Editorial: Ignoring Tyre Nichols footage won't erase need for real police reform
If Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by police officers during a traffic stop without video evidence, did it really happen?simply accepted the initial police report of Nichols' Jan. 7 encounter with the Memphis Police Department, his tragic and violent death three days later would've been reduced to a cautionary tale, a chilling example law enforcement agencies cite whenever the circumstances of an arrest lead to officers killing a civilian.
The video of Nichols' death has — much like the heart-rending footage of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and too many others killed by police before him — animated yet another national discussion on police brutality and the suffocating wall of silence that enables a culture of intimidation within law enforcement agencies.
The video itself is gut-wrenching and difficult to watch. Officers screaming a series of confusing and contradictory commands at Nichols, who reacts with intense panic in his voice.
Everyone has a choice as to whether to put themselves through that experience. We believe, as difficult as it might be, that large numbers of Americans watching the video is critical to achieving any semblance of progress. Choosing not to won't erase its existence. It may save you the anguish of feeling a fraction of the pain that Nichols' family is enduring, but it won't solve the problem that his death has brought to light.
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