Sixth Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill fired over Tyre Nichols killing
Nichols family had accused officials of ‘shielding’ sixth officer from consequences
When I pointed out that there were multiple other officers involved with Tyre Nichols murder, I was met with bewilderment. When I said that the 6th and 7th officers were not fired but on suspension, I was told that I was wrong. Well, the commanding officer on the scene, Preston Hemphill has just officially been fired, yet still not arrested, but only after a month of excoriating the other 5 officers. The media muddied the waters to make everyone think that this case is not about race but about police but when we found that the other 2 officers were not black, the racial element became even more evident.
They told us that the other 2 officers were "relieved of duty" which is white splaining for "vacay with pay". They still have not released the 7th officers name or I have not found it yet. This was not just a blue on black crime because when the chips were down, 2 white officers got the complexion for protection while the 5 black officers got fired and arrested (BARS). This entire situation is systemic and black folk in positions of power are used as a proxy to say that racism no longer exists, while said racism is actually being practiced. Do you see how this game works now or are so many of my people still blind to the facts? #getalonggang
