I will protest, but the court will decide. In the meantime, we are currently hearing the reactions from local leaders in the release of the video Orange County Sheriff John Mina’s tweeted quote. , is outraged. Memphis Police. They are a disgrace to our noble profession. That swift action was taken to end them, that they are facing murder charges for these heinous acts, and that Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lima has accused these five former Memphis officers of Tennessee is indefensible and in no way reflects the majority of hardworking public servants.
‘Disgust and distrust’: Florida leaders react to body camera footage of Tyre Nichols’ fatal arrest
Updated: January 27, 2023 10:12 PM EST
Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage on Friday of Tyre Nichols being violently beaten and police holding down a black driver and beating him repeatedly while screaming for his mother. Florida leaders have taken to social media to condemn the actions of Memphis police. Former Memphis, Tennessee police officers are indefensible and do not reflect the majority of hardworking public servants who put their lives on the line every day to serve our community,” Sheriff Lemma said on Facebook. “I commend Memphis for taking swift action to free these men and swiftly calling for investigations at the local, state and federal levels. We hope that we can now better understand which policies, procedures, or oversights were abused or failed when this act occurred, so that we can prevent it from happening again. I saw the video.These police beat Tyre Nichols to death.The changes needed to create a fair system will require more than training and body cameras,” Frost said on social media. I am writing to “They beat him to death while the cameras were on. “I’ve been a cop for 35 years and I’ve never seen anything more reprehensible than the police video I saw in Memphis tonight,” Chitwood said. “The footage made me want to throw up. I felt the same disgust and disbelief watching Tyre Nichols that I felt watching George Floyd again.” Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell was also shocked and horrified by the officers’ actions.”Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tyre Nichols’ family and friends, and the entire Memphis community,” O’Dell wrote online. “The vicious behavior displayed by these former police officers is in no way intrusive in our profession and can never be tolerated. Horrifying video on the OnlyFans account of being held at gunpoint in Orange County. Amazon delivery driver robbed Volusia Sheriff: Business owner charged with groping; efforts to prevent more victims
Memphis authorities released over an hour of video Friday showing Tyre Nichols being violently beaten. Police then held down the black driver and beat him repeatedly while screaming for his mother.
The video emerged a day after officers were charged with murder in Nichols’ death.
Florida leaders took to social media to condemn the actions of Memphis police.
Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma wrote on Facebook that he sympathized with Nichols’ family and hoped that lessons could be learned from the investigation.
“The actions of these five former Memphis, Tennessee police officers are unacceptable and do not reflect the majority of hardworking public servants who put their lives on the line every day to serve our community.” Sheriff Lemma said on Facebook. “I commend Memphis for taking swift action to free these men and swiftly calling for investigations at the local, state, and federal levels. We hope that we will be able to better understand which policies, procedures, or oversights were abused or failed when this happened, so we can make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
Congressman Maxwell Frost also called out the treatment he witnessed in the video.
“I saw a video of the lynching. Those police beat Tyre Nichols to death. The changes needed to create a fair system require more than training and body cameras,” Frost said on Social. wrote in the media. “They beat him to death while the cameras were on. He should be alive.”
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said watching the beating felt the same as watching a video of George Floyd’s final moments.
“I’ve been a cop for 35 years and I’ve never seen anything more reprehensible than the police video I saw in Memphis tonight,” Chitwood said in a statement. It made me want to throw up, and I felt the same disgust and disbelief that I felt when I saw George Floyd, and again when I saw Tyre Nichols.”
Chitwood added that brutal force will not be tolerated at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell was also shocked and horrified by the officers’ actions.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tyre Nichols’ family and friends, and the entire Memphis community,” Odell wrote online. It is never allowed in the profession.”
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