RIP Tyre Nichols

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

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The formation and publicization of "elite" units like SCORPION in Memphis (the members of which killed Nichols and which has now, thankfully, been disbanded) are short-sighted political acts intended to make it look like leaders are "tough on crime"

First off, what an absolutely moronic name to call a unit of policemen who are sworn to protect and serve. It sounds like this unit was nothing more than a bunch of bad cops beating the shit out of anyone and everyone. Just three days before they killed Nichols they beat the hell out of another guy who they snuck up on in an apartment parking lot. They didn't identify themselves as cops and he thought he was getting jumped so he tried to flee and they beat him. That's going to be many more millions of dollars out of the pockets of Memphis citizens.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

First off, what an absolutely moronic name to call a unit of policemen who are sworn to protect and serve.

They didn't beat anyone to death but the 'Red Dog Unit' was disbanded soon after this sordid event in Atlanta over a decade ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Eagle_police_raid