Five police officers in the US state of Tennessee charged with manslaughter of a detainee who died as a result of a beating.

On January 7, a police patrol in the city of Memphis tried to stop 29-year-old Tyree Nichols for reckless driving.. He refused to comply with the demands of the police, which led to a chase and further detention..

Further, according to a statement from the lawyers of the Nichols family, the detainee was beaten beyond recognition.. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died on January 10..

As a result of an internal investigation, all five police officers were fired, and the day before they were charged with second-degree murder, assault and aggravated kidnapping, as well as abuse of office and abuse of power.

The difference between this case and similar cases of black deaths during police detention is that all five police officers, like Nichols himself, are black.. Although there is no racial component to the list of charges against them, lawyers for the Nichols family insist that the problem lies in the culture of behavior of Memphis police officers, which, in their opinion, is riddled with racism towards African Americans..

The City of Memphis released three body camera videos and footage, as well as more than an hour of footage from a street pole, showing police kicking, punching and batons inflicted on 29-year-old Nichols..

One of the bodycam videos begins as the cops get out of their vehicle and approach Nichols's car, where another cop, who was already there, pulls him out of the driver's seat..

The footage shows how the police beat Nichols with their feet and hands, and also used a stun gun against him.. The video also showed that an ambulance carrying a stretcher did not arrive until 22 minutes after officers announced he was in custody..

BREAKING: Body Cam footage was captured in the case of Tyre Nikola. pic. twitter. com/ehJoEKQMJ7.

— The First (@TheFirstonTV) January 28, 2023.

One of the elements was not included in the released video: this is footage of how the police stopped Nichols. According to Memphis Police Chief Serelyn Davis, the officer who pulled over Tyre Nichols was driving an unmarked new car with no camera on the dash..

US President Joe Biden commented on the events in Memphis, saying that Nichols' death is a painful reminder of how much more needs to be done to make the American criminal justice system more fair, inclusive and respectful of human dignity..

Biden also supported the call of the family of the deceased to protest, but stressed that this protest must be peaceful..

“Rage is understandable, but violence is absolutely unacceptable. While Americans are in mourning, the Justice Department is investigating, and government agencies are continuing their work, I join the Taira family in their call to protest peacefully,” the US President said in a statement..

My heart goes out to Tire Nichols’ family and to Americans in Memphis and across the country who are grieving this tremendously painful loss. There are no words to describe the heartbreak and grief of losing a beloved child and young father. Here's my full statement. pic. twitter. com/ghROhSGtao.

— President Biden (@POTUS) January 28, 2023.

He also called Nichols' parents, expressing condolences and remembering the loss of his own son Beau..

Thousands of protesters took to the streets after the video of the fatal beating was published.

Meanwhile, owners of Memphis establishments are preparing for possible riots and clog windows and storefronts with plywood shields..

Recall that on May 25, 2020, a black American, George Floyd, was killed by police in the United States.. He died after police officer Derek Chauvin stopped him and applied a hard grip, literally strangling the man with his knee..

Kuang, 29, and his colleague Thomas Lane helped Chauvin hold Floyd while another officer kept passers-by from approaching the scene..

After that, the inhabitants of Minneapolis took to the streets. The protests were accompanied by pogroms of shops and police departments.. Subsequently, other cities and countries joined them..