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The Justice Department finds Memphis police regularly violate the civil rights of citizens, engaging in unconstitutional tactics like excessive use of force and discriminating against Black residents.
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Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in January 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Department, from the use of excessive force to its mistreatment of Black people in the majority-Black city, a federal investigation has found.
The Justice Department on Wednesday said a 17-month civil rights investigation found that the Memphis Police Department engages in the systemic use of excessive force and discriminates against Black people and disabled people.
A Justice Department investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 found that "Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve."
The Justice Department report marked the conclusion of an investigation that began six months after Tyre Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest him after he fled a traffic stop.
The Memphis Police Department (MPD) regularly uses “excessive force” and unlawfully discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a Justice Department (DOJ) investigation released Wednesday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations,
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city.
The Justice Department finds Memphis police regularly violate the civil rights of citizens, engaging in unconstitutional tactics like excessive use of force and discriminating against Black residents.
Almost two years after national protests sparked by the police killing of Tyre Nichols, the U.S. Department of Justice has validated citizen concerns. Its new report finds Memphis police officers use excessive force and discriminate against Black people.
