I'm going to assume you know the basic case. My problems:
1. As much as you dig around the past history of Nichols.....you just can't find any behavior or crime issues. He was NOT a local guy in Memphis (from California), but he moved to Memphis for the FedEx job. Healthwise? Well....he had Crohns Disease....which is a pretty crap condition to deal with.
He just seems like a regular guy....employed....paying taxes, and staying out of trouble.
2. At least one of the cops knew Nichols because of a relationship between the cop's former GF and Nichols. This opens up a whole other discussion.
3. Four out of the five cops....had past reprimands for behavior or poor police attitude.
4. Based on reporting on how he was handled by the medical folks.....Nichols was treated like crap. Maybe it's a local behavior thing, but if he'd had some decent care given....I think he'd still be alive.
5. There's some serious chatter over the qualifications of the five officers, and the actions of the city police 'chief'. If you look around now at urban centers.....nobody really wants the job....so you lessen qualifications and accept what you can get. If you want to blame anyone.....it goes back to the city council/mayor, and their desire to keep things in a relaxed situation.
Finally....the insurance folks for the city of Memphis will pay out the money to the family (probably up into the $10-million range), and the cop with the GF issue....probably will end up 10 to 15 years in prison. Rest might be lucky to get four to six years each. Oddly, five empty billets....so they will go out and recruit five new idiots to fill the positions.
Just my humble view....it's another case where driving after dark in a high urban area.....should be avoided.
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