Swetz F Processing space after the murder of Tyre Nichols by Iona Masil https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx F Swetz en-us 2023-01-30 12:56:49 UTC 2023-01-30 13:36:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Content Warning imasil https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461326732 Some of the posts that follow contain language and information related to anti-Blackness, police brutality, murder, and white supremacy. As this is a completely optional activity, please only continue if you are in need of a space to grapple with these topics.]]> 2023-01-30 12:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461326732 Purpose imasil https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461326733 Earlier this month in Memphis, Tennessee, a 29-year-old Black man named Tyre Nichols was murdered by 5 police officers. Official footage of Nichols' death was released to the public last Friday, and it has quickly prompted another wave of national protests and calls for action against police brutality, systemic racism, and white supremacy. 

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]]> 2023-01-30 13:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461369324 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461370202 I had known of the case, but not anything involved in it. I'd heard people's thoughts on it about how once the bodycam footage was released that riots would happens and i guess they were right]]> 2023-01-30 13:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461370202 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461370567 Its horrible to see someone die in such a way, but I have no personal connection. So I would say just depressing.

]]> 2023-01-30 13:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461370567 was it just racially motivated? https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371110 2023-01-30 13:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371110 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371172 Was there other reasons these officers attacked Tyre ]]> 2023-01-30 13:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371172 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371694 This is just unnecessary death, no good came from this, only bad]]> 2023-01-30 13:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461371694 how some people who are there to protect everyone, ends up being the ones that people of color have to fear the most https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461372022 2023-01-30 13:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461372022 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461372346 He was a father of a four year old who was a subject to police brutality and died in the hospital because of it. ]]> 2023-01-30 13:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461372346 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373060 I mean you could argue that it is racism that led these officers, yet all the officers were the same race as Tyre. I think its just police brutality which is an ongoing issue.]]> 2023-01-30 13:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373060 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373356 no]]> 2023-01-30 13:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373356 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373525 Racism and police brutality, and I have a little theory. The cops that killed Tyre were black, and I think they all faced criminal charges. In previous cases with white cops, they basically got off scot-free, and there wasn't as much outrage. What if that's another part of it?]]> 2023-01-30 13:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373525 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373679 Were they just power hungry? Or insane?? how do you let people like this into a police force? Or did tyrese cross the wrong people?]]> 2023-01-30 13:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373679 Abolish the police https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373713 2023-01-30 13:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373713 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373720 He was pulled over Was kicked beaten with batons sprayed in the face and punched. While police stood around talking before medics arrived to help/bring him to the hospital, where he died after 3 days and his last words being “mom” leaving behind his son.]]> 2023-01-30 13:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461373720 its so selfish for the police to abuse their power is such a way, now there is a child growing up without a father, and a man lost his life for just doing his everyday activity's https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374011 2023-01-30 13:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374011 those with more power abusing that power against those with less power https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374178 2023-01-30 13:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374178 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374586 Tyre Nichols was a Black man who was beaten by 5 police officers and later died in a hospital because of the injuries he sustained. His death led to many protests against police brutality.]]> 2023-01-30 13:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461374586 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461375115 Sad, he died yelling for his mother and left behind a his 4 year old son, all because of some unjust reasoning]]> 2023-01-30 13:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461375115 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461375346 what was the motivation behind this? ]]> 2023-01-30 13:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461375346 This didn't have to happen https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461376346 2023-01-30 13:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461376346 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377389 What happened is shocking and horrible and the fact that it is one of many similar instances is really depressing.]]> 2023-01-30 13:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377389 why is it not getting more coverage whereas with the George Floyd case news of it spread through America like wildfire why isn't it the same case with an arguably more brutal and inhumane case https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377513 2023-01-30 13:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377513 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377518 Systemic racism and how stereotypes have and can feed how people view others, along with just the history of what America has done to black people, it just adds to the negative and unprogressive parts of our history ]]> 2023-01-30 13:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461377518 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461378015 Tyre, a black man, unfortunately died due to police brutality. These five police officers beat him up and just stood there talking when he severely needed aid. He died a few days after. ]]> 2023-01-30 13:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461378015 https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461378282 We have seen things just like this in the past]]> 2023-01-30 13:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/imasil/6cldm0qewgod2tpx/wish/2461378282