[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING TYRE NICHOLS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, on Friday, the city of Memphis released 
the brutal, truly sickening body cam footage of the murder of Tyre 
Nichols.
  I am heartbroken, horrified, and appalled by this heinous murder. 
This should have just been a routine traffic stop. It never, never 
should have ended the way it did, in unnecessary violence and 
bloodshed.
  The repetitiveness of unjust murders like Tyre Nichols' is a stain on 
America. The five police officers who betrayed their oath to serve and 
protect should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
  We should remember Tyre for who he was and for the life he lived. By 
all accounts, he was a beautiful and gentle soul. He was creative, he 
was energetic, and he was deeply passionate about the things he loved 
most: sunsets, skateboarding, and, above all, his family. He was a 
father, a son, a friend, a talented young man with his whole life ahead 
of him, and he should still be alive today.
  So let us honor his memory by bringing lasting, meaningful change to 
create a more just and a more fair America, our long-trodden path to 
try and make this country--this beautiful country--a more perfect place 
and a more perfect nation.

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