I’m tired of watching Black men like Tyre Nichols die. This shouldn’t be normal

‘Why have all the years of watching this footage not been enough to push our lawmakers to real action?’ Photograph: Agustin Paullier/AFP/Getty Images

I’m probably one of the few people who hasn’t seen the video footage of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten to death by five Memphis police officers.

I haven’t watched the video because, honestly, I am tired of seeing Black men die. It shouldn’t be normal to participate in a person’s last moments like this. To hear Black men scream for their mothers as the state takes their lives. To be constantly haunted by images of young men and women who could easily have been you or someone you know.