As sporadic crowds continued Saturday to protest the death of Tennessee motorist Tyre Nichols at the hands of law enforcement, the Memphis police chief said she would eliminate the specialized unit implicated in the beating. The so-called Scorpion unit — officers tasked with targeting violent lawbreakers in high-crime areas — has been inactive since Nichols’ beating and arrest Jan. 7. The five officers fired and charged with second-degree murder in his death belonged to that unit. In Memphis, the large-scale protests that some anticipated after the release of the Nichols video did not materialize. She said her real thoughts about the Nichols beating were not fit for publication.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2023 06:02 UTC