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January 28th, 2023

malada: Canadian flag text I stand with Canada (Default)
Saturday, January 28th, 2023 12:01 pm
... so you don't have to.

The one that I saw was a security camera video from across the street. It's about a half an hour long but most of the action is in the first seven minutes.

There's nothing to see at first - just a nighttime scene of an empty street - until the camera is turned to the corner where the 'arrest' of Tyre Nichols is happening. The lighting isn't great and the shot is from a distance but we can see a young, fairly thin man being manhandled by 3 rather burly men. Seriously, these guys look like they're twice the young man's weight. Tyre is struggling on the ground and it appears that 3 men are trying to hold him down He's punched several times and viciously kicked at least twice. One officer winds up his kick and hits with such force that the officer losses his balance and nearly falls over. Tyre is then is either pulled upright or breaks free from the offices and attempts to run. His hands are handcuffed behind his back. The officers then grab him and beat him in the stomach and head until he's back on the ground.

When Tyre is relatively inert they drag him to one of the cars and prop him up in a seated position.

I heard they released the body camera videos but I haven't searched for them. Even from a distance the beat down is pretty brutal.

All cars visible on the scene are unmarked. Later in the video more cops arrive. At one point there was perhaps 10 police officers at the scene.

Here's Tyre's website of his photography:

https://thiscaliforniakid2.wixsite.com/tnicholsphotography

I don't have any words.