Excessive Force
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Jon Hess |
| Screenplay | Thomas Ian Griffith |
| Box office | 1. 152 million USD (USA) |
| Budget | 13 million USD (Estimated) |
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| ID | 1188186 |
About Excessive Force
Chicago policeman Terry McCain (Thomas Ian Griffith) is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco (Burt Young), who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terrytook the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan (Tom Hodges), and partner, Frankie Hawkins (Tony Todd). Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary. …
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Tyre Nichols: Policeman took and shared photos of injured man
By Tiffany WertheimerBBC News
A Memphis policeman took photos of Tyre Nichols, while he sat bashed, bleeding and in need of medical help, newly released documents have revealed.
Mr Nichols died Three Days after he was beaten by police during a Traffic Stop in the Tennessee city last month.
Officer Demetrius Haley took two photos of Mr Nichols, sharing them with at least five people, the documents show.
He is one of five Memphis policemen who have been charged with second degree murder.
The documents, which were first reported, span More Than 100 pages, and reveal for the First Time the repeated misconduct of each of the officers.
They used Excessive Force , the reports say, when they tasered, pepper sprayed, punched, kicked and hit Mr Nichols with a retractable baton - And Then left him lying on the ground, injured, needing urgent medical attention.
Demetrius Haley was The First officer to approach Mr Nichols, a 29-year-old father, FedEx worker and keen photographer, on 7 January.
" You forced The Driver out of his vehicle while using loud profanity and wearing a black sweatshirt hoodie over your head, " the documents, released by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission reads.
While Mr Nichols was handcuffed and slumped against an unmarked police car, Haley stood over him and took two photos, The Report says. He then shared them in a text message with a civilian employee, two fellow officers and a female acquaintance.
The Report does not state who the fifth recipient was, but a sixth person was subsequently identified during an investigation.
The documents describe how Haley and The Other officers were " laughing and bragging" about their involvement in The Incident , while Mr Nichols was left injured and lying on the ground.
It adds that, contradictory to The Officer 's claims, Mr Nichols never swore at them or showed any " violent threats".
The Report also accuses Haley of making " untruthful" claims and omissions in his own incident report, such as failing to mention that he kicked Mr Nichols while he was on the ground.
" Your on-duty conduct was unjustly [and] blatantly unprofessional, " it said.
As well as The Five officers charged with murder, a sixth has also been fired, and a seventh unnamed officer has been suspended.
However as many as 13 Memphis police officers could be disciplined for " policy violations" an attorney for The City said on Tuesday.
Three emergency medical workers have also been fired for not providing Mr Nichols with adequate care.
Tyre Nichols' Death sparked protests in the US, and the Memphis Police Department disbanded its so-called Scorpion unit, of which all the officers were part of, within days of his Death .
Source of news: bbc.com
