Justice for Tyre Nichols
JANUARY 27, 2023
On January 10, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, died after being severely beaten by five police officers in Memphis. Police brutality is an epidemic that needs to be addressed.
NAACP President, Derrick Johnson, released the following statement ahead of the release of the police video in Tyre Nichols' case:
“Our country is once again bracing for the release of another traumatizing video of yet another police killing. If anyone needs to see this video, it's every single leader in congress. Sit in your comfy leather chair, watch the video when it is released, and tell us what else you need to vote ‘yes’ on police reform. By failing to write a piece of legislation, you're writing another obituary. By failing to pass the legislation, you're passing on your sworn duty to protect the people. We know just how much all of you will be thinking and praying upon the release of the video, you don't need to mention it. Instead, tell us what you're going to do about it. Tell us what you’re going to do to honor Tyre Nichols. Tell us what you're going to do to show his family, his loving son, and this entire nation, that his life was not lost in vain. We can name all the victims of police violence, but we can't name a single law you have passed to address it.”
What has your Congress representative done to address police reform? Find their contact details here and write to them and push them on it.
Ask them:
What are you doing to immediately address police reform?
What laws will you introduce/support/pass to address police reform long-term?
What are you doing to honor Tyre Nichols?
What are you doing to support his family?
What are you doing to honor everyone who has lost their lives at the hands of police brutality?
What are you doing to help those who have survived police brutality?
What do you need from your constituents to get laws passed to address police reform?
