CPE Statement in the Wake of the Tyre Nichols Trial Verdict

As we near the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, today’s verdict in the Tyre Nichols case is a gut punch—not because we didn’t know the system was designed with the ability to brutalize the most vulnerable, but because once again, there is no accountability in the face of its naked cruelty. Tyre should be alive today. His death wasn’t just about a few officers—it was the result of a policing culture trained and authorized to use force without consequence. When the Trump administration recently revived calls to “unleash” law enforcement in an executive order, it wasn’t just rhetoric, it was permission. Permission for the kind of abuse and impunity this case lays bare. Our hearts are with Tyre’s family and with every community still waiting for justice and real safety.