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MEMPHIS, Tenn. 鈥� Officials in Memphis are preparing to release body camera footage from the police beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols鈥� death.

Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree murder and other charges for their role in Mr. Nichols鈥� death.

In response, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Tennessee released the following statements:

Kathy Sinback, executive director, 老澳门开奖结果 of Tennessee:

鈥淭yre Nichols should be alive today.

鈥淲e join with the family, the Memphis community, and the nation in mourning Tyre Nichols鈥� senseless loss and demanding justice.

鈥淣o one deserves the kind of abuse that Mr. Nichols suffered, yet such trauma falls disproportionately and repeatedly on communities of color. Our current system of policing does not value all lives equally. In Tennessee, Black people account for percent of the population, but over percent of the people killed by police.

鈥淚t's past time to end the disparate, ineffective and violent policing of communities of color, and the constant surveillance, targeting and harassment of Black and Brown people. We must stop relying on police to respond to issues related to poverty and disinvestment, which leads to more frequent, unnecessary and aggressive actions by law enforcement toward community members. It's time for us to reimagine the role of police to be far narrower, while investing in supportive, community-based solutions for public safety independent of the criminal legal system.

鈥淲e are committed to following the lead of our community partners in Memphis fighting for a new approach to policing and the criminal legal system, in calling for accountability for Mr. Nichols鈥� death; transparency in reporting on civilian complaints and law enforcement malfeasance; collection and reporting of data on traffic stops; and a full and public review of the policies, protocols, training and complaints against the SCORPION unit.

鈥淓veryone deserves to live a life free from harmful policing and violence, regardless of where we live, how we look, or who we are. We will keep fighting for a Memphis that invests in non-punitive, non-carceral approaches to the community and centers the protection of Black lives, a Memphis where what happened to Tyre Nichols never happens again.鈥�

Yasmin Cader, deputy legal director and director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Trone Center for Justice and Equality:

鈥淲e express our profound grief for Tyre Nichols鈥� family and all those who love him. A man lost his life, a family lost a beloved son and father, and a community lost a friend to police violence.

鈥淵et again, we are witnessing a horrific abusive act committed by members of an institution that purports to act in our name and to keep us safe. The Black community again is faced with burying one of our own at the hands of police.

鈥淭here must be accountability for this unspeakable act and we must continue fighting for a society in which police violence is rare instead of rampant. But none of this will bring Tyre Nichols back to his loved ones.

鈥淭yre Nichols鈥� killing underscores the urgent need to change the role and practices of police in our society. We must all work towards transformational change that centers care and safety 鈥� and that includes being safe from police violence. Through our grief, we will continue this struggle.鈥�