The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill aimed at rolling back police reforms that were instituted following the death of Tyre Nichols. The legislation, which is now headed to Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's desk, seeks to undo measures specifically related to police traffic stops. These reforms were initially put in place after Tyre Nichols died following a traffic stop by officers last year. The move by Tennessee Republicans has sparked controversy, with Tyre Nichols's family making emotional pleas to Governor Bill Lee and lawmakers not to repeal the reforms.
Tyre Nichols’s family pleads with Tennessee governor and lawmakers not to roll back reforms introduced after Nichols’s death following a traffic stop last year. https://t.co/Uoza3bKemb
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Legislation designed to undo police traffic stop reforms set in place after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers last year is now headed to Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's desk, despite emotional pleas to abandon the measure from Nichols... https://t.co/g3I4wWrRUO
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