Rewulf Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 You may not have heard much about this incident . A young black man , brutally beaten to death in the US , for nothing, by 5 police officers. You might be wondering where the riots and BLM protests are ? Until you realise that low media coverage and outrage are limited by the police officers ethnicity. https://news.sky.com/story/tyre-nichols-death-bodycam-footage-shows-father-of-one-calling-for-his-mother-as-he-is-beaten-by-officers-before-his-death-12797166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 didnt realise that all the police officers were black........................'tis a totally different story for me now..............with lots of unanswered questions now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Black on black does not seem to be a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Takes me back many years to when I was accused of being racist for locking up a black youth. His Mother called me every name under the sun, until I got the arresting Officer............he just happened to be .....er.....Black ! Game, Set and Match ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Saw it on the news last night and commented to OH it would be interesting to see how folk reacted given all five suspects were black. It would seem that now we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 The local community where the victim lived are saying this wasn't an isolated incident. The police officers have been beating up poor black men routinely for a long time. They obviously got a power kick from the beatings they handed out. It can still be considered racist even though the police officers were also black because the victim was almost certainly chosen for a beating by his colour, age and being in a poor neighbourhood If they hadn't gone too far and killed him they never would have heard any more about it. The victim wouldn't have the money to sue the police and nobody would have believed him if he complained. Anyway who would he complain to ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, dead eye alan said: Black on black does not seem to be a problem? Don't google "black on black".... you will get the shock of your life! Police officers in the US have had a bad rap for a long time as the racism card was such an easy one to play. Really wouldn't want to see this swept under the carpet just because of the officers skin colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 I heard that this group of officers belong to a special group called scorpion that go into gang related areas they got the right to stop and search for guns by all accounts they do whatever they like without consequences but went to far this time how true i don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Vince Green said: The local community where the victim lived are saying this wasn't an isolated incident. The police officers have been beating up poor black men routinely for a long time. They obviously got a power kick from the beatings they handed out. It can still be considered racist even though the police officers were also black because the victim was almost certainly chosen for a beating by his colour, age and being in a poor neighbourhood If they hadn't gone too far and killed him they never would have heard any more about it. The victim wouldn't have the money to sue the police and nobody would have believed him if he complained. Anyway who would he complain to ? So the fact that he tried to run away is irrelevant then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, Westley said: So the fact that he tried to run away is irrelevant then ? So the fact they caught him and had him detained then proceded to beat him to death has gone over your head? Or should police now routinley beat to death anyone who runs from them and gets caught? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Westley said: So the fact that he tried to run away is irrelevant then ? Yes, completely irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Westley said: So the fact that he tried to run away is irrelevant then ? No, but then beating him close enough to death that even medical intervention would not save him is quite relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Either those cops were completely out of control or they had some serious concerns with the person they stopped to have acted like they did. I'm going to wait for the investigation/Court case but admittedly the video appears damming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 the 5 have been sacked, and on a murder charge,bbc news this morning, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Westley said: So the fact that he tried to run away is irrelevant then ? Police initially said that Nichols fled on foot during a traffic stop for reckless driving and that a “confrontation” occurred when the officers tried to detain him. However, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis told MSNBC Friday that an investigation and review of available camera footage could not “substantiate” the reckless driving claim. It looks very relevant now Edited January 29, 2023 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 regardless as to what happened............everything appears to be very calm.....if it was different ...there would be total world wide unrest with lewis hamilton laying prostate in the middle of the road, instead of taking the knee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, ditchman said: regardless as to what happened............everything appears to be very calm.....if it was different ...there would be total world wide unrest with lewis hamilton laying prostate in the middle of the road, instead of taking the knee This is something no-one wants to see 😲😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 31 minutes ago, JKD said: This is something no-one wants to see 😲😂 HHhahahhahhaaaaaaaaaa...........new programme............"inside F1" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 NOOOOOOO !!! 🙈🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, JKD said: NOOOOOOO !!! 🙈🤣 come on ...man up up over there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, ditchman said: come on ...man up up over there... Now that could mean something completely different ☝️👀😲🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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