{"id":975133,"date":"2023-01-30T20:33:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=48951dff779e70900fabd703da77dc94"},"modified":"2023-01-30T20:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:33:39","slug":"we-must-refuse-normal-life-after-police-violence-like-killing-of-tyre-nichols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/01\/30\/we-must-refuse-normal-life-after-police-violence-like-killing-of-tyre-nichols\/","title":{"rendered":"We Must Refuse \u201cNormal Life\u201d After Police Violence Like Killing of Tyre Nichols"},"content":{"rendered":"
My stomach turned when I first watched the video of Memphis police officers yanking Tyre Nichols out of his car to Tase and pursue him, and then beat him. I felt my heart wrench while watching the police officers prop a beaten and handcuffed Nichols against a patrol car only to hear one officer yell, “Bruh, sit up!” after Nichols fell over, as if he were in any condition to comply.<\/p>\n