WaPo: “The Justice Department on Wednesday said a 17-month civil rights investigation found that the Memphis Police Department engages in the systemic use of excessive force and discriminates against Black people and disabled people.
In a scathing 73-page report, federal authorities said they had identified a pattern of unlawful conduct, including serious problems in the way officers handle traffic stops and deal with children, as well as deficiencies in training, policies and accountability of officers accused of misconduct.
The report comes nearly two years after Memphis police officers on a specialized street-crime unit brutally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop. Nichols died from his injuries three days later. Justice officials said they will discuss the findings at a news conference in Memphis on Thursday.”