Disband the Memphis Police Unit after the murder of Tyre Nichols

Memphis police have dissolved a unit to which the five policemen belong, accused of causing the death of African-American Tyre Nichols, after severely beating him, in a horrific incident that shocked the United States.

The killing of Tyre Nichols has re-launched the debate about police violence in the United States, where the memory of Floyd's killing in 2020 at the hands of a white policeman is still fresh in our minds, with the feeling that the huge demonstrations that followed the accident did not change anything.

The five policemen, who are themselves black, belong to the "Memphis Scorpion" unit, which was formed in November 2021 with the aim of reducing illegal activities in troubled neighborhoods by deploying more police elements in them.

"It is in everyone's interest to permanently disband Scorpion," Memphis police said in a statement Saturday, adding that officers in the unit agreed without reservation.

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