‘Beat to death on no crime’: Rev. Al Sharpton condemns ex-Memphis cops | USA TODAY

Reverend Al Sharpton addressed the Tyre Nichols’ traffic stop video, slammed the ex-Memphis officers accused of Nichols’ death.

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In the long sequence of high-profile deaths of Black men at the hands of American police, the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis shared many of the same hallmarks: a traffic stop that turns violent, an outraged community and a critical release of video footage.

But the case was unique in another way. All five police officers now charged with his murder are Black.

How the officers’ race will influence protesters in the streets – and any future jury in the courtroom – remains to be seen. But experts, activists and attorneys told USA TODAY that the race of the officers involved is far less important than the race of the victim. They say a “historically biased culture of policing” puts Black people at risk regardless of an officer’s race.

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