The fact that the cops turned off their body cams, and didn't realize they were recorded on the intersection camera, is all you need to know about their intentions.
In this age of cameras you have to assume your ALWAYS being recorded. I am sitting here at my desk and have a camera behind me. I also see people on my home and business external cameras all the time not even knowing they are being recorded. Luckily for this family and any future victims these cops were to brazen to realize there was a camera above them. If there was no camera we would most likely not even know about this beating.
Not to mention, I thought it was against policy to TURN OFF THOSE GADAMMM CAMERAS, WHILE ON DUTY, ISNT THAT INCRIMINATING YOUR SELF, its on for your safety, so why turn them offf???????? Nothing but a bunch of lowlives, throw in jail with the ones they put in, and let's see how they'll like it..
This has also likely been the delay in releasing video. They need to ascertain what other evidence may be counter to the Big Lie they intend to spread.
I watched that video 6 times and Stephen A. described it perfectly! They used Tyree as a punching bag and one officer later joked about how many times he had to hit him all the time claiming "that guy was high. He was on something"
Boy, I can't even get through the 30s of the beating.. Don't have the stomach for it. Bravo to Stephen to describe what he has seen on the camera footage.
I don't understand them getting out on bail either. I'm sure the bail was pretty high but when it goes to court he'll be back in jail. Just wasted money for him.
You need to also question the environment in which this was allowed to happen. I can guarantee this wasn't the first time this happened in that police department.
Do not politicize it if you let politicians get involved nothing gets done like any other crimes before this. They all talk and grandstanding with each other who can talk the most and we know the outcome. Nothing
@@scootabradley8235 may I ask? Since you live there. Is there any truth to the rumor Abt TN being "familiar" with one of they wife?. Saw some comments on FB is why I'm asking. I'm praying for y'all's awesome city
I can't even watch the video because the pain is too real. Very sad and scary. May this young man rest in peace, and his family finds peace.😳😢 What's even worse, two of the five criminals are out on bail. There should have been no bail😡😡
People are thinking they can desenitized the brain from all the violence in entertainment but this is real. very real. and heartbreaking is what i mean to
@Ed Sloan. You must be a cop. Because you are all over this post trying to justify those 5 clowns actions. But the statement you made about them fools being the result of defund the police is wrong. Because all except one of them was hired long before people asked that the police be defunded. Know what you are talking about before making a childish comment.
Jogger culture isthe problem. not a fan of police but y'all need to take some accountability. Is it the cops fault Memphis is one of the most violent cities in the country?
@@edsloan8535 Since no criminal was involved in this incident, what exactly is your point, besides trolling people. We are talking about an innocent man being murdered by police.
That level has always been there.....there is no greater hate of black ppl, than that of black ppl. It shows in our communities, us killing one another, our politics, the number of sellouts and now this....one more time, there is no greater hater of black ppl, than that of black ppl, because black lives do not matter to anyone, but especially black ppl.
Stephen A. Smith was a better reporter about this incident than some news agencies. I found out from his report, it was street cameras that picked up the cover up. Officers were yelling for a handcuffed man to comply, while he was being beaten to death. One of the officers is picked up, bragging about his "haymakers". How despicable is that. Thank you Stephen A. Never stop being that 'straight shooter'.
@@IVANOOZE69 The context of my comment comes from Stephen A Smith himself, saying, in this clip, that ESPN was "not a news network". My compliment to Mr. Smith, is simply that, I was more informed from his reporting than that of a traditional news network. I will add that I'm glad ESPN continues to drown out, and ignore, those who believe athletes, specifically black athletes, should "shut up and dribble".
@@montecristo3697 the shut up and dribble comment was alluding to a much bigger problem. The fact that we, as a society, value the opinion of those who dedicate their lives to sport, over the opinion of those who dedicate their lives to whatever subject is being talked about. Bo burnham said it best in his joke “hey bo, you are an entertainer. How do we fix Africa?”. All humans should have the capacity to express whatever opinions they hold. But also realize that someone who dedicated the overwhelmingly majority of their time to basketball, will have a very shallow view on any other subject. Cheers!
@@eduardosantana8300 I absolutely DISAGREE with you. That is indeed the point of "shut up and dribble". Some of you believe, that because a man dribbles a basketball or runs for a touchdown, what could he possibly add to complex discussions and topics? I have a very simple, non complex, easy to understand, two word reply, to that narrow thinking. A LOT. Athletes using their voices, platforms, oftentimes broaden the narrative, as Stephen A did today. And athletes, like Ja Morant today, LeBron James, Shannon Sharpe, Ryan Clark (a 'must listen to' on a plethora of issues), Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, and a host of others, have proven me right. So save the FOX NEWS word salad talking points. You can't sell it. At least not to me.
@@montecristo3697 I’m sorry mate, I wasn’t trying to sell you anything. I’m not sure what Fox News has to do with my position, I’m not American or in America, I have no idea what Fox News says. While the shut up and dribble piece was delivered in a rather tyrannical form, I will not throw the baby out with the bath water. The point made still stands tall. I’d love to know what Tim Tebow thinks of global warming. Or lebron thinks of Chinese kids in sweatshops making nikes. All of those opinions I would appreciate, but I would also appreciate real geopolitical scientists and economists have to say on the matter. We get plenty of screen time with what lebron thinks, I would love more exposure on what the professionals who study these things think. And I’m strongly inclined to believe that the reason why we don’t is because it doesn’t sell. If lebron does anything it will sell, because he is lebron... it’s not his fault, nor is it espns fault (they are a business with the main purpose to generate profit). It is our fault as consumers for engaging in the idolization of people. I’m not saying lebron shouldn’t speak... I’m saying we as a society should place less value on what he talks outside of basketball, and make room for someone who’s expertise is that very subject being talked about. Cheers mate, I meant no offense!
I can't watch the footage. I don't know how you all do it. I'm following this, I hope the family gets justice. I watched his mother speak, what a fine lady and strong. I would collapse if this happened to my family.
I agree with you. I can't watch the video. I read some of the details and I was literally sick to my stomach. I felt weak. It's unimaginable. I pray for his family.
I admire his mom handling this horrific crime by the police thugs. The media and government officials must not politicized this incident. Once they do it minimize the veracity of the crime. You giving an excuse for criminals and blame the fault somewhere else.
@Tom Smith well I guess the other 4 cops are going to Prison for another man . If it only involved the one Cop why did he need all his buddies. Now they are all going to Prison. I wonder do they feel it was worth it.
@Tom Smith what ? I am not coul with anything. You are the one who said he was with Man's wife? I guess they won that fight. Now they can sit in Prison
Everything they have done since they became cops needs to be investigated. They were so comfortable doing what they did its clear they are familiar with hiding body cams and manipulating situations to make it seem like something else was happening. To think that about all the obstacles black people have to overcome daily its just heartbreaking to see our own people do this to one of our own.
@@bdollhrt lol where do you want me to start? 28% of black men ages 25-29 have a degree and 30% for women. Upwards of 40 percent for white men and nearly 50 percent for white women. Black workers earn less regardless of gender than whites and white men have substantially earned more since 1980. That’s really all i care to spend typing out but these things exist. I am blessed to be a college graduate and have a good profession but I have experienced racism and all kinds of obstacles first hand. So if you don’t wanna believe the facts go ahead be oblivious but your not gonna tell me I haven’t seen it and experienced it firsthand.
@@davidmontgomery5047 where did I say it was not a problem in our community? This is common knowledge and what I said is still valid. It is heartbreaking to see it happen every time.
@@NewAgeChipSkylark sorry no is not a common knowledged, and is not because they earn less, or because we live ln a systemic racism or some victimhood mode know 😮💨 stop it
@david Montgomery- Are you aware there were 6 officers involved? That 6th officer was white. ESPN (First Take) is well aware of this, but continue this ploy to single out and campaign 5 black officers as the face of police brutality- meanwhile, the white officer: who dragged and tased Mr Nichols from the car isn’t charged nor fired (like the 5 black officers) but instead on desk duty with his job. The white officers name is Preston Hemphill 🤔….
@@kimocoloma4123 Well the scorpion unit was disbanded all of a sudden and that doesn't count all the complaints that has come against that department, I'm for law enforcement doing their job but that was ridiculous and uncalled for and everyone involved should be and hopefully will be held accountable regardless of color.
@@Youngboulgaming / How so? What would have done if they ran up to your car and snatched u out and starting beating u to death? Bc I need to know what I should do also?
Because he ran and wasn't turned over on his stomach and kept struggling trying to get away... cops were still wrong, they should have been able to subdue him without striking him with hands and feet
The really sad part is that Tyre had more composure than these thugs. What’s realist sadder is they Tyre died without knowing what he supposedly did wrong.
Thank you for covering this. Despite how tragic & heartbreaking this is, the people need to hear. No fox or CNN trying to sugar coat or anything, just stephen A being completely real about happened. Kudos to you first take. Ashamed in this country and those who continue to back the blue
END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY for ALL COPS. It’s renders them bulletproof and immune from individual accountability and prosecution. Even in rare instances when cops murder citizens ON VIDEO, are appropriately charged & convicted, it is taxpayers who foot the bill. In a so-called modern society this is nonsensical.
So Basically you will have a career Interacting With Liars, and Criminals Without Any protections from litigation Sounds Like fun, sign me up,,,,psych Honestly Who in their right mind will take that job.
Qualified immunity is not the problem. It does NOT protect officers in these types of cases. It protects police, medics, firefighters, etc from being held liable when acting IN GOOD FAITH. From the looks of things there is NOTHING good about how these officers acted.
Exactly, we need to take their pension, their homes, their assets to pay these victims and then we need to go after the police unions that protect these men also, they need to be stripped down to their white meat as well $$$$$ Money is the true equalizer in all this, along with justice.
People have a lot to say about STEPHEN A. SMITH, but HERE HE GOT THIS COMPLETLY RIGHT! He has my FULL RESPECT for his commentary on this. Thank you for the enlightenment.
The problem is the policing in this country. They often commit as many crimes as criminals, hide behind their badges, and then cover it up. They need better screening of ppl and training.
come again? These cops should go to jail. But the police in Memphis are responsible for one murder. There were over 300 in Memphis last year. You are 300 percent more likely to be killed by a criminal in Memphis as opposed to as cop.
That wont change anything. Most precincts around the united states are short on officers due to the media's fire storm against them. So they're basically hiring anyone at this point.
Problem is as soon as someone decides to become a cop, they get vilified for it just based on the job before ever doing anything wrong. People who could make the best cops are afraid of being shunned by people who want to classify all cops as racist
You and everyone of us know why. Tyre had no criminal history, he never committed any crime in which he was stopped for, no drugs in car, no gun in the car, he was respectful to the cops even after being beaten. This kid was beyond good, he came from a two parent household, good neighborhood, had a full time job with fed x. So there’s no way for the media to point blame on the victim and defend the police. I will say I was surprised they did show it on fox, and they actually did attack the police and well of course they couldn’t attach Tyre’s character “bet they were mad” but they did say the scorpion unit shouldn’t be gotten rid of, it’s easy for ppl who don’t live in that community to say what one should have. This unit has a assaulted other citizens and I will almost guarantee they weren’t white ppl. Funny that white ppl seem to be the only ones calling on the unit to stay, even though more and more stories come out about them. I’m not a racist I know many white ppl side with blacks on many things were more alike than different, but the media likes to play us against each other. We need each other more than we know. More and more white ppl are being killed by these tyrants each and every day. If cops can’t pass a mental health screening they shouldn’t be hired their background and friends and family should be looked into too, we have klan members joining the force, we have ppl with prior assaults joining the force, vets who struggle with ptsd join the force, we’re not safe.
@@MurderWeSolved It's because the cops weren't White. If they were White, everyone could scream racism. The media doesn't want to say anything bad about minorities even in a tragic case like this. I certainly don't doubt that racists join the force, but Klan members? The Klan was essentially wiped out in the sixties. People need to stop invoking their name like they have any real presence anymore. Of course anyone who has any kind of known racist ties shouldn't be hired
Let’s be honest here. It’s not on mainstream media because the officers are black. They can’t pump it up into a racial issue. The ONLY reason it’s getting the coverage it is… is because it’s the police. Black people treat other black people much worse on a daily basis and you and everyone else couldn’t care less. But get a chance at the police and you’re interested for a minute. Get a shot at WHITE police and you’re all in for months of looting, burning, and rioting. Mostly peaceful though.
@@ricky7973 well if you're referring to this insane messed up situation in Memphis that was straight-up murder by 5, not 1 or 2, 5 BLACK COPS on one dude and gave him the Mafia-style execution. I get what you're saying because there are some people that are stupid and commit crimes and should be punished if they commit SERIOUS ones, but this one... this one made he didn't do anything out of the ordinary. did you watch both the body cam and street poll cam? Literally at the street poll view, what you saw was straight MAFIA EXECUTION. All 5 needs to have a death sentence for that. But of course, not all cops are like these 5 idiots, BUT these 5 alone just iced the cake for every cop in America.
@@ricky7973 Ha, if you only knew the crimes that are gonna happen if the police only response on why they should be trusted is or else. Ok have fun. Enjoy it while it lasts before they learn a few new tricks and give you athe fight of your life.
@@Gekokujo76 You just made that s*it up. The police report written by the officers stated he was pulled over for allegedly driving recklessly. He was NOT pulled over for attempting to carjack people and he was unarmed. 🍆head! 🤡🤡
@@DatBoi_Raheem If you break into my home to steal bread for your starving family, and I awake to find you in my house, stealing my things...I will likely shoot you. Does that mean I think that the death penalty is apt for a man who steals bread to feed his family, or does that mean you are a criminal who poses a risk to me and mine? Easy. We both know that if Tyre had NOT fought the cops and taken his arrest like a (white) man, he would not be given the death penalty for his crimes. WE ALSO KNOW that when you fight cops and run away from being handcuffed, you WILL be caught and WILL be treated harshly...usually with beatings, and often with more charges added. You put your life in their hands...you are in desperation mode and a danger to the public (carjacking to escape...taking hostages...firing rounds in the street....going 80 mph in residential areas...etc). NOW you are an escaped arrestee who has fought cops and poses a danger to the public....the cops treat you differently in that situation than if you were caught at a traffic stop and complied. It's REALLY simple...and beats the kind of one-line strawman BS you just tried to lay out. Right?
Firstly condolences to the young man's family and friends. Secondly, did I just hear Stephen A Smith speak eloquently like a true brother .wow👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@MurderWeSolved Yup! He’s white. The one who said “I hope they stomp him” after he ran away. He’s the cop who ran half a block and was winded and short of breath. He never made it to the other scene where they beat him because he stayed on location at the initial traffic stop pouring water into another officer’s face after they accidentally pepper sprayed each other.
My Mom did this as an investigator for 19 years in Cook County Illinois and one of the procuring reasons for her retiring, she stated she got tired of seeing the way officers were doing black boys.....
My heart is broken! And I'm truly trying to keep the hate from repairing the hole. But I can say this! There's going to come a time when people will fight back! Instead of just talking!!!!!
See I'm not gonna move to your level of thinking. I'm way past that. But what I would say! You sound like a cowardly person like these cops. So do me a favor educated yourself on how it can be done, Instead of making cowardly statements ...SMH
I simply cannot wrap my head around the fact these 5 officers knew their body cams are on and still acted this way. So they genuinely thought they were using appropriate force, that is sickening on many levels.
only black people have this misconception. you won't ever see a white, brown, asian, hispanic, latimo person think that people of their race will be somehow more kind towards them
There's no such thing as skinfoik. There's humanity. We're a human collective. Anyone who believes otherwise is part of the problem when it comes to dealing with racism in society.
Johnny C I'm guessing you didn't watch his death videos because if you did you would not been saying stupid stuff period and what the heck is you talking about because he asked them what did I do and they said nothing so how can he resist when he doesn't have a criminal records and why those idiots got a aggravated kidnapping charge then and he only ran trying to survive you idiot?
this ain’t about black and white, this is about us the people, no matter color class or anything else, this is about us protecting our people and holding this system we live in accountable, our ancestors gave these people power and trusted them to guide humanity and now look what they’re doing to us, look at our people out here man, why we got so much depression anxiety, violence etc, look at the whats being pushed to the youth, all the division isn’t sustainable anymore
I'v seen the video time after time and so many times I've cried, But the way Stephen. A explained what had happen,.it was perfectly said, The truth have been spoken.
SAD PART IS: If anyone would have tried to stop this beating they themselves would have been arrested immediately on the stop for interfering with police business. And chances are the court system would have found them guilty of interfering with police business.
They dismantled the Scorpion unit, now look at the Police chief and the mayor‼️ Why we’re the officers so comfortable, The leaders need to be held responsible as well. All types of training is questionable
@@sinchman1 the outcome was both death, it’s not worse than the other. The both didn’t deserve to die. Both called out to their moms. Both killed by dirty cops. Same result. National news.
Think about the countless times that law enforcement has done this to black men, where there were no surveillance cameras around to expose the evil that they've done. It's heart wrenching.
Was absolutely sickened. Poor guy. Only was for minor traffic offence. Absolutely mind blowing. To use him as punch bag like in a boxing match, then to fist bump afterwards. horrendous
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The fact that the cops turned off their body cams, and didn't realize they were recorded on the intersection camera, is all you need to know about their intentions.
In this age of cameras you have to assume your ALWAYS being recorded. I am sitting here at my desk and have a camera behind me. I also see people on my home and business external cameras all the time not even knowing they are being recorded.
Luckily for this family and any future victims these cops were to brazen to realize there was a camera above them. If there was no camera we would most likely not even know about this beating.
Yep.
Not to mention, I thought it was against policy to TURN OFF THOSE GADAMMM CAMERAS, WHILE ON DUTY, ISNT THAT INCRIMINATING YOUR SELF, its on for your safety, so why turn them offf???????? Nothing but a bunch of lowlives, throw in jail with the ones they put in, and let's see how they'll like it..
True!
This has also likely been the delay in releasing video. They need to ascertain what other evidence may be counter to the Big Lie they intend to spread.
Heartbreaking. When they mentioned him having a 4 year old son. Man I couldn't hold back the tears. So sad.
Imagine the pain of having to grow up, knowing the whole world watched your father get beat to death.
@☁POPULATION-_-420🌿 nah the problem here is black cops
@☁POPULATION-_-420🌿 ok wokester why You’ll be the first want to cry when the come to your house
@population-_-4209you’ll be the first to cry when police don’t come to your house when someone is wanting to kill you
I watched that video 6 times and Stephen A. described it perfectly! They used Tyree as a punching bag and one officer later joked about how many times he had to hit him all the time claiming "that guy was high. He was on something"
How do you have the stomach to watch that 6 times? I started it and had to cut it short. Sickening
Boy, I can't even get through the 30s of the beating..
Don't have the stomach for it.
Bravo to Stephen to describe what he has seen on the camera footage.
Imagine all the times we don't get to see
espn and sas are the biggest pu$$ies on the planet. throw ryan clarks weak a$$ in there as well
Rookie
I’m crying right now and the way Stephen A described it is totally accurate😢😢😢
@☁POPULATION-_-420🌿 Kyle Rittenhouse? You are a race baiting idiot.. one thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other.
@☁POPULATION-_-420🌿 how is that? He was beaten to death by his own race…
So it took stephan A Smith to articulate this for you to cry amh
@@djilaify I forgot to cry looking at the body cam footage so this help to get my emotions out.
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How are these animals out on bail? If they aren't a danger to society, I don't know who is !!
I don't understand them getting out on bail either. I'm sure the bail was pretty high but when it goes to court he'll be back in jail. Just wasted money for him.
You can thank every democratic politician in the country for low cash bail for violent offenses.
Bail reform is garbage all over the u.s. it's a complete joke
@@dianahammond3745
$250k which means they only had to come up with 10%.
police unions - that's how
You need to also question the environment in which this was allowed to happen. I can guarantee this wasn't the first time this happened in that police department.
Amen Tadashi they've done this before. Thugs in uniform may they spend the rest of their natural lives in prison.
I live here in Memphis.....it's not
Do not politicize it if you let politicians get involved nothing gets done like any other crimes before this. They all talk and grandstanding with each other who can talk the most and we know the outcome. Nothing
@@scootabradley8235 may I ask? Since you live there. Is there any truth to the rumor Abt TN being "familiar" with one of they wife?. Saw some comments on FB is why I'm asking. I'm praying for y'all's awesome city
@@sisvswann1897 that's what we are hearing but it's SO much more
I can't even watch the video because the pain is too real. Very sad and scary. May this young man rest in peace, and his family finds peace.😳😢 What's even worse, two of the five criminals are out on bail. There should have been no bail😡😡
People are thinking they can desenitized the brain from all the violence in entertainment but this is real. very real. and heartbreaking is what i mean to
Me either, I did not watch. His mother's pain was too overwhelming for me.
True . I still can’t view it . Disgraceful that this young man was murdered by those who pledge to protect us .
The Court Only Cares About Money. Sad Truth.
Stephen A breaks things down so clearly, and truly grabs the attention of the audience.
no he doesn't he is a racist. these things happen to white people do and in higher numbers in less police interactions. dude is a straight racist
Should’ve been a message of hope.
just imagine all the crimes the police commits that get covered up
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 just imagine 🙏
Imagine how many criminals get away scott free with crimes?
@Ed Sloan. You must be a cop. Because you are all over this post trying to justify those 5 clowns actions. But the statement you made about them fools being the result of defund the police is wrong. Because all except one of them was hired long before people asked that the police be defunded. Know what you are talking about before making a childish comment.
Jogger culture isthe problem. not a fan of police but y'all need to take some accountability. Is it the cops fault Memphis is one of the most violent cities in the country?
@@edsloan8535 Since no criminal was involved in this incident, what exactly is your point, besides trolling people. We are talking about an innocent man being murdered by police.
This level of self-hate is unprecedented. 😢 😭
The elephant 🐘 in the room none of these black men are addressing. They always blamed white cops 👮♀️ with racism…these devils were black.
That level has always been there.....there is no greater hate of black ppl, than that of black ppl. It shows in our communities, us killing one another, our politics, the number of sellouts and now this....one more time, there is no greater hater of black ppl, than that of black ppl, because black lives do not matter to anyone, but especially black ppl.
Self hate. I think this was just hate.
@@gutenbird shes trying to make it about race when it isnt about race at all.
@@anthonylopez9594 if it was self hate each cop would have killed himself not someone else.
Stephen A. Smith was a better reporter about this incident than some news agencies. I found out from his report, it was street cameras that picked up the cover up. Officers were yelling for a handcuffed man to comply, while he was being beaten to death. One of the officers is picked up, bragging about his "haymakers". How despicable is that. Thank you Stephen A. Never stop being that 'straight shooter'.
bro ESPN is a news agency
@@IVANOOZE69 The context of my comment comes from Stephen A Smith himself, saying, in this clip, that ESPN was "not a news network". My compliment to Mr. Smith, is simply that, I was more informed from his reporting than that of a traditional news network. I will add that I'm glad ESPN continues to drown out, and ignore, those who believe athletes, specifically black athletes, should "shut up and dribble".
@@montecristo3697 the shut up and dribble comment was alluding to a much bigger problem. The fact that we, as a society, value the opinion of those who dedicate their lives to sport, over the opinion of those who dedicate their lives to whatever subject is being talked about. Bo burnham said it best in his joke “hey bo, you are an entertainer. How do we fix Africa?”.
All humans should have the capacity to express whatever opinions they hold. But also realize that someone who dedicated the overwhelmingly majority of their time to basketball, will have a very shallow view on any other subject. Cheers!
@@eduardosantana8300 I absolutely DISAGREE with you. That is indeed the point of "shut up and dribble". Some of you believe, that because a man dribbles a basketball or runs for a touchdown, what could he possibly add to complex discussions and topics? I have a very simple, non complex, easy to understand, two word reply, to that narrow thinking. A LOT. Athletes using their voices, platforms, oftentimes broaden the narrative, as Stephen A did today. And athletes, like Ja Morant today, LeBron James, Shannon Sharpe, Ryan Clark (a 'must listen to' on a plethora of issues), Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, and a host of others, have proven me right. So save the FOX NEWS word salad talking points. You can't sell it. At least not to me.
@@montecristo3697 I’m sorry mate, I wasn’t trying to sell you anything. I’m not sure what Fox News has to do with my position, I’m not American or in America, I have no idea what Fox News says.
While the shut up and dribble piece was delivered in a rather tyrannical form, I will not throw the baby out with the bath water. The point made still stands tall. I’d love to know what Tim Tebow thinks of global warming. Or lebron thinks of Chinese kids in sweatshops making nikes. All of those opinions I would appreciate, but I would also appreciate real geopolitical scientists and economists have to say on the matter.
We get plenty of screen time with what lebron thinks, I would love more exposure on what the professionals who study these things think. And I’m strongly inclined to believe that the reason why we don’t is because it doesn’t sell. If lebron does anything it will sell, because he is lebron... it’s not his fault, nor is it espns fault (they are a business with the main purpose to generate profit). It is our fault as consumers for engaging in the idolization of people.
I’m not saying lebron shouldn’t speak... I’m saying we as a society should place less value on what he talks outside of basketball, and make room for someone who’s expertise is that very subject being talked about. Cheers mate, I meant no offense!
I can't watch the footage. I don't know how you all do it. I'm following this, I hope the family gets justice. I watched his mother speak, what a fine lady and strong. I would collapse if this happened to my family.
I agree with you. I can't watch the video. I read some of the details and I was literally sick to my stomach. I felt weak. It's unimaginable. I pray for his family.
@@dragonburn1198 they took turns kicking his head like a football
I admire his mom handling this horrific crime by the police thugs. The media and government officials must not politicized this incident. Once they do it minimize the veracity of the crime. You giving an excuse for criminals and blame the fault somewhere else.
I couldn’t imagine getting beat to death while my 3yr old daughter is 100 ft away rest easy young man
@Tom Smith
What do you mean
@Tom Smith well I guess the other 4 cops are going to Prison for another man . If it only involved the one Cop why did he need all his buddies. Now they are all going to Prison. I wonder do they feel it was worth it.
@Tom Smith ex wife
@Tom Smith wth am i reading? some people are just dumb. stay in school
@Tom Smith what ? I am not coul with anything. You are the one who said he was with Man's wife? I guess they won that fight. Now they can sit in Prison
Everything they have done since they became cops needs to be investigated. They were so comfortable doing what they did its clear they are familiar with hiding body cams and manipulating situations to make it seem like something else was happening. To think that about all the obstacles black people have to overcome daily its just heartbreaking to see our own people do this to one of our own.
Black on Black Crime is One of the Biggest Problem in their own communities
@@bdollhrt lol where do you want me to start? 28% of black men ages 25-29 have a degree and 30% for women. Upwards of 40 percent for white men and nearly 50 percent for white women. Black workers earn less regardless of gender than whites and white men have substantially earned more since 1980. That’s really all i care to spend typing out but these things exist. I am blessed to be a college graduate and have a good profession but I have experienced racism and all kinds of obstacles first hand. So if you don’t wanna believe the facts go ahead be oblivious but your not gonna tell me I haven’t seen it and experienced it firsthand.
@@davidmontgomery5047 where did I say it was not a problem in our community? This is common knowledge and what I said is still valid. It is heartbreaking to see it happen every time.
@@NewAgeChipSkylark sorry no is not a common knowledged, and is not because they earn less, or because we live ln a systemic racism or some victimhood mode know 😮💨 stop it
@david Montgomery- Are you aware there were 6 officers involved? That 6th officer was white. ESPN (First Take) is well aware of this, but continue this ploy to single out and campaign 5 black officers as the face of police brutality- meanwhile, the white officer: who dragged and tased Mr Nichols from the car isn’t charged nor fired (like the 5 black officers) but instead on desk duty with his job. The white officers name is Preston Hemphill 🤔….
Viciously attack indeed! Just unbelievable that not one of them was human enough to say lets not do that to another human being. 😭😭😭😭
It wasn't the first time those officers did that, that unit of officers have been doing that on a regular basis.
You don't know that, do you have evidence or witness. Let justice do the work not politicians where nothing gets solved.
@@kimocoloma4123 Well the scorpion unit was disbanded all of a sudden and that doesn't count all the complaints that has come against that department, I'm for law enforcement doing their job but that was ridiculous and uncalled for and everyone involved should be and hopefully will be held accountable regardless of color.
Absolutely how many people have these officers killed? How many people are missing that they arrested?
@@kimocoloma4123 It's obvious
This is so sad, when you are helpless not knowing what going to happen to you and you are so scared for your life
He could’ve helped himself g
@@Youngboulgaming / How so? What would have done if they ran up to your car and snatched u out and starting beating u to death? Bc I need to know what I should do also?
@@macafe7160 what 😂😂😂 u don’t run from cops g . Gotta control what u can control
They’re more to the story. Like the movie training day.
@@Youngboulgaming does that justify the beating he took?
I watch that video it's very sad what they did to him they ought to be ashamed of theirselves I hope they never get out of prison
they need the death penalty.
The video is so hard to watch. So sad for Mr. Nichols family. Prayers.
How could this happen to an unarmed man who asked, "What did I do"? And these officers had been reported about abuse previously.
Because he ran and wasn't turned over on his stomach and kept struggling trying to get away... cops were still wrong, they should have been able to subdue him without striking him with hands and feet
The really sad part is that Tyre had more composure than these thugs. What’s realist sadder is they Tyre died without knowing what he supposedly did wrong.
@@Hunee- he ran from the police lol
How many people have these officers killed? All 5 could be serial killers.
@@truthhurts9246 Not true at all
Thank you for covering this. Despite how tragic & heartbreaking this is, the people need to hear. No fox or CNN trying to sugar coat or anything, just stephen A being completely real about happened. Kudos to you first take. Ashamed in this country and those who continue to back the blue
You should back the blue. The ones that do the job the right way all the time, not these officers.
I'm sure that's not their 1st rodeo. You have to be extremely comfortable to do something like that.
Oh they did this before
END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY for ALL COPS. It’s renders them bulletproof and immune from individual accountability and prosecution. Even in rare instances when cops murder citizens ON VIDEO, are appropriately charged & convicted, it is taxpayers who foot the bill. In a so-called modern society this is nonsensical.
So
Basically you will have a career
Interacting
With Liars, and Criminals
Without
Any protections from litigation
Sounds
Like fun, sign me up,,,,psych
Honestly
Who in their right mind will take that job.
@@amsb4dafunk558 Nobody will. Heck, nobody will take the job now
Amen, I agree.
Qualified immunity is not the problem. It does NOT protect officers in these types of cases. It protects police, medics, firefighters, etc from being held liable when acting IN GOOD FAITH. From the looks of things there is NOTHING good about how these officers acted.
Exactly, we need to take their pension, their homes, their assets to pay these victims and then we need to go after the police unions that protect these men also, they need to be stripped down to their white meat as well $$$$$ Money is the true equalizer in all this, along with justice.
People have a lot to say about STEPHEN A. SMITH, but HERE HE GOT THIS COMPLETLY RIGHT! He has my FULL RESPECT for his commentary on this. Thank you for the enlightenment.
The problem is the policing in this country. They often commit as many crimes as criminals, hide behind their badges, and then cover it up. They need better screening of ppl and training.
come again?
These cops should go to jail. But the police in Memphis are responsible for one murder.
There were over 300 in Memphis last year.
You are 300 percent more likely to be killed by a criminal in Memphis as opposed to as cop.
Agreed
That wont change anything. Most precincts around the united states are short on officers due to the media's fire storm against them. So they're basically hiring anyone at this point.
Problem is as soon as someone decides to become a cop, they get vilified for it just based on the job before ever doing anything wrong. People who could make the best cops are afraid of being shunned by people who want to classify all cops as racist
Imagine if that street camera wasnt there. That was clearly not the first time that these cowards did something like that.
Why is this not all over every news outlet!!! Unbelievable 🤬
You and everyone of us know why. Tyre had no criminal history, he never committed any crime in which he was stopped for, no drugs in car, no gun in the car, he was respectful to the cops even after being beaten. This kid was beyond good, he came from a two parent household, good neighborhood, had a full time job with fed x. So there’s no way for the media to point blame on the victim and defend the police. I will say I was surprised they did show it on fox, and they actually did attack the police and well of course they couldn’t attach Tyre’s character “bet they were mad” but they did say the scorpion unit shouldn’t be gotten rid of, it’s easy for ppl who don’t live in that community to say what one should have. This unit has a assaulted other citizens and I will almost guarantee they weren’t white ppl. Funny that white ppl seem to be the only ones calling on the unit to stay, even though more and more stories come out about them. I’m not a racist I know many white ppl side with blacks on many things were more alike than different, but the media likes to play us against each other. We need each other more than we know. More and more white ppl are being killed by these tyrants each and every day. If cops can’t pass a mental health screening they shouldn’t be hired their background and friends and family should be looked into too, we have klan members joining the force, we have ppl with prior assaults joining the force, vets who struggle with ptsd join the force, we’re not safe.
@@MurderWeSolved It's because the cops weren't White. If they were White, everyone could scream racism. The media doesn't want to say anything bad about minorities even in a tragic case like this. I certainly don't doubt that racists join the force, but Klan members? The Klan was essentially wiped out in the sixties. People need to stop invoking their name like they have any real presence anymore. Of course anyone who has any kind of known racist ties shouldn't be hired
Hahaha what
@@MurderWeSolved I read he ran from police ? Is that false ?
Let’s be honest here. It’s not on mainstream media because the officers are black. They can’t pump it up into a racial issue. The ONLY reason it’s getting the coverage it is… is because it’s the police. Black people treat other black people much worse on a daily basis and you and everyone else couldn’t care less. But get a chance at the police and you’re interested for a minute. Get a shot at WHITE police and you’re all in for months of looting, burning, and rioting. Mostly peaceful though.
This ishhh never ends 😔💔
The Bloods, Crips and GD's kill black people every day and way more than the cops. Why is no one marching and protesting these groups?
@@ricky7973 well if you're referring to this insane messed up situation in Memphis that was straight-up murder by 5, not 1 or 2, 5 BLACK COPS on one dude and gave him the Mafia-style execution. I get what you're saying because there are some people that are stupid and commit crimes and should be punished if they commit SERIOUS ones, but this one... this one made he didn't do anything out of the ordinary. did you watch both the body cam and street poll cam? Literally at the street poll view, what you saw was straight MAFIA EXECUTION. All 5 needs to have a death sentence for that. But of course, not all cops are like these 5 idiots, BUT these 5 alone just iced the cake for every cop in America.
Yeah I agree . B on B crime really is out of control, right?
It will but not if we are busy drawing lines based on race.
@@ricky7973 Ha, if you only knew the crimes that are gonna happen if the police only response on why they should be trusted is or else. Ok have fun. Enjoy it while it lasts before they learn a few new tricks and give you athe fight of your life.
Stephen absolutely nailed it and so eloquently.
Totally agree! He absolutely needs to stop pretending to be a sports analyst and cover real world issues.
Bro was calling for his mom 😞😔
Hurts........
Bruh was fucked up, running through traffic, and trying to carjack people. THEN he cried for his mommy after he was caught.
@@Gekokujo76 You just made that s*it up. The police report written by the officers stated he was pulled over for allegedly driving recklessly. He was NOT pulled over for attempting to carjack people and he was unarmed. 🍆head! 🤡🤡
@@Gekokujo76 So does that mean he deserved to die?
@@DatBoi_Raheem If you break into my home to steal bread for your starving family, and I awake to find you in my house, stealing my things...I will likely shoot you. Does that mean I think that the death penalty is apt for a man who steals bread to feed his family, or does that mean you are a criminal who poses a risk to me and mine? Easy. We both know that if Tyre had NOT fought the cops and taken his arrest like a (white) man, he would not be given the death penalty for his crimes. WE ALSO KNOW that when you fight cops and run away from being handcuffed, you WILL be caught and WILL be treated harshly...usually with beatings, and often with more charges added. You put your life in their hands...you are in desperation mode and a danger to the public (carjacking to escape...taking hostages...firing rounds in the street....going 80 mph in residential areas...etc). NOW you are an escaped arrestee who has fought cops and poses a danger to the public....the cops treat you differently in that situation than if you were caught at a traffic stop and complied. It's REALLY simple...and beats the kind of one-line strawman BS you just tried to lay out. Right?
Firstly condolences to the young man's family and friends. Secondly, did I just hear Stephen A Smith speak eloquently like a true brother .wow👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
*A Sixth Memphis Officer named Preston Hemphill has been relived of Duty for the role of this Incident
Yeah get whitey to make everyone feel all warm and fuzzy.
He should be fired and arrested alongside his five other murderers
cant believe what these 5 utterly sick people did, absolutely disgusting.
@@MurderWeSolved Yup! He’s white. The one who said “I hope they stomp him” after he ran away. He’s the cop who ran half a block and was winded and short of breath. He never made it to the other scene where they beat him because he stayed on location at the initial traffic stop pouring water into another officer’s face after they accidentally pepper sprayed each other.
He need be charged
Bruh I'm still trying to wrap my head around why they did this....
Psychos , disturbed Sadistic individuals. , Sadists describes these Assholes perfectly.👍
@@tradeladder146 I mean that's the easy answer but what exactly triggered all of this. This almost felt personal.
Why it happened is debatable…that it happened is not!
@@morrisparrish76 I'm not at all excusing it
It makes me sick. This is so sad.
All 5 them cop's will be served by the law 🙏🏻💔
U the only 12 we fw ja 〽️〽️💯 LongLiveTyre 🕊️
Well said sir... my heart is broken 💔 praying for the mother and family.... Rest in heaven Tyler Nicholas 🙏 💔 😢
Well Said Stephen,I'm praying for better day's
That's not working cops been beating black folks as for decades
“What’s done in the Dark will come to Light “ it’s written so it’s a Guarantee
Thank You Brother Steven 🙏🙏
My Mom did this as an investigator for 19 years in Cook County Illinois and one of the procuring reasons for her retiring, she stated she got tired of seeing the way officers were doing black boys.....
When will we hear about what the Scorpion Police squad has to say about this incident?
Scorpion was just disbanded.
Thank you mr smith for speaking the thruth bea
My heart is broken! And I'm truly trying to keep the hate from repairing the hole. But I can say this! There's going to come a time when people will fight back! Instead of just talking!!!!!
It's takin too long
Whoever tries to physically fight the police will get crushed.
See I'm not gonna move to your level of thinking. I'm way past that. But what I would say! You sound like a cowardly person like these cops. So do me a favor educated yourself on how it can be done, Instead of making cowardly statements ...SMH
I simply cannot wrap my head around the fact these 5 officers knew their body cams are on and still acted this way. So they genuinely thought they were using appropriate force, that is sickening on many levels.
Please let's get Justice for this family, this is HISTORY repeating itself
Shock 😲 in disbelief justice for Tyre Nicholas sending prayers to your entire family 💔😢💔
Throw all of them in prison
More like⚰
Great job Mr Smith 👏
He must have had his car door open... The few times I've got pulled over, I leave my doors locked, and I barely crack the window...
He’s got my respect again!!! Thank you Stephen!
For real! He needs to step away from his acting job at ESPN and cover real life issues.
“All skinfolk, ain’t kinfolk”
only black people have this misconception. you won't ever see a white, brown, asian, hispanic, latimo person think that people of their race will be somehow more kind towards them
That mentality is the exact reason why Memphis is one of the most dangerous cities to live.
@@malcolmn.5222 Police bootlicker=Opinion disregarded
There's no such thing as skinfoik. There's humanity. We're a human collective. Anyone who believes otherwise is part of the problem when it comes to dealing with racism in society.
My question is, how many more of these types of incidents happen without cameras?
Thug's in uniform.
Don't resist arrest. Pretty simple.
Johnny C I'm guessing you didn't watch his death videos because if you did you would not been saying stupid stuff period and what the heck is you talking about because he asked them what did I do and they said nothing so how can he resist when he doesn't have a criminal records and why those idiots got a aggravated kidnapping charge then and he only ran trying to survive you idiot?
PIGS ARE PIGS DONT MATTER THE SKIN COLOR WE NEED A REFORM ASAP
Cops yelling all extra hard and loud to make it seem as if Tyre Nichols is really doing something wrong
Everyone in the video should be held accountable
They are,oh you mean the white cop who wasn't in on the orchestrated beat down and was performing within his duties?
@@ryanm.3393 u mean the one who was gonna taze a person with 5 cops on him already? Yeah that guy
Well said Steven A Smith. Say Less. Nuff Said. 💯💪🏾👈🏾🙏🏽✌🏾✊🏾
this ain’t about black and white, this is about us the people, no matter color class or anything else, this is about us protecting our people and holding this system we live in accountable, our ancestors gave these people power and trusted them to guide humanity and now look what they’re doing to us, look at our people out here man, why we got so much depression anxiety, violence etc, look at the whats being pushed to the youth, all the division isn’t sustainable anymore
i agree with you. but when it was a white guy that was the police officer everything was about white or black not "us people"
YALL CORNBREAD WENT APESHIT WHEN A WHITE COP DID IT TO GEORGE FLOYD. PROTEST CUZ CORNBREADS DID IT AINT LOOKIN LIKE NUTHIN
@@luxemier nah it was about blue v black.. always been that way
@@givenchie462 I disagree. its always been both
@@givenchie462 no it wasn’t , it was always about the cop being racist
I mean they just came at that man so hard and fast I can't understand why please lift up this family
WHAT DID HE DO TO GET PULLED OVER!?????
Well said Stephen 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Those 5 police officers were doing what so many cops do. thats the problem
Well said Stephen!
Thank God for that sky camera! They would've tried to cover this up
He said “ you know “ more than his points that night. Prayer to Tyrees soul.
Isn't this a sports show?
I'v seen the video time after time and so many times I've cried, But the way Stephen. A explained what had happen,.it was perfectly said, The truth have been spoken.
I saw the video and it is beyond disgusting how they treated that man.
Thank you First take for speaking out on this!
1st degree and they all get life
I pray a lot for your family it is very sad to see the lack of love
SAD PART IS: If anyone would have tried to stop this beating they themselves would have been arrested immediately on the stop for interfering with police business. And chances are the court system would have found them guilty of interfering with police business.
That Part
Brilliant social commentary from Mr. Smith. I am looking forward to the day when you have your own show on MSNBC.
They knew they didn’t know that he was hurt as bad if he had lived it would have been brush under cover like all the others
They dismantled the Scorpion unit, now look at the Police chief and the mayor‼️ Why we’re the officers so comfortable, The leaders need to be held responsible as well. All types of training is questionable
Why is this on ESPN tho?
Good question 🤔
Hard to believe they didn’t have similar instances like this before this one. They were way too comfortable.
It coming out now....
This was worse than George Floyd incident
Both led to murder. Same result. Not one over the other.
@@WingsBanquet Tyre Nichol's situation was worse
this situation is worse,, theres 5 of those disgusting scum
@@sinchman1 There's no comparing
@@sinchman1 the outcome was both death, it’s not worse than the other. The both didn’t deserve to die. Both called out to their moms. Both killed by dirty cops. Same result. National news.
My mother always says that "God ALWAYS has a witness." That street camera was the witness. Wow!!!
He got punched way more than 3 times
Finally Stephen is starting to wake up
Respect!
Hope they get serious jail time!
I hope you do, Sambo!
At the 3 minute mark is probably the best thing I’ve ever heard him say…. Stephen A
Well said thank you thank you
Lets see how Stephen A. Smith act when he finds out that three of the officers are members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity INC. They are his Q brothers.
Think about the countless times that law enforcement has done this to black men, where there were no surveillance cameras around to expose the evil that they've done. It's heart wrenching.
Not just black men. White males are beaten and killed by cops substantially more than any other race. No benefit for the media to report that.
13/52
canadian police also does this to canadian native american people
It's her introduction for me, five Africam American police officers, why not just officers 🧐😒🧐
I want all of them devils under the prison for life, no getting out.
Memphis Police Department needs to be investigated.
Police reform asap
Well said Stephen A.
Pigs come in all colors
And ignorant blks in All shades and skin tones
Tons of leftist pigs demonstrating recreational outrage these days.
Mostly white tho
@@ftodageneral8943 a lot of black ones tho in southern states bruh
@@DAC666 not in ny😭
Was absolutely sickened. Poor guy. Only was for minor traffic offence. Absolutely mind blowing. To use him as punch bag like in a boxing match, then to fist bump afterwards. horrendous
Like my grandad once told me: it’s hard growing up as an black man in Memphis😭
Black on black violence being what it is, yep.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 I got one word. WAR
Thank you for this Stephen A Smith. Well stated.
Can we now admit that Colin Kaepernick was right? Or are we gonna continue to justify him being blackballed and question his motives?
He wasnt.
He's not coming back bro. Get over it.
Maybe he can be a waterboy now.
Kaepernick's problem was that he made it exclusively a black-white issue, not just a police culture issue.
Kaepernick's issue was he was being benched for Blane Gabbart
Why can’t athletes put a straight sentence together?
Sole they own people out and murdered the man
The Bloods, Crips and GD's kill black people every day and way more than the cops. Why is no one marching and protesting these groups?