Al Sharpton Slams Ex-Memphis Cops Accused of Killing Tyre Nichols

Al Sharpton went in on the previous Memphis law enforcement officials accused of murdering Tyre Nichols, saying the actual fact the 5 cops are all Black makes the scenario even worse.

We caught up with the Reverend on Friday exterior NBC Studios in NYC … and he did not mince phrases after the discharge of police physique cam footage displaying Tyre’s lethal assault.

The Rev informed us … “I need to make it clear: these 5 officers are Black doesn’t make it much less. In truth, it is extra egregious that some black cops in a city the place MLK gave his life, that is the place he was killed, would do that is outrageous.”

Of course, Al was referring to the deadly taking pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, TN, on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray confessed to the homicide and died of liver illness in jail.

What’s extra, the Rev mentioned the ex-officers did a disservice to Black folks attempting to alter the justice system from inside … “We fought to get them on the [police] drive to appropriate the drive, not to do that.”

He additionally took a swipe at Congress for failing to go into regulation the 2021 George Floyd Act, which might have elevated accountability for police misconduct.

The Rev mentioned … “I put this on the ft of people who wouldn’t vote for federal regulation after George Floyd, there have been no legal guidelines modified!”

Floyd, as you understand, was infamously killed in 2020 by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of the murder and sentenced to many years behind bars.

Al wrapped issues up by urging anybody protesting in Tyre’s identify to not interact in violence. He mentioned in the event that they do riot it would solely assist the accused officers defend themselves within the legal case.