Ben Crump, the lawyer representing the family of Tyre Nicholsthe African-American man who was mortally beaten by Memphis police officers, asked the Congress of the United States to pass a law of remodeling policemanand said that the mother of Nichols he hoped that the tragedy could lead to a “greater good”.
“Shame on us if we don’t use his tragic death to finally pass the George Floyd Police Justice Act,” Ben Crump said of the remodeling policeman on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The five officers are scheduled to appear before Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones at 9:00 a.m. on February 17, according to court records.
Crump said that he and the family of Tyre Nichols had spoken with President Joe Biden on Friday and urged him to use the death of Nichols to boost support for the approval of the law on remodeling policeman.
The mother of Tyre Nichols He is coping with his son’s death believing it was destined to change the world, the attorney said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
“She believes in her heart that Tyre he was sent here on a mission and that there is going to be a greater good that will come out of this tragedy.”
The remodeling policeman The “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” was introduced in 2021 after George Floyd was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes, sparking worldwide protests over racial injustice.
The bill, which aims to end aggressive tactics by law enforcement, passed the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives in 2021 but stalled in the Senate. On Thursday, Biden asked the Congress to send the legislation to your desk.
BREAKING: The 5 former Memphis Police Department officers have been indicted by a grand jury on charges ranging from second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression for the death of Tyre Nichols. pic.twitter.com/mkPLf4CCHU
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) January 26, 2023
