Memphis rejects federal calls for police oversight after Tyre Nichols probe
Al Jazeera
Police practices in the US city came under scrutiny following the fatal law enforcement beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023.
Officials in Memphis, Tennessee, have pushed back against calls for greater oversight of the city’s police force after a report by the United States Department of Justice found widespread and discriminatory use of force practices.
In a news conference on Thursday, Mayor Paul Young said that the city has been taking steps to address police abuses but is sceptical of entering a binding agreement with the federal government, known as a consent decree.
“We believe we can make more effective and meaningful change by working together with community input and independent national experts than with a bureaucratic, costly and complicated federal government consent decree,” Young said.
