Locally and nationally, new approaches seek to lessen confrontational traffic stops
The pole-mounted camera shows a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy in the center of the video looking down at Tyre Nichols. Nichols was pulled over by officers in the SCORPION unit, a special force similar to others around the country that use aggressive tactics in initiating traffic stops. (Screenshot from Video 4)
“We have to have this broader view of what we’re trying to get done and what the goal is,” says Cardell Orrin.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter for The Daily Memphian. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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