CovertAction Bulletin Eyewitness: On the Ground in Memphis for Tyre Nichols
Over the weekend, protests across the country have taken place as the video of the brutal police murder of Tyre Nichols was released on January 27. The Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION unit has been disbanded, 5 officers have been charged, and in the few days since the release of the videos, at least two more officers have been removed from the police force. In the second half of our show we analyze the police actions on this case, and we hear eyewitness reports from the protests.
But first, The city of Atlanta is set to move forward with a $90 million training center, but the developments have been met with resistance. One protester has been killed by police and at least 7 have been charged with domestic terrorism for resisting the Cop City development.
We’re joined for this show by Monica Johnson, local police brutality activist and organizer who’s been involved with the Defend the Forest Campaign to stop cop city in Atlanta to discuss her work in Atlanta as well as her eyewitness report from Memphis.