Massachusetts state police superintendent colonel Christopher Mason has called the assault by Memphis police officers on 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, that led to his death, the “antithesis” of the police’s professional values.
“From a professional viewpoint, the actions of the defendants are an offence to every police officer who embraces their calling for what it should be – a mission to serve and protect with courage and compassion. Those who killed Mr Nichols are the antithesis of those values,” the top state police officer said in a statement on Saturday, as he called for peaceful condemnation of the murder leading to Nichols’ death.
