{"id":3636,"date":"2023-02-02T14:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2023-02-02T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:23:55","slug":"memphis-police-brutality-biden-faces-pressure-on-policing-as-tyre-nichols-murder-sparks-outrage-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/news\/memphis-police-brutality-biden-faces-pressure-on-policing-as-tyre-nichols-murder-sparks-outrage-in-us\/2023\/02\/02\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Police Brutality: Biden faces pressure on policing as Tyre Nichols’ murder sparks outrage in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington (AFP) This<\/span> week<\/span> America<\/span> was<\/span> rocked<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> brutal<\/span> assassination<\/span> of<\/span> Tyre<\/span> Nichols.<\/span> A<\/span> 29-year-old<\/span> black<\/span> man<\/span> was<\/span> killed<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> traffic<\/span> stop<\/span> by<\/span> an<\/span> elite<\/span> police<\/span> force<\/span> of<\/span> five<\/span> black<\/span> police<\/span> officers.<\/span> His<\/span> punch<\/span> in<\/span> Memphis,<\/span> Tennessee<\/span> was<\/span> seen<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> through<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> video<\/span> footage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nichols<\/span> was<\/span> buried<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> funeral<\/span> attended<\/span> by<\/span> Vice<\/span> President<\/span> Kamala<\/span> Harris,<\/span> who<\/span> condemned<\/span> the<\/span> deadly<\/span> “violence.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Also<\/span> this<\/span> week,<\/span> we<\/span> take<\/span> a<\/span> look<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> unbelievable<\/span> story<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> former<\/span> congressman.<\/span> Republican-elected<\/span> George<\/span> Santos<\/span> has<\/span> made<\/span> headlines<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> impressive<\/span> biography.<\/span><\/p>\n

He<\/span> claimed<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> descendant<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> Holocaust<\/span> survivor<\/span> who<\/span> went<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> college<\/span> volleyball<\/span> star<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> Wall<\/span> Street<\/span> investor<\/span> and<\/span> philanthropic<\/span> boss.<\/span> But<\/span> none<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> was<\/span> true,<\/span> a<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span> Times<\/span> investigation<\/span> found.<\/span><\/p>\n

After<\/span> unraveling<\/span> his<\/span> web<\/span> of<\/span> lies,<\/span> Santos<\/span> refuses<\/span> to<\/span> resign.<\/span> Meanwhile,<\/span> Republican<\/span> leaders<\/span> refuse<\/span> to<\/span> interfere<\/span> because<\/span> they<\/span> refuse<\/span> to<\/span> lose<\/span> their<\/span> majority<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> House.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> the<\/span> nonprofit<\/span> PEN<\/span> America<\/span> has<\/span> described<\/span> an<\/span> “unprecedented<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> book<\/span> bans”<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> year.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> report,<\/span> he<\/span> identified<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 2,500<\/span> cases<\/span> nationwide<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2021-22<\/span> school<\/span> year.<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> because<\/span> more<\/span> and<\/span> more<\/span> school<\/span> librarians<\/span> are<\/span> sharing<\/span> their<\/span> experiences<\/span> of<\/span> harassment<\/span> and<\/span> pressure<\/span> to<\/span> ban<\/span> books.<\/span><\/p>\n

When<\/span> Vice<\/span> President<\/span> Kamala<\/span> Harris<\/span> was<\/span> called<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> pulpit<\/span> at<\/span> Tyre<\/span> Nichols’<\/span> funeral,<\/span> she<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> would<\/span> settle<\/span> for<\/span> ambitious<\/span> federal<\/span> legislation<\/span> to<\/span> tackle<\/span> police<\/span> brutality.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> shouldn’t<\/span> hold<\/span> back.<\/span> And<\/span> we<\/span> won’t<\/span> be<\/span> denied,”<\/span> Harris<\/span> applauded<\/span> in<\/span> Memphis,<\/span> Tennessee.<\/span> “This<\/span> is<\/span> non-negotiable.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> back<\/span> in<\/span> Washington,<\/span> progress<\/span> looks<\/span> difficult,<\/span> if<\/span> not<\/span> unlikely.<\/span> Efforts<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> a<\/span> bipartisan<\/span> agreement<\/span> on<\/span> police<\/span> law<\/span> stalled<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> before<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> instead<\/span> signed<\/span> an<\/span> executive<\/span> order<\/span> naming<\/span> George<\/span> Floyd.<\/span> George<\/span> Floyd<\/span> was<\/span> murdered<\/span> by<\/span> Minneapolis<\/span> police<\/span> officers<\/span> nearly<\/span> three<\/span> years<\/span> before<\/span> he<\/span> ignited<\/span> nationwide<\/span> protests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>With<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> murder<\/span> headline<\/span> now,<\/span> Biden<\/span> and<\/span> Harris<\/span> will<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> Congress’<\/span> black<\/span> caucus<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> to<\/span> consider<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> getting<\/span> the<\/span> bill<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> ground.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Representative<\/span> Stephen<\/span> Horsford<\/span> (D-Nevada),<\/span> who<\/span> will<\/span> serve<\/span> as<\/span> Speaker,<\/span> said:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> White<\/span> House<\/span> is<\/span> under<\/span> renewed<\/span> pressure<\/span> to<\/span> push<\/span> the<\/span> issue,<\/span> and<\/span> even<\/span> some<\/span> political<\/span> allies<\/span> are<\/span> frustrated<\/span> by<\/span> overly<\/span> vigilantism<\/span> on<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> part.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> think<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> is<\/span> missing<\/span> an<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> historic<\/span> president<\/span> on<\/span> social<\/span> issues<\/span> that<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> plague<\/span> our<\/span> country,”<\/span> Repp<\/span> said.<\/span> Jamal<\/span> Bowman,<\/span> D-N.Y.<\/span> “I<\/span> need<\/span> that.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr.<\/span> Bowman<\/span> described<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Biden<\/span> as<\/span> “in<\/span> many<\/span> ways<\/span> someone<\/span> who<\/span> sticks<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> status<\/span> quo,”<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Biden<\/span> must<\/span> be<\/span> “someone<\/span> who<\/span> adheres<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> vision<\/span> of<\/span> America.”<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington (AFP) This week America was rocked by the brutal assassination of Tyre Nichols. A 29-year-old black man was killed during a traffic stop by an elite police force of five black police officers. His punch in Memphis, Tennessee was seen across the country through a series of video footage. Nichols was buried Wednesday at […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[779,562],"tags":[77,128,911,953,954],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bidenJPG.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3639,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3636\/revisions\/3639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}