5 Police Officers Involved in Tyre Nichols Beating Death Charged with Murder

Tyre Nichols' death: Know the special 'SCORPION' unit of Memphis PD | Oneindia News*Explainer

The unfortunate death of Tyre Nichols’s death in USA has again put the spotlight on the country’s treatment of blacks. And this is not just an isolated…separated..or a one-off incident. Such incidents happen almost every few months in USA that brings the discourse back to two things….It’s treatment of persons of color…and police brutality that accompanies it. Although usually…when such incidents happen…unvariably the victim is black…and the aggressor, or aggressors are white. But not this time. This time both the victim and the assaulters were black. And with the protests erupting in USA with regard to this incident…the special unit of Memphis police…the SCORPION …has been the talk all across the spectrum. In this video, we decode this special unit…the SCORPION…along with highlighting how high-handed the police authorities in USA are…and how such incidents traumatise blacks in USA. But before that, don’t forget to like, share and subscribe to Oneindia. #Tyrenicholsseath #Scorpionspecialunit#USApolicebrutality

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A video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols has been released, verifying he was beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee before he was hospitalised in early January. Three days later the Black motorist died due to sustained injuries.