Tire Nichols’ death raises tough questions about race in policing
In the long sequence of high-profile deaths of Black men at the hands of American police, the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis shared many of the same hallmarks: a traffic stop that turned violent, an outraged community and a critical release of video footage .
But the case was unique in another way. All five police officers now charged with his murder are Black.
How the officers’ race will influence the protesters in the streets – and any future jury in the courtroom – remains to be seen. But experts, activists and attorneys told USA TODAY that the race
