TO PASS IT. THE NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY GATHERING IN SOLIDARITY AT THE ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE TODAY TO MOURN THE DEATH OF TYREE NICHOLS. HERE’S REPORTER FAITH O’NEIL. I PROMISE YOU THAT TYREE WOULD RATHER WE NOT KNOW HIS NAME. ANGER, PAIN. I PROMISE YOU THAT TYREE WOULD HAVE RATHER RAISED HIS SON, AND HE DESERVED TO GROW OLD. FRUSTRATION. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN A SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT ON SLAVERY AND RACISM AND INJUSTICE AND MUST BE DISMANTLED. NOT A SINGLE DRY EYE IN SIGHT TODAY. THE DEATH OF TYREE NICHOLS SPARKING OUTRAGE NATIONWIDE. AND HERE AT HOME, THE PUBLIC LYNCHING. DID YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID? THE PUBLIC LYNCHING OF TYREE IS UNJUST. OUR DEMOCRACY BREAKS DOWN WHEN WE STOP TREATING EVERY HUMAN WITH RESPECT, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WHOEVER YOU ARE FOR WHATEVER YOUR WALK OF LIFE, RESPECT FOR ALL OF THOSE AROUND YOU. THE NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY HEARTBROKEN. SAY HIS. NAME. WHY ARE YOU HERE? A FATHER, SON. BROTHER WHOSE LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT AT THE HANDS OF FIVE. MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO GO HOME. HIS LAST WORDS, MAMA ECHOED IN AGONY. BUT FOR ME TO FIND OUT THAT MY SON WAS CALLING MY NAME JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM HIS HOME DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY. NOW THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ISN’T IF SOMEONE IS GETTING BRUTALIZED IN THE STREETS. IT’S UP TO US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE POLICE TO COME AND SAVE US AS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS CALL TO END POLICE BRUTALITY, NO MORE DEATHS AT THE HANDS OF POLICE. WE DEMAND ACTION. AND SO AS THE FAMILY OF TYREE NICKELS, WE MOURN WITH YOU AND WE ARE SORRY. WE GRIEVE ALONGSIDE YOU. HOLDING STATE LAWMAKERS ACCOUNTABLE IN HOPES OF CHANGE, WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO OUR LEGISLATORS. YOU NEED TO EMAIL. YOU NEED TO CALL. AND ASK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP NEW MEXICANS SAFE FROM POLICE IN THIS STATE? YOU HEAR ME SAY THEY WANT TO KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. FAITH THANK YOU. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS IN PART, THIS TRAGEDY IS A TERRIBLE REMINDER THAT THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND BUILD SYSTEMS THAT SERVE AND PROTECT EVERYONE. WE, OF COURSE, WILL CONTIN
Death of Tyre Nichols sparks outrage in New Mexico
"Can you imagine your child crying out for you as they're taking their last breath at the hands of people we pay to protect us?" Lisa Christopherson said.
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Updated: 5:53 PM MST Jan 30, 2023
The New Mexico community gathered in solidarity at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice on Saturday to mourn the death of Tyre Nichols, 29, whose life was tragically cut short at the hands of five Memphis police officers in January.Many demanded actions for change to put an end to injustice, police brutality and to hold state lawmakers accountable in hopes of change. "Yet again, another black body, another black man who has been snuffed from our lives for no reason. Blatant murder. Live in front of cameras on their video camera in front of other members, where he's 80 yards away from his mother. We have to continue to call out the murders that are happening by the police," said Barbara Jordan with PRESS New Mexico. "With our brother being murdered and with the police being swiftly arrested, yes, we appreciate that. Even though they are black police officers, they are still indoctrinated into white supremacy ideology, and that is the core of the problem. We must elect members who will support us, who will give us the vision of the America that we want and dream of, where human life is paramount over all, over finance, over the budget, over the status quo."“Our democracy breaks down when we stop treating every human with respect, especially those in marginalized communities. Whoever you are for whatever your walk of life, respect all of those around you," said Rayellen Smith, president of Indivisible of Albuquerque. "We can't allow this to stand in our city, our county, our country, our nation or anywhere in the world. We must condemn police violence against civilians at every turn.""If someone is getting brutalized in the streets, it's up to us to do something about it. Why do we have to wait for the police to come and save us? We have to save each other. I'm tired of waiting for somebody else to come save us. I see everybody out here. I'm going to be looking for you all throughout the streets of Albuquerque if I see someone doing something to you," said local activist Arthur Bell.Following the footage of Tyre Nichols's fatal beating, the Memphis Police Department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit the five officers were in.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico community gathered in solidarity at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice on Saturday to mourn the death of Tyre Nichols, 29, whose life was tragically cut short at the hands of five Memphis police officers in January.
Many demanded actions for change to put an end to injustice, police brutality and to hold state lawmakers accountable in hopes of change.
"Yet again, another black body, another black man who has been snuffed from our lives for no reason. Blatant murder. Live in front of cameras on their video camera in front of other members, where he's 80 yards away from his mother. We have to continue to call out the murders that are happening by the police," said Barbara Jordan with PRESS New Mexico. "With our brother being murdered and with the police being swiftly arrested, yes, we appreciate that. Even though they are black police officers, they are still indoctrinated into white supremacy ideology, and that is the core of the problem. We must elect members who will support us, who will give us the vision of the America that we want and dream of, where human life is paramount over all, over finance, over the budget, over the status quo."
“Our democracy breaks down when we stop treating every human with respect, especially those in marginalized communities. Whoever you are for whatever your walk of life, respect all of those around you," said Rayellen Smith, president of Indivisible of Albuquerque. "We can't allow this to stand in our city, our county, our country, our nation or anywhere in the world. We must condemn police violence against civilians at every turn."
"If someone is getting brutalized in the streets, it's up to us to do something about it. Why do we have to wait for the police to come and save us? We have to save each other. I'm tired of waiting for somebody else to come save us. I see everybody out here. I'm going to be looking for you all throughout the streets of Albuquerque if I see someone doing something to you," said local activist Arthur Bell.
Following the footage of Tyre Nichols's fatal beating, the Memphis Police Department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit the five officers were in.
