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In the wake of Tyre Nichols killing, Anne Arundel civil rights leaders call for strengthened police accountability

February 3, 2023

Anne Arundel civil rights and law enforcement leaders reflected Thursday on the horrors that unfolded last month in Tennessee when five Memphis police officers severely beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop. Nearly a month after Nichols died of his injuries, the local officials condemned what most saw as signs of a national epidemic of brutality in law enforcement, demanding further legislative protections from police brutality and stronger measures of accountability.

Article Source: Baltimore Sun

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