As American society is infested with an incident in which American police officers beat a black driver to death, the attitude of the police officers at the time is fueling angry public opinion.



This is when a video was released showing Tire Nichols (29) crying while being beaten up and continuing the brutal suppression as if it were a daily occurrence.



On the 28th local time, the Associated Press analyzed in detail 67 minutes of police body cam footage released by Memphis, Tennessee, the previous day, and said, "If you had arrived late at the scene, you would not have known that Nicholls, who was beaten and covered in blood, was there. that," he reported.



It is pointed out that the police are fueling anger by revealing inhuman aspects, such as leaving the handcuffed and scattered victim on the street for tens of minutes, showing a calm appearance.



According to the AP, the police who called Nicholls on charges of reckless driving, who was on his way home at around 8:24 pm on the 7th, continued with an overbearing attitude from the beginning, such as spitting out harsh curse words.



Nicholls, who was dragged out of the driver's seat in the first place, shows a compliant appearance by repeating 'alright' several times.



Even after lying on the ground as the police officer ordered, he calmly explained, "I'm just trying to go home," and "you're acting too much right now," the AP reported.



However, when the officers ignored this and shouted at him to lie down and even said, "Fire the Taser," Nicholls got up agitated and attempted to escape.



In response, the police grabbed him and applied indiscriminate physical force, including punches and kicks, as well as brandishing a baton and firing a Taser gun.



Nicholls, who was crying out "Mama, Mama", was hit in the face with 'pepper spray' which caused tears and pain, followed by further beatings before being completely overpowered.



It is 8:38, 14 minutes after the car first stopped.



The Associated Press pointed out, "As Nicholls' moaning subsided, officers roamed the streets, chatting with his colleagues, and standing weakly calm as if nothing had happened."



A few minutes later, emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, but they did not look into Nichols' condition properly or treat him, and an ambulance arrived after another 20 minutes or so.



The AP commented, "When I saw the police officers patting each other on the back with a fist salute, they seemed to be neither distressed nor urgent."



The AP said that a police officer threatened Nicholls, who was lying on the ground and struggling, saying, "You're not going anywhere," several times.



American cultural critic Touré tweeted, "The police officers who killed Nichols didn't commit an aberration, and they weren't unusual."



Memphis Police Chief Serlin Davis announced that the unit would be disbanded, reversing its previous stance of maintaining the "Scorpion" special unit, which belonged to the five officers who beat Nichols.



Nicholls's family expressed their welcome.



About 30 police officers have been assigned to the Scorpion unit, which stands for 'SCORPION·Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in our Neighborthoods' in English, and has been carrying out security duties in response to violent crimes. After the beating death on the 7th, the activity was suspended.



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The day before, some of the protesters in New York, USA, who condemned the excessive suppression of the police, clashed with the police and showed an overheated aspect, such as the arrest of three people.



Former US President Donald Trump, who announced a re-run for the next presidential election in 2024, said in an AP interview that the video of Nicholls beating was "terrible" and "something that should never have happened."



Former President Trump also called it a "very sad moment", referring to the scene where Nicholls cried while looking for 'Mom' in the baptism of profanity by a police officer.



The AP is a position that former President Trump emphasizes the enforcement of public power, and strengthened the enforcement of police power even at the time of the death of George Floyd in May 2020, which brought a wave of’Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests three years ago He said he had signed a bill to do so.



The day before, President Joe Biden made a statement after giving condolences over the phone to Nicholls' mother, Robben Wells, and other bereaved families, saying, "I was outraged when I saw the horrific video of the beatings that led to Nicholls' death, and I felt deep pain." .



President Biden urged peaceful protests, saying, "It is justifiable that people are outraged by this video," but "those seeking justice should not resort to violence or destruction."