Biden calls for calm ahead of release of Tyre Nichols video trends now
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President Joe Biden called for calm Thursday night ahead of the expected Friday release from Memphis police of the Tyre Nichols video.
'As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre's family in calling for peaceful protest,' the president said. 'Outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable. Violence is destructive and against the law. It has no place in peaceful protests seeking justice.'
The 29-year-old Nichols died on January 10, three days after a traffic stop with five Memphis police officers left him hospitalized after a severe beating, just steps from his home. Nichols and the five officers are black.
Biden said that Nichols' family 'deserves a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his death.'
The president added that, 'Public trust is the foundation of public safety and there are still too many places in America today where the bonds of trust are frayed or broken.'
'Tyre's death is a painful reminder that we must do more to ensure that our criminal justice system lives up to the promise of fair and impartial justice, equal treatment, and dignity for all,' Biden said. 'We also cannot ignore the fact that fatal encounters with law enforcement have disparately impacted
