Attorney for family of Tyre Nichols praises 'quick justice' after five Memphis ... trends now

The family of Tyre Nichols is calling for the swift arrest of five officers involved in his death to be the 'new blueprint' for how cops respond to police brutality in the future.

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump praised Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis for her 'quick justice' in firing the officers who violently beat the 29-year-old after a traffic stop on January 10.

He said that the arrest of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith should be the 'blueprint' going forward in America when a police officer commits a crime.

All five were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct, and official oppression.

Crump spoke at a press conference on Friday, ahead of the graphic body cam footage of Tyre being beaten to death by the officers being released by authorities at 7pm EST.

He said: 'We applaud the DA for bringing these charges. Let me be exceedingly clear on this point.

'When we look at how these five black officers who were caught on camera committing a crime, and when we look at how fast the police chief and the department terminated them, and how swiftly the DA brought charges against them – in less than 20 days – we want to proclaim this as the blueprint going forward.

'Any time any officers, whether black or white, are held accountable, you can no longer tell us that we have to wait six months to a year when we have a video of excessive force.

'No more can you tell us that. With these five black officers, you are moving swiftly, and as the chief said, it was important for the community that they took swift action.

'When it is a white officer, it is also important that there is swift action. We won't let black officers be treated differently than white officers.