irresponsible behavior, stating that it was “the direct and predictable product of the unconstitutional policies, practices, customs, and deliberate indifference of the city of Memphis and its police authorities.” .
In the file, the name “Scorpion”, which caused the death of the black youth, polis It was stated that the unit “bring terror rather than restoring peace” to Memphis.
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Tire Nichols, who works as a FedEx driver in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, was stopped by the police on January 7 for “reckless driving”, got out of his car, and was brutally beaten during the detention process.
The young man the police left after beating for minutes did not receive any medical attention for about 30 minutes, and even the firefighters, who came to the scene within 10 minutes after the violence ended and had medical equipment, did not give any medical attention to Nichols.
The black teenager, who was later taken to the hospital, died 3 days later due to excessive bleeding.
Protests were held in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Portland following the release of Nichols’ beating footage.
The Memphis Police Department suspended 7 police officers involved in the incident, and 3 firefighters were dismissed.
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