Why air the video showing the brutal arrest of Dyer Nicholas?

It is above all a Transparency is an issue.

And that’s the crux of all of this, because we’ve seen it in so many cases of police brutality, especially against African-Americans: When the videos are made public months after the fact, it doesn’t demonstrate transparency. Police services, or city or authorities in generalMrs. Beaudoin explains.

” I believe that US officials have learned from past mistakes and there they want to go above and beyond. […] It should be noted that Dyer Nichols’ family and lawyers have seen the video. So surely they will talk about it and the authorities will know. »

The death arrest of this 29-year-old youth Remembering George Floyd, an African-American who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020. Demonstrations against racism and police violence ignited a nation that united around the Black Lives Matter movement. [La vie des Noirs compte].

But unlike Dyer Nichols, George Floyd’s death was filmed live by a witness at the scene. The 8-minute, 46-second video, which went viral, showed the man suffocating under the knee of a police officer.

The case of George Floyd The turning point of recent yearsAccording to Valérie Beaudoin. Since then, we know how much a video can change the story behind an arrest or death. Because without these pictures, we wouldn’t have made the same decision, and the cops are more likely to show up. [accusé soit] Patrolling today.

” I think the mindset has changed since then [la mort de George Floyd]. Officials know that everything will eventually come out, so they try to contain the message as much as possible, even at the risk of causing outrage. »

When my husband and I arrived at the hospital, the son was already dead. They reduced him to mush. He was covered in bruises and his head was swollen like a watermelonDyer Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, tearfully said in an interview that aired Friday on CNN.

Memphis Police Chief Cherilyn Davis, for her part, was alerted to the video showing the young man’s arrest. Comparable or even worse It shows the violent arrest of Rodney King in 1991. A year later, the acquittal of the four police officers involved sparked unprecedented riots in Los Angeles.

According to Ms. Davis, The video is divided into four different scenes: Control [routier] For starters, the tire is close to home and many people have a handheld camera at the location. The whole thing should last an hour.

Coincidentally, just hours before the images aired showing the brutal arrest of Dyer Nicholls, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s husband hammered video It was made public by a judge’s decision, despite the opposition of the parties.

Each police department in each municipality in each state has its own laws regarding the distribution of these types of images.Valérie Beaudoin recalls. But, in most cases, a judge will decide because there is an element of public interest.

Like Dyer Nichols, in the video showing the attack on Mrs. Pelosi’s husband, It is above all a question of transparencySays the analyst.