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Rhiannon12866

(205,486 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:10 PM Jan 2023

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Justice Department makes MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT in Horrifying Tyre Nichols Case - Meidas Touch

Michael Popok of LegalAF reports on the need for the DOJ to prosecute the law enforcement murderers of Tyre Nichols for federal civil rights/hate crimes to obtain life sentences and as a step toward real national policing reform.

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Justice Department makes MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT in Horrifying Tyre Nichols Case - Meidas Touch (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 OP

How about those who killed George Floyd? Oh wait, they're white. onecaliberal Jan 2023 #1

Aren't they in prison now? Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #2

They didn't ask about life sentences for any of them. onecaliberal Jan 2023 #3

DOJ Civil Rights division was the one that prosecuted them in Federal Court dutch777 Jan 2023 #4

like it republianmushroom Jan 2023 #5

onecaliberal

(32,864 posts)

1. How about those who killed George Floyd? Oh wait, they're white.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:17 PM

Jan 2023

Rhiannon12866

(205,486 posts)

2. Aren't they in prison now?

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:29 PM

Jan 2023

onecaliberal

(32,864 posts)

3. They didn't ask about life sentences for any of them.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:32 PM

Jan 2023

Especially not before the trial.

dutch777

(3,023 posts)

4. DOJ Civil Rights division was the one that prosecuted them in Federal Court

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:32 PM

Jan 2023

They may have also faced local charges but DOJ had lead on the civil rights side.

republianmushroom

(13,616 posts)

5. like it

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 07:34 PM

Jan 2023

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