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Photos: A look back at the police beating of Rodney King and the 1992 LA riots
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The family of Tyre Nichols and their lawyers say a video being released today will show officers savagely beating Nichols for three minutes. The legal team likened the assault to the infamous 1991 beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.
Here's a collection of images from the days that followed King's beating and the riots that unfolded upon the acquittal of the officers charged in the case.
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From police brass and the Memphis district attorney's office to the White House, officials said Nichols' killing points to a need for bolder reforms.
The Memphis Police Department has disciplined an officer involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers and outraged the nation with another display of police brutality.
As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp. Just like the attack on George Floyd, a simple intervention could have saved a life.
The release of footage showing Memphis, Tennessee, police officers violently beating Tyre Nichols has renewed calls for Congress to pass police reform legislation.