Did the Police Lie About Tyre Nichols?

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Composite of Memphsis PD Emblem (Wikimedia Commons), Memphis PD statement (MPD Twitter), and Family Photo Widely Circulated in the American News Media

Once again, an unarmed Black man in America had an encounter with police that ended in his unnecessary and unjust death.

Tyre Nichols was pulled over on January 7, 2023, for “reckless driving” by Memphis police officers. According to the passive voice of the Memphsis PD report, “a confrontation occurred” when officers approached the vehicle…