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Tyre Nichols murder: Protesters cause shutdowns across US after release of traffic stop footage

Protests broke out in Chicago, New York City, Washington, DC and other cities after Memphis officials released Tyre Nichols bodycam footage

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MEMPHIS, TENNESSE: A protest broke out all over the US on January 27 after the officials in Memphis released bodycam footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols. Memphis’ police commissioner warned that the video showed “acts that defy humanity.”

After the troubling video was released, protesters charged and shut down the Memphis-Arkansas bridge from both directions and refused to clear out the highway causing traffic to back up for miles, the Daily Caller reported. At least a dozen people assembled in freezing cold outside a police precinct in Chicago on January 27, Friday night to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols, as reported by USA Today. 

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A protest broke out in New York City as well at Times Square where Hawk Newsome, co-founder of the BLM movement in Greater New York, was seen taking part. In a video, people can be seen marching with signs in their hands and continuously chanting "Tyre Nichols." In another video, Newsome can be seen talking to the protesters and saying "f**k peace," "Where they being peaceful when they were stomping on brother Nichols head?" "Were they peaceful with George Floyd?"

In another video from Times Square, a man can be seen stomping and smashing the rearview mirror of a police car and getting arrested while Newsome says, "easy, easy, easy," to the police. 

A small group of protesters was also seen marching down Tremont Street in Boston protesting the police while traffic was stuck behind them. The protest also took place outside the White House in Washington DC. One protester said, "Liberty and justice for all, words I always keep in mind but how can we truthfully say those words when it's not justice and liberty for all, not for Tyre Nichols, not for George Floyd."

There is the news according to the Daily Mail that Antifa is taking advantage of the situation and the left-wing radical group has asked followers to bring out weapons. They released a poster on January 27 that said, "Burn it all down." and had instructions on how to protest and a list of things to carry when protesting including, rocks, pipes, kerosene, and lighters.

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