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Subject ‘We’re Tired of Being Beaten’
Date January 29, 2023 1:05 AM
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[ Protesters across US call for justice for Tyre Nichols]
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‘WE’RE TIRED OF BEING BEATEN’  
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Gloria Oladipo
January 28, 2023
The Guardian
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_ Protesters across US call for justice for Tyre Nichols _

Protesters block traffic in Memphis, Tennessee, as they rally against
the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols., Seth Herald/AFP/Getty
Images

 

Protests took place in multiple US cities late Friday after police
released footage of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating at the hands of
Memphis police.

The video released late Friday shows several Memphis
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repeatedly in the head, punching him in the face, and hitting him with
a baton.

Officers and medical personnel failed to intervene
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after the attacks left Nichols unable to sit upright. Five of the
involved officers have been fired and charged with second-degree
murder.

The protests remained largely peaceful throughout the night.

Protestors in Memphis
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where the fatal beating took place, poured onto Interstate 55, a
highway that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, on Friday night to
express their outrage at the video and ongoing excessive force used by
Memphis police.

Nyliayh Stewart, 24, joined protestors and discussed the killing of
her cousin by a white Memphis
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traffic stop.

[Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington DC to
protest.]
Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington DC to protest.
Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

“This should not have happened,” said Stewart. “This family
should not have to bury him. My family should not have had to bury my
cousin.”
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protestors gathered in Times Square after the video’s release,
decrying the brutal beating and police brutality at large. “What’s
his name? Tyre! Say his name. Tyre!” the demonstrators chanted while
holding up signs.

At least one person was arrested for allegedly attempting to smash a
police car’s windshield. Two more were arrested during the
demonstrations, but official charges are still pending, according to a
report from ABC News 7
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[A man, his fist raised in the air, walks along a busy street filled
with cars and other people.]
In New York City, people demonstrated in Times Square after video of
the fatal police beating was released. Photograph: Anadolu
Agency/Getty Images

Demonstrators also met in the city’s Union Square and Grand Central
terminal, which police limited access
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to given the expected protests.

Several smaller groups in Chicago hosted rallies and vigils in
response to the brutal video, the Chicago Tribune reported
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Groups of 10 to 20 people held peaceful demonstrations in front of the
Chicago police department headquarters in the Bronzeville neighborhood
and in several other communities. “We’re tired of being murdered,
tired of being beaten, tired of being chased,” said Rabbi Michael
Ben Yosef, who joined demonstrators in front of the department
headquarters, according to ABC 7 Chicago
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Nearly 100 people rallied in Washington DC’s Lafayette Square in
response to the video.

Dozens of protestors also marched in Philadelphia’s Center City, as
organizers spoke out against the video and police violence.
“It’s absolutely disgusting,” said Talia Giles, an organizer
with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, during a speech at
Friday’s demonstration.

“It shows the complete and utter disregard for human life. It shows
the fact that police, no matter what their race is, are going to
terrorize people because that’s what the system is meant to do.
It’s meant to abuse its power against citizens.”

[People wearing heavy coats, hats and scarves hold signs.]
People brave the snow, heavy winds and freezing temperatures in
Detroit, Michigan, to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols. Photograph:
Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Civil rights leaders have spoken about the footage, calling out
repeated instances of police brutality against Black people.

In a statement shared Saturday, Reverend Al Sharpton spoke about yet
another example of police brutality against a Black man.

“Once again, we are forced to watch another horrific video of cops
using brutal force to kill a Black man,” said Sharpton, who will be
speaking at a rally on Saturday.

“Nearly three years after the murder of George Floyd shook the
world, here we are.”

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