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Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight on police use of force

Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force

Aired 01/28/2023

PBS News Hour

Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight on police use of force

Clip: 1/28/2023 | 10m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force

People across the nation are struggling to come to grips with the shocking display of excessive force by Memphis police in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. Thaddeus Johnson, professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University, joins John Yang to discuss the use of force in policing.

Aired 01/28/2023

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