Memphis police use 'excessive force', US justice department says
The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and follows policies that discriminate against black people, the US justice department has said. This includes unnecessarily escalating encounters with some of the city's "most vulnerable" residents, Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general, said on Thursday.
Memphis police discriminate, protesters said. A new Justice Department report agrees.
Almost two years after national protests sparked by the police killing of Tyre Nichols, the U.S. Department of Justice has validated citizen concerns. Its new report finds Memphis police officers use excessive force and discriminate against Black people.
Nichols' family filed a $550 million lawsuit against the City of Memphis and its police department, alleging negligence and ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn ... to discuss motions filed by defense attorneys to have the officers stand trial separately. The three were found guilty Oct. 3 of federal witness tampering charges in the ...
Note: This story has been edited to accurately reflect the verdicts against Bean, Smith and Haley, who were each found not guilty on civil rights violation charges ...
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