‘Decorum’ questions follow intense city council discussion on police reform
Amber Sherman, leader of the Shelby County Young Democrats, has been banned from attending or speaking at city council meeting for a month. She has called the ban for using profanity “fascism” and compared it to the expulsion of two state House memberss recently in the Tennessee Legislature. (Memphis City Council archives screenshot)
Citizens pushing for police reforms wanted quick action after the death of Tyre Nichols. Some on the council say they pushed too hard.
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