It cannot be brought back to center with any sense of morality and dignity.' January 27: Memphis officials release footage of Nichols' beating, and protests beganĪt 6 p.m., the city released the body-camera videos of Nichols' beating. 'The intent of the SCORPION Unit has now been corrupted. 'We are asking chief Davis to disband the SCORPION Unit, effective immediately,' Romanucci said Friday. In a stunning series of tweets, a Texas State University anarchist group declared that all cops deserve to die, and that one of the best cures for. Crump said he had since learned of several excessive-force allegations against SCORPION officers, including a man who said one of the officers threatened him at gunpoint just days before Nichols' beating. The majority of killings were committed using a firearm.

This figure marked a 25-year record high. This is a decline from 2021, when there were 73 felonious officer deaths. He had been arrested after allegedly using a counterfeit 20. In 2022, felonious killings were the top cause of death for law enforcement officers, accounting for 60 deaths, compared to 58 accidental deaths. In its first three months, the unit made more than 300 arrests and seized 95 weapons, according to the local NBC affiliate WMC.Īttorneys representing Nichols' family criticized the SCORPION Unit on Friday, calling for its dissolution. George Floyd was killed after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds in Minneapolis on 25 May. The SCORPION Unit is a specialized force consisting of roughly 50 officers patrolling known hot spots for crime, often focusing on seizing weapons and investigating gangs.

Cops deserve to die