Are We Allowed To Consider Law Enforcement’s Side Of The Tyre Nichols Incident?

If Ben Crump, America’s No. 1 attorney in illiteracy, gets what he wants, kiss the right to due process — or what’s left of it — goodbye. If you’re suspected of committing a crime, particularly if you’re a police officer in the line of duty, pray you don’t see his face. It is a death sentence.

Crump last Wednesday that the Memphis Police Department’s response to the death of 29-year-old black man Tyre Nichols is “the blueprint for going forward” In the case of black suspects being arrested and charged by police. He means, apparently, firing, arresting and prosecuting police officers based on any half-baked narrative Crump may have put out in the hopes of getting a multimillion-dollar settlement with the city — all before law enforcement has had a chance to release any materials in its own defense.

Here’s what allegedly happened in the run-in between Nichols and the police: He was stopped by multiple cop cars on Jan. 7 for, police said, reckless driving; he was pulled from his car, but while officers attempted to subdue him, he broke free and fled the scene; after police were able to apprehend Nichols a second time, he allegedly continued to struggle and multiple cops appear to have taken turns beating him. These details are obvious in The videos were released Friday by the authorities

Crump would like cable news opinions about incomplete footage of a encounter with police to be available, “blueprint” for firing and convicting cops, it might be helpful — fair, even — to get a little more information beforehand.

Why was it necessary to force Nichols out of his car by police? Why didn’t he refuse to be detained? What is the police incident report? What does the medical examiner’s report of Nichols’ autopsy say? What does the district attorney’s criminal complaint against the five officers say?

Because we do not have the supporting documents and testimony, we are unable to know any of that information. No incident report, no medical examiner’s report, and no criminal complaint against the police.

To be sure, our stupid media, fully invested in Crump’s cause, dutifully reported You can find out more at “independent” Autopsy revealed Nichols to be dead “suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating.” It was further confirmed that “his observed injuries are consistent with what the family and attorneys witnessed on the video of his fatal encounter with police…”

First, it is important to note that there is no such thing “an”. “independent” autopsy. There is only an official autopsy conducted by the state’s medical examiner. Anything else done to the body outside of that is privately funded by a third party — in this case, apparently Crump and the Nichols family. They paid for the services before any autopsy report was made public.

Second, Crump has not made those findings public, so they have not been available to the media. CNN reported on Jan. 25: “CNN has asked Crump for a copy of the

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