I feel like each, and every day a new tragedy befalls our country. This blog does not necessarily have a “topic”; it is more a place for me to express what I feel about what is happening in our society. It is so sad to see the things that are untalked about in our society. Recently, a man named Tyre Nicholas was murdered by Memphis police. If you see the footage, he ran away from the police, and many people will say he was resisting arrest. I understand it is against the law to be uncooperative; however, if you watch the body cam footage, he was being manhandled as if he was an animal. Watching what went down brought tears to my eyes and made me so fearful.

Picture of Tyre Nicholas. Image Source

Why? Why in the world would you treat a human being like that? They kicked him, punched him in the head, tased him, and hit him with a baton. It was an obvious abuse of power, but why are trained police officers using so much force on one man? Five of you against one man? They literally pepper-sprayed him as if he was a roach. It was sickening. I want to say we need more police training because I do not believe in the idea of defunding our means of protection in this country; however, at what point does it become too much? I find it so odd that the police officers who committed this heinous act are also black men themselves. To know the struggles our people face and to add to them? Come on.

Tyre Nicholas is in the Hospital. Image Source

Tyre Nicholas Mother Crying. Image Source

Many also forget that Tyre Nicholas is not the only one who will suffer from this. His family is as well. His mother’s house was 80 meters away when the abuse occurred, and he cried out to her for help. Imagine how she feels knowing she could not save her son from this tragedy and that he was so close to her. Devastating. Another example of how this violence breaks families apart is Atatiana Jefferson. A woman whom was shot and killed in her own home. It was so sad to see, but this pain and trauma caused her mother, father, and recently her sister Amber to pass away. Amber’s son was in the house when Atatiana was shot and killed, and he was already facing the trauma of witnessing such horror. Now, he is all alone and has lost so much due to the injustice and violence in this society. Injustice never has more than one victim. Continue to educate yourself and learn about what occurs within our society. Do not stand around and fight the injustice we face. 

BodyCam Footage of Tyre Nicholas Beating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjm8NGre2Es