Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry issued a pastoral word on Jan. 28, the morning after the Memphis Police Department issued body-camera footage of the beating of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old motorist was beaten by Memphis police officers after a Jan. 7 traffic stop and died as a result of the injuries three days later.

I have not watched the film of five Black Memphis police officers beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to a pulp. I have not seen the EMTs who did so little while a beloved child made in God's image lay dying at their feet. I have not looked, yet it is all I can see.

Episcopal News Service] West Tennesse Bishop Phoebe Roaf issued the following statement on Jan. 27 following the Jan. 10 death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old motorist who was beaten to death by Memphis police officers after a Jan. 7 traffic stop. The statement came hours before the Memphis Police Department was scheduled to release body-camera footage of the beating.

If you haven't seen the video, you certainly have heard about the savage beating of Tyre Nichols, which led to his death, murder charges brought against five Memphis police offers who carried out the atrocity, and their subsequent firing. Brutal, horrific, evil. And real. And I am sad, angry, defeated.

"In light of the death of Tyre Nichols, we are re-re-releasing a modified list of actions you can take NOW to address police violence. 

First, please join us in taking action by doing what we can at the federal level. But some issues, policing being one of them, have critical components at the state and local levels. The other actions below are intended to encourage you to get involved locally, as the approaches to addressing police violence are highly dependent on local context, local structures, and local relationships, and must be attended to as such.

The Episcopal Church urges action to address police violence and police reform and 'condemns the improper and violent actions of authorities against people of color.'" 

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