Tag: Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols Family Sue City of Memphis and Police Department Over Beating Death

The family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, during a traffic stop earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against the city and the Memphis Police Department (MPD), seeking a jury trial and $550 million in damages. Nichols was pulled over for alleged…


Memphis Police Banned From Performing Pretextual Traffic Stops

Police in Memphis will no longer be able to make pretextual traffic stops after city officials voted on April 11 to end them. The Memphis City Council voted unanimously to pass the Driving Equality Act in Honor of Tyre Nichols, named after the 29-year-old black man who died in the hospital on Jan. 10, three days after…


Heather Mac Donald on Meritocracy Versus Diversity

“You can have meritocracy, or you can have diversity,” says Heather Mac Donald. “You can’t have both.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sits down with Heather Mac Donald to discuss the Tyre Nichols murder, the erasure of meritocracy in our schools and businesses, and the breakdown of law in…


PREMIERING NOW: Heather Mac Donald on the Tyre Nichols Case, Racism Red Herring, and Civilizational Breakdown

“Policing may enter a death spiral if racism remains the predominant explanation for the Tyre Nichols case,” says Heather Mac Donald. “It’s going to drive more people out of the profession … and it’s going to enter a vicious cycle.” After a traffic stop on Jan. 7, Nichols, 29, attempted to flee and resisted police…


Heather Mac Donald on the Tyre Nichols Case, Racism Red Herring, and Civilizational Breakdown

“Policing may enter a death spiral if racism remains the predominant explanation for the Tyre Nichols case,” says Heather Mac Donald. “It’s going to drive more people out of the profession … and it’s going to enter a vicious cycle.” After a traffic stop on Jan. 7, Nichols, 29, attempted to flee and resisted police…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Heather Mac Donald on the Tyre Nichols Case, Racism Red Herring, and Civilizational Breakdown

“Policing may enter a death spiral if racism remains the predominant explanation for the Tyre Nichols case,” says Heather Mac Donald. “It’s going to drive more people out of the profession … and it’s going to enter a vicious cycle.” After a traffic stop on Jan. 7, Nichols, 29, attempted to flee and resisted police…


2 Deputies Suspended in Tyre Nichols Case Didn’t Activate Body Cameras

Two sheriff’s deputies, who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Memphis city police severely beat Nichols, authorities said on Wednesday. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers each violated multiple…


PREMIERING 2/18 at 7:30PM ET: Heather Mac Donald on the Tyre Nichols Case, Racism Red Herring, and Civilizational Breakdown

“Policing may enter a death spiral if racism remains the predominant explanation for the Tyre Nichols case,” says Heather Mac Donald. “It’s going to drive more people out of the profession … and it’s going to enter a vicious cycle.” After a traffic stop on Jan. 7, Nichols, 29, attempted to flee and resisted police…


5 Former Memphis Officers Plead Not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Five former Memphis police officers on Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from last month’s death of Tyre Nichols. Police video captured images of the officers beating and kicking Nichols, hitting him with a baton, spraying him with pepper spray, and firing a stun gun at him on Jan….


LIVE NOW: Memphis Police Officers Arraigned on Murder Charges

Memphis Police officers charged with murder after the death of the motorist Tyre Nichols will be arraigned on bond on the morning of Feb. 17 at Shelby County court. The Epoch Times will livestream the arraignment from 9:45 a.m. ET. …