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The Memphis Model

The problem isn't a lack of "professionalization." It's the police.

Jonathan M. Katz
Jan 31
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The police murder of Tyre Nichols has reopened the wounds of 2020 — wounds that were scarcely healed to begin with. The footage (viewable here; obvious content warnings apply) of an unarmed 29-year-old crying out for his mother as he is beaten to death by public officers on a suburban street is as gut-wrenching as it is indefensible to all but the most …

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