Everyone is guessing at possible explanations for the barbaric murder of the young unarmed Black man in Memphis, but no one is looking at the elephant in the room.
Despite numerous rumors claiming that the beating of Tyre Nichols was personal because he was allegedly having an affair with the ex-wife of one of the five police officers are unsubstantiated. None of the social media accounts spreading this rumor have provided any corroboration to support the claim. Memphis police will say only that they are investigating everything, and nothing is off the table. Tyre's mother and stepfather have said the rumor is false and have asked people to stop spreading it.
As of 2/3/2023, Newsweek, Politifact, and Snopes have all fact checked the rumor and ruled it as unsubstantiated or false. Here's are the links:
Excellent article. I hadn't read about police use of steroids. It's scary, as is every aspect of this murder. Thanks for calling attention to this problem.
There are so many unanswered questions surrounding this horrible murder - and you’ve brought up one that hasn’t been asked in any of the coverage I’ve seen. As Mikels said in his comment, this is a great piece of journalism (not just an echo of what everyone else is saying). Also, thank you for sharing one of his photographs and the link to his website - thanks for recognizing his humanity.
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Another good read Andrew. I would love for those cops to be tested. That kind of rage isn’t normal. That photo of the Volunteer Bridge is spectacular.
Despite numerous rumors claiming that the beating of Tyre Nichols was personal because he was allegedly having an affair with the ex-wife of one of the five police officers are unsubstantiated. None of the social media accounts spreading this rumor have provided any corroboration to support the claim. Memphis police will say only that they are investigating everything, and nothing is off the table. Tyre's mother and stepfather have said the rumor is false and have asked people to stop spreading it.
As of 2/3/2023, Newsweek, Politifact, and Snopes have all fact checked the rumor and ruled it as unsubstantiated or false. Here's are the links:
POLITIFACT: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/facebook-posts/claims-that-tyre-nichols-was-dating-a-police-offic/
NEWSWEEK:https://www.newsweek.com/tyre-nichols-fact-check-rumors-girlfriend-affair-demetrius-haley-1777823
SNOPES: https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/01/31/tyre-nichols-ex-girlfriend-wife-cop/
Shocking. Living in my non-US bubble, I hadn't even heard of this case until now.
Posting Tyre's photo really brings home the tragedy. US policing is just...monstrous.
Excellent article. I hadn't read about police use of steroids. It's scary, as is every aspect of this murder. Thanks for calling attention to this problem.
There are so many unanswered questions surrounding this horrible murder - and you’ve brought up one that hasn’t been asked in any of the coverage I’ve seen. As Mikels said in his comment, this is a great piece of journalism (not just an echo of what everyone else is saying). Also, thank you for sharing one of his photographs and the link to his website - thanks for recognizing his humanity.
Great piece of journalism. Let's hope that something good comes of it.