Why cops kill: A Q&A with policing expert Dr. DeLacy Davis

In response to the public execution of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police chief Cerelyn Davis said, “This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual.” The difference, however, is that while humans change, her profession is often opposed to reform. Broken institutions such as the Memphis PD — which employed a gang of thugs who killed a person for a traffic violation – may never restore its credibility. And this crime demonstrates the need to dismantle the entrenched police-state culture that treats communities of color like occupation zones — a…

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