Evil hearts doesn't care about oath or following the law

Bull!!! If you have respect you have respect, no training can instill that...

Simple answer to all these problems. End qualified immunity. If a police officer knows they can personally be sued for their behavior then their behavior will change. Full stop!

Thank You Mr. Williams…Well Said.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 It’s Okay to Be Human as You… “Protect and Serve.”😘🙏🏾😘

That part though. Why do these departments keep hiring repeat offenders?? You did a background check, saw their offenses and said, yep this is our guy then act surprised when they do the same shit in your department 😑

This is not about training, this is about how police view black citizens!

What everyone should be asking is why haven’t they lock the white ex cop up.

Action speaks louder than words!

Thank you Mr Williams 🙌🏾

This speaks to their level of inhumanity - who they were raised by. The morals and values they were taught growing up or the lack there of. I could not imagine one of my sons perpetrating this upon another human being.

What healing....an innocent man died for nothing by cowards policemen.time is not for healing....time is for accountibility judgment and punishment.....

you can’t take the psychological screwup out of a person. you can’t take jealousy and envy out of a person and replace it with EMPATHY m, HONESTY and INTEGRITY! recruiting police or Correctional officers should not have low standards and be seen as just a easy steady income with benefits just to fill the spot. i have a family member that became a CO 6 months out of highschool. the little country town built a big new state of the art jail as well as a new prison and guaranteed anyone the job who completed the 6 month course. this family member retired a few years ago however, he is and always has been one of the biggest criminals in town. A thief like no other but transported prisoners for 30 years. many of these cops go into LE just to bully others and get a paycheck. we automatically think people in law enforcement are honest but the reality is, they took the job for a steady paycheck and benefits. PERIODT! Some of them commit and continue to commit more crimes than the worst batch of death row inmates combined.

It’s going take a lot of work to regain trust. And it’s going to test the truly good officers out there. You got to love what you do and do it for the right re. Not selfish or corrupt reasons.

Trust Did he say Trust. ....Trust Will Never Exist with The Police....PeriodT

Ok Brandon Thank you for serving YET thugs and criminals not caring about respect or humanity That's why we NEED POLICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NO POLICE SHOULDN'T ABUSE THEIR POWER , YET YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER TO KEEP COMMUNITY SAFE . THESE WHERE BLACK COPS OUT TO GET THIS GUY 😡 JUST SAY THE BAD COPS NEED TO BE WEEDED OUT . ENCOURAGE THE GOOD COPS FOR JOB WELL DONE . WHO WANTS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER NOW DAYS .

Those boys weren’t raised in good homes with good parents. That’s where it starts.

This former former police officers said it was painful. But if he was there he would have did the exact same thing that the other officers did . How can we have Not heard from a current Memphis police officers.

Thank you Mr Williams, very well said

KUDOS TO THE EX OFFICER FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH.

The problem is is these cops were thugs. Just listen to them talkin on the body cam footage. This department must have been hurting for help to have hired these obviously uneducated people. whoever hired them should be fired. It was disgusting!

Memphis Police Department also need better supervision. This can happen with more police lieutenants and police sergeants monitoring officers.

People should do more research. The number of police officers fired and hired by other depts, especially with civil rights violations is almost 0. Force continuum is taught in every PD across the nation and the "training needs to be modified or reimagined" is a just a dumb cliche. Policing isn't rocket science. Just make sure everyone follows the rules and is punished accordingly for breaking them. The overwhelming amount of police are good people.

Bring back Director Toney Armstrong. He is respected, professional, empathy, intelligent and gifted by God to help Memphis.

Yes bring Lt. Armstrong back to the Memphis Police dept. The young people respected him.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾he asked in character and Intergity.👏👏👏

Hire this man to head the department. He's got the integrity and knowledge to make it right.

I agree with everything this young man said.

I have said this in other forum's and I will say it again..... in my opinion the chief of police along with every other staff member who played any role in appointing the officer's to be a part of the "scorpion unit" should be terminated. It is my opinion that both the appointed members of this unit along with the individuals who appointed said members share the same violent agenda. Although the appointing individuals weren't clairvoyant in knowing these appointed members would brutally beat and murder Mr. Nichols; it is in my assumptive opinion that these individuals in charge of appointing these officer's knew the characteristic traits of the officer's. The only style of police work that would have prevailed in meeting the alleged agenda of the "scorpion unit" would be community policing and the officer's had the utmost respect from the community of which I do not believe to be the case here. The appointing individuals in my opinion made a poor judgment call in appointing those five officers and under know certain terms can they be afforded to make another poor judgment call. These individuals need to be held accountable both the appointed and the appointees and have no umbrella of sovereign immunity coverage. Set the presesedence with this case. I have 15 years of law enforcement behind me prior to moving onward and it is my opinion that the leadership isn't part of the solution but the problem.

Now Mr. Brandon Williams is a man and police officer I can respect and have the most upmost admiration for. If ALL police officers can follow this man's view and outlook on law enforcement we would all be better for it! Well said Officer Williams.

Thank you Mr. Williams 💪🏿💪🏿💯

It’s going to be really nice to see them all go to jail. Any case that follows should be handled exactly the same way

There is no hope we will all die before they solve this issue. There won’t be a day when everyone wakes up & has no hate in there heart or mind that’s just how cruel & sick humans are

Amen

We are making this too difficult. Stop pulling people over for traffic citations unless the vehicle is connected to a crime. Use technology to issue tickets. That would greatly reduce the amount of unnecessary stops, officers fearing for their lives, and overall wrongful death suits. Of course, counties will have to come up with other ways to summarily tax citizens, but it is a change in approach.

Trust=Bull. Simple answers. Investigate them all and every case and report. Even the retired across this nation. All these so called good cops speaking out now. Bull.

Brandon Williams spoke Real Facts plus the Truth about Policing in the United States in General, Police & Sheriff's Departments should take Caution and Be careful who they hire in the Force. Some Officers may have Violated People's Rights/Constitutional Rights, Used Extreme Excessive Force, Broken Laws under Oath and possibly many others Terrible Things. Thank You! Brandon Williams for speaking the Truth.

They talk about police reform but no one is serious about it

Thank you you're the one that came for and you spoke against it it looks so bad from Memphis people calling from out-of-town saying what is going. Mandatory counseling policeman's. Must be disciplined for bad behavior

This is an individual decision. My question is this how long will this discussion go on. It seems like it will never end. The incidents that are publicize are those caught on tape...but what about the abuse that is not caught on tape. The judicial system has condone this type of behavior and for many will not change... We call it white privilege...but this really hurts ( all abuse by the cops hurts..but to see five black men in a situation like this is disgusting ). You would think that these black men would have understood the act of abusing blacks. You see they felt that they could do the same and get away with it. I get the feeling they are going to be shown that they are just like the rest of the black folks out here. Oh yes...they will be used as the pawns to show the police are not corrupt. Justice will be served. As it should....... This world going to hell.....Feels like we are already there................... Gotta be something better on the other side.....

Oh he's critiquing NOW....What police brutality did he see and didn't report it!

Glad he spoke up

Give us more briefing please

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. A fitting line from a movie no less.

Just because they have training and a badge don’t mean they have the right to keep killing

Wait a minute are there two more charged total 7 ? 3 emts. 10 🤺💐

I find it unfortunate that the gentleman speaking is a former police officer. Hes the kind of personality I would like to see more officers in the field have.

Turning cops loose without knowing the laws of are land ( supreme-laws ) can not be violated. Memphis is one of the most dangerous an uneducated police force

Black on black crime needs to stop this was just senseless what they did too Mr Nichols😡👹😥💔👮👮👮👮🖤

They need to fire the chief and replace her with you , the black communities are tired of excuses, the u.s need to stop hiring cops who have been fired from state to another, citizens should be able to sue those police officers who Violate citizens rights by unnecessary force and lose their pension

They think they have a license to kill

Can we bring coach Brandon and SGT...my PC...Sheryl Dorsey back???...These are REAL police officers...

This case demonstrates why it is an apocalyptically bad idea to lower law enforcement hiring standards in the pursuit of "diversity goals".

Now I see why folks just run, I’d rather be shot in the back than to get my life stomped out!!

WOW! My prayers are with this ex- police officer,because he has just put a target 🎯 on his back by speaking against these evil cops 👮‍♀️

It's about time. Police !

Police oath doesn't mean crap. This crap will keep happening like a bad sequel

I agree with checking their back ground to make sure that the department they came from they didn't violate people, Don't let those bad apples go to another police department they should put on their background check not for rehire , it has to stop

Why are these thugs not in jail.....

So he knew the gangster and did nothing......

The five Memphis white police officers we charged on Thursday with second-degree murder for the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop that escalated into what the authorities have described as a display of staggering brutality. This white officers are racist 😲

This isn't about training I wish folks would stop saying that. Also I feel like he's using Tyre Nichols tragic situation to get some kinda limelight like he's getting more and more interviews sounding like all police officer across the country that sugar coat and don't want to have real conversation. They love to say build that "trust" with the community how??

Why so much effort and time lost attempting to defund police instead of improving the standards that STILL don't seem well defined?

Eventually police will be disbanded and military will be enforced then people will hate that worse. Petty crime connections or citations should not be overlooked but not enforced to the degree that it's being pushed for with the traffic stops going out of hand. At the same time stop means stop form both parties cops and the ones being detained. I think law enforcement is tired of not being respected they are forcing the respect and portraying it as anger.

How old is family era get justice for the loss of their son?

Until good cops start speaking up this is the way it’s going to go. Just like on the street snitches get stitches. Good cops are afraid to snitch out the bad cops.

Avoid Memphis!

Better police practices? How about longer prison sentences.

Lets be real nobody studying being a cop in Memphis especially at night... FACTS

The guy they interviewed, only worked there for five years. What did HE get fired for?

Just think if people asked for sensible reforms instead of defunding the police and race grifting over the years what a better situation we'd be in.

Still details missing..Did he try to run them down??

That's a Saturday night thing in Memphis,

Would not beat dog like this, but beat a human 😮😮😮😮😮

I think training will not correct employing people ill qualified and mean spirited. That beating would have taken place regardless of the training. 5 together in a group, all mean spirited to me was not an unkown, it was known how they operated and impossible not to believe it was condoned by the department.

This reminds me of the late 80’s to mid 90’s era NOPD…

This is not about individuals and their character, etc. which is just a more sophisticated version of bad cop/good cop. This is about the culture of the department--what the department tolerates (by not disciplining) and what it rewards. Change that dynamic and you change policing.

The distrust for Police is nationwide sadly. One can go on YT every night, and one can easily find daily recordings of excessive force being used. Police have a long journey ahead of them to regain trust. A very long journey.

Training? 🤔.. Human decency shouldn't need to be "trained" ... Most people have it but i believe the only thing that might work is iron fist discipline. How about a 2 yr wage freeze for minor proven complaints and instantly termination on major issues like this one ? Usually this starts out with smaller civil rights violations...

That is so. Sad. What. They. Did. Is. Not. Right

Pride can't be trained .........

You said it Brother. These officers and others intimidated copious amounts of citizens including whites, light & brown skinned people., Asians, etc. I remember when Latinos were targeted.

I grew up in Frazier and it was one sheriff with no crime at all now there's a place that don't do anything in Fraser in crime everywhere and it's out of control what's wrong it's not the amount of officers available it's doing their job

Simple... one does something wrong and gets fired as a police man from certain city!! then have a blacklist and dont let this people anymore to be in the uniform..... at any other state good day

What was the real reason they beat that man to death and kick him in the head. The cops did not do their job. NO EXCUSE NOW I KNOW THEY NEVER HAD A FATHER IN THEIR LIFE. THEY WERE OUT FOR BLOOD AND THAT YOUNG MAN life was taken by thugs not police officers who r suppose to protect and serve..and all the others who stood around!!! COWARDS!!!!!

Get to know your neighbors, psychology courses😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Call common sense

Why is he not a cop anymore

I WISH THAT THOSE 5 POLICE OFFICERS END UP BECOMING "GIRLFRIENDS" OF SOME VERY HARDCORE PRISONERS!!!! I PRAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN!!!! MAY HELL BE THEIR HOME!!! WHOEVER COMMIT THE SAME ABUSES SHOULD END UP LIKE THOSE MORONS DID

I’ve been arrested by this unit, the tatted white guys were cool, they just overcharged the shit out of me

Qualified Immunity allows this culture in a police depts.! Police reform will not happen as long as the republican party continues to stand in the way!!!

That part. That's exactly all it takes. Don't hold ur breath tho.

I agree

Accountability!! Isn’t that what right wingers preach???

You can train officers all day long (as these guys we’re special trained) and it won’t make a difference in their character!! Humanity comes from within!! And please stop judging ALL police based on this inexcusable incident. 😢😢😢

I like what he said about doing dirt in one department and is able to move to another department, if a police officer is fired or charge for a crime he chances for hire for a nother department should be knext to impossible to go to another police departments in other words go do something else cause serving the public in this Capacity is your calling, you see Policeing Is a calling and a Job

Damn fine police work.

Former cops and current cops save all the b.s. about healing it's old .Talk about cops Automatically getting the death Penalty for unjustified homicide then I know you mean what you say.

It should start with respect, it should start with a positive attitude, mental check ups,it should start with knowing how to talk to people, and it should Always Start to know that These officers are NOT GOD👍

Training is Only 1 Aspect of ANY Police Officer's Actions & Behaviour towards both the Common Citizen they Swore an Oath to Serve & Protect as well as the Hardened Criminals out there! COMMON SENSE IS & SHOULD BE the Other Equal Equation that Determines HOW REASONABLE Force is applied & Used to Simply ENFORCE the LAWs!!! Beating &/or Shooting ANYONE or Any Suspect to Death over a Simple Traffic Violation is NOT Humane, Logical, or even close to being REASONABLE!!! GOD gave us ALL a Brain with the Devine Gift to be able to Think Rationally & NOT just Emotionally!!! I would Highly & STRONGLY Advise/Recommend that Those in Elected & Appointed Office who are Charged with the Duty & Responsibility of Serving & Protecting "the People", do so Accordingly & Quickly, or find themselves REMOVED from their Office & Position of Temporary Authority Very SOON!!! In Short, CHOOSE WISELY!!!

Training is one thing but the mental capacity to implement the training over a consistent period of time is a completely different matter These so called officers were walking around with the impression that they were above the Law and could do No Wrong as has came to light in recent time that this man was unfortunately not their only victim but was the only one to lose his life Police Dept need a massive over haul in training and procedures Not that these guys were going by the rules more like There own

low down cowards