‘This has to stop’: Warnock tweets prayer for Tyre Nichols

In a short series of tweets, Sen. Raphael Warnock said he’s praying for Tyre Nichols’ family and Memphis, Tennessee.

He called for peaceful protest following Nichols deadly encounter with five police officers in Memphis. Warnock added that lawmakers have work to do in order to prevent these incidents from continuing to take place.

“And, may we never stop working until we transform the culture of bias and brutality, and pass the kind of legislation that is necessary to keep all of our communities safe,” he tweeted.

The full twitter thread is embedded below.

🧵: May God bless the memory of Tyre Nichols. I pray for his family during this time of unspeakable loss and grief. His life mattered.

Tragically we have been here time & time again. But we must never accept injustice & cruelty as the price for public safety. This has to stop.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) January 28, 2023

And, may we never stop working until we transform the culture of bias and brutality, and pass the kind of legislation that is necessary to keep all of our communities safe.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) January 28, 2023

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