社评0201 被警察打死的尼可斯今天下葬

被警察打死的尼可斯今天下葬

我们的社会生病了

元月七日被曼菲斯五名黑人警察察活活打死的黑人青年尼可斯今天在曼菲斯举行下葬仪式， 副总统贺锦丽将代表白宫参加葬礼， 她表示极度哀悼并希望继续支持家人们度过悲惨之时光。

拜登总统上週五在看完警方毒打尼可斯之録影带之后已经立即和他的家人通上电话， 曼菲斯警方发布了六月七日在一次交通违法事件中 ，五名黑人员警把二十九岁的黑人青年打成重伤， 不幸三天后在医院中逝世 ，五名警察当日被开除并控以谋杀罪。

我们对此真是感到痛心疾首 ，又一次被警察虐待致死之事件， 尼可斯之死 ，在全国掀起抗议热潮 ，尤其是非裔及少数族裔社区 ，大家更是心情凝重， 為何此种悲剧不断上演。

刚过去在加州小台北及半月湾之谋杀案， 使得亚裔社区惨案不断， 兇手都是华亚裔人 ，更使我们蒙羞。

今天我们的社会真的生病了， 如果不再对疫下药， 真是会病入膏肓， 后果不堪设想。

                                   Tyre Nichols’s Funeral Will Be Held Today

Vice President Harris will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols in Memphis Today. The Vice President spoke with Nichols’s mother and expressed her deep condolences and offered the family support as they continue to navigate this challenging time. President Biden also spoke with the family last Friday hours before a video of Nichols’s beating by police officers was released by Memphis officials.

The city of Memphis released a body camera and surveillance video of the January 7th traffic stop and beating that led to the 29-year-old's death from the injuries. Three days later, the five Memphis police officers, who also are black, have been fired and were charged with murder.

We are really saddened by this tragedy, another incident of a citizen being beaten to death by the police. The death of Nichols has set off a wave of protests across the country, especially in the African and minority communities. Everyone is now even more solemn about this incident. Why do these kinds of tragedies happen? Are they part of the police's aggressive agenda and even constantly planned out?

Today our society is really sick. If we the citizens no longer take any action, the consequences can be unimaginable.