Now that Omega Psi Phi has taken definitive action against the former officers, including barring them from any privileges awarded to active fraternity members, social media users say such action should be the standard and immediate response.
The Jan. 31 release explained that video footage of the incident, in which the former officers brutally beat Nichols, showed they “transgressed our Fraternal and established Code of Conduct.”
The statement also highlighted the fraternity in the Memphis community and beyond, reminding the public that its active members are committed to its ethos. The organization released a previous statement addressing Nichols’ death following news that one of the officers, 24-year-old Tadarrius Bean, was the Omega Psi Phi Eta Zeta chapter president at the University of Mississippi. Two others involved in the incident also belonged to the historically Black fraternity. reports, with many feeling it was surface-level and didn’t include action against the officers.
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