Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin tells MarthaRaddatz that he would not rule out a federal investigation into the entire Memphis Police Department following the death of Tyre Nichols.
January 29, 2023, 11:30 AMIn this Sept. 28, 2022, file photo, Sen. Richard Durbin speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.following his beating by police in a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Sunday called on his colleagues to restart efforts to pass federal police reform.
Their bipartisan talks would have provided more resources to police departments while granting more federal power in bringing misconduct cases in areas of excessive force or obstruction of justice and would have banned the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants.While Durbin said those provisions were "necessary," they wouldn't be totally "sufficient" in addressing policing in America. The solution required something "larger in scope," he said.
The five officers involved were all fired and have been charged with second-degree murder, among other counts. Two of their attorneys have said they will plead not guilty; the others haven't commented. "You were there when the Rodney King video came out in '91 [of King being beaten by Los Angeles police], spoke about how horrific it was then and yet there really has not been anything passed that would prevent this," Raddatz said.
Nichols' family has also been pushing for Tennessee to pass "Tyre's Law" to require a "duty to intervene" by law enforcement., including a ban on chokeholds and de-escalation policies.
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