Tyre Nichols' death: How presentation of video evidence in court can have an impact
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols' death: How presentation of video evidence in court can have an impact

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The footage of Tyre Nichols is yet another reminder that video can help people bear witness to traumatic events. However, the way video is presented in court can greatly influence jurors’ perceptions Body camera and surveillance footage depicting the 7 January, 2023, fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was key in raising national awareness and prompting protests for police reform. Rather, jurors may perceive the depicted events differently — based, among other factors, on how the video is presented in court. As a result, the US legal system provides substantial discretion in evaluating video evidence by ignoring a range of biases that may shape visual perception and judgment in court.

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Trial Of 3 Officers Accused Of Beating Tyre Nichols To Death Begins With Grim Warning
3 months, 1 week ago

Trial Of 3 Officers Accused Of Beating Tyre Nichols To Death Begins With Grim Warning

Huff Post  

Former Memphis Police Department officers, from top left: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, and from bottom left, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. Memphis Police Department via AP, File MEMPHIS — Prosecutors in Memphis began opening arguments on Wednesday against the three officers on trial in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten …

Witness thought Tyre Nichols was already dead at the scene of police beating, new documents show
10 months, 1 week ago

Witness thought Tyre Nichols was already dead at the scene of police beating, new documents show

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, including an account from a witness who saw Nichols slumped on the pavement and thought he was already dead. An initial incident report for Nichols’ arrest, included among the latest documents, …

Tyre Nichols video: What Memphis police footage shows in deadly traffic stop and arrest
1 year, 9 months ago

Tyre Nichols video: What Memphis police footage shows in deadly traffic stop and arrest

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The release of footage …

A judge blocks the release of additional footage of the beating death of Tyre Nichols
1 year, 9 months ago

A judge blocks the release of additional footage of the beating death of Tyre Nichols

NPR  

A judge blocks the release of additional footage of the beating death of Tyre Nichols Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images A judge in Tennessee has blocked the release of some 20 hours of additional video and audio recordings of the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers in January. Sponsor Message Soon …

Activists link death of Tyre Nichols to ‘cowboy’ police culture
1 year, 10 months ago

Activists link death of Tyre Nichols to ‘cowboy’ police culture

Al Jazeera  

Local groups call for greater transparency and accountability following the death of the 29-year-old US father. “There is a culture of violence and heavy-handedness that has persisted, even though the city now has a majority Black police force, and there is little transparency,” said Marc Perrusquia, director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. On …

Tyre Nichols’ death is just latest instance of video contradicting police accounts
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols’ death is just latest instance of video contradicting police accounts

CNN  

CNN — The initial Memphis police statement on the events of January 7 was vague. Videos of the arrest show what that second “confrontation” actually entailed: Officers with the police department’s specialized SCORPION team punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed and used a baton on Tyre Nichols while he was restrained. Some of these instances, including former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s fatal …

Tyre Nichols: Body cam footage of Black man being beaten by Memphis police is released
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols: Body cam footage of Black man being beaten by Memphis police is released

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The officers then can be heard on bodycam …

Editorial: What the Tyre Nichols videos don’t show
1 year, 10 months ago

Editorial: What the Tyre Nichols videos don’t show

LA Times  

A portrait of Tyre Nichols displayed at a memorial service for him on Jan. 17 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died three days after police beat him during a traffic stop. “It takes off the table that issues and problems in law enforcement about race,” Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis, who is Black, told CNN’s Don Lemon. The Memphis video demonstrates …

‘A new era of accountability.’ What Memphis got right after the death of Tyre Nichols
1 year, 10 months ago

‘A new era of accountability.’ What Memphis got right after the death of Tyre Nichols

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic videos and descriptions of violence. “A year ago, two years ago, we wouldn’t have seen some of the things we’re seeing here,” Johnson said of Memphis law enforcement’s handling of Nichols’ death. “We’re in a new era of accountability,” said CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson, noting the proliferation of police body cameras and cell …

In the city where Tyre Nichols was killed, some refuse to watch beating video that ‘exploits’ Black grief
1 year, 10 months ago

In the city where Tyre Nichols was killed, some refuse to watch beating video that ‘exploits’ Black grief

LA Times  

Amber Sherman speaks during a protest Friday in Memphis, Tenn. She did not watch the video of police beating Tyre Nichols, calling her decision an act of self-care and a political statement. “I think the need to watch someone be murdered is really around the spectacle of death and how we objectify Black people and their bodies and how we …

Live Updates | Release of video of Tyre Nichols’ beating
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates | Release of video of Tyre Nichols’ beating

Associated Press  

The Latest on the release of a Memphis Police Department video showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, who later died. Harris issued a statement that said: “Yet, once again, America mourns the life of a son and father brutally cut short at the hands of those sworn to protect and serve.” She said the video images will “open wounds that …

A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death
1 year, 10 months ago

A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case, which sparked state and federal investigations into police brutality and led to murder and other charges against the five officers involved in his arrest this month: — Jan. 7: Tyre Nichols is pulled over by police for an alleged traffic violation after photographing a sunset, according to accounts …

Tyre Nichols' police beating videos released: What do they show
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols' police beating videos released: What do they show

Hindustan Times  

The Memphis Police in the US on Friday released disturbing video footage of the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Police officers look at Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over while driving and died three days later, in this screen grab from a video released by Memphis Police. ‘Nichols video left me outraged’: Joe Biden President …

US Sad, Enraged after Memphis Police Release Video of Cops Beating Tyre Nichols to Death
1 year, 10 months ago

US Sad, Enraged after Memphis Police Release Video of Cops Beating Tyre Nichols to Death

News 18  

The US city of Memphis on Friday released graphic video footage depicting the fatal police assault of a 29-year-old Black man, as cities nationwide braced for a night of protests against police brutality. Addressing an emotional press conference earlier Friday, the victim’s mother RowVaughn Wells called out the officers who she said beat her son “to a pulp,” telling them: …

What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols
1 year, 10 months ago

What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols

NPR  

What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols toggle caption Adrian Sainz/AP Mostly peaceful protests over police brutality were carried out around the country after the public release of body camera footage brought the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols into clearer picture. Police body cam video shows a violent arrest Police said on Jan. 8 that Nichols was …

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