Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform

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Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders expressed outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform.Nichols’ death at a traffic stop more than two years ago sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls for systemic change as the first post-George Floyd case that revealed the limits of an unprecedented reckoning over racial injustice in Black America.Now, Wednesday’s acquittals again show the need for reforms at the federal level, civil rights leaders said.“Tyre and his family deserve true justice — not ..