Memphis police chief warned on Friday that the video of officers beating Mr Nichols was ‘perhaps worse’ than Rodney King footage
US president Joe Biden had been fearful that the release of the video footage on Friday night could have led to violence.
Police in Memphis in recent days had sought to prepare the country for the graphic nature of the video footage of Mr Nichols being pulled from his car and then subsequently beaten by police.On Friday night two more police officers, from the nearby Sheriff’s department, were placed on paid administrative leave.
The White House said senior Biden administration officials had held talks on Friday with mayors in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta about potential protests after the video footage was released. The president said in a statement on Friday night that the footage of Mr Nichols being punched, beaten with a baton, kicked and sprayed with pepper spray by police officers would “leave people justifiably outraged”.
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