Jacksonville Community Action Committee held a rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse to demand justice for Tyre Nichols and others who have been victims of police brutality in America.
The rally was sparked after Memphis authorities released body camera and surveillance video showing five police officers beating Nichols after a traffic stop in early January, causing him to die from his injuries three days later.
“This is the bare minimum they can do to build trust between the community and the police right now. People tell the police how we want to interact with them,” Kittle said.“We are very much concerned about the culture of racial discrimination and bullying attitude on the part of people who obviously don’t think Black lives matter,” said Ben Frazier, president of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville.
“Law enforcement officers have some form of qualified immunity but the question is have they gone too far to lose it. If they’ve engaged in conduct that criminal, they lose it,” Fallgater said. Alivia said the organizations are going to try and get the oversight committee on the ballots in 2024 so people can vote on bringing something like this to Jacksonville, which they hope can start the process to build more trust in police.
“Like so many Americans, I am shocked and horrified by the images and reports regarding the actions that led to the tragic death of Tyree [sic] Nichols in Memphis. I have spent over half my life in law enforcement, and the actions of those officers are reprehensible and inexcusable. There is no policy in the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office or any law enforcement agency in this country that permits such brutality. Law enforcement officers are, first and foremost, public servants.
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