Morehouse College help create ‘safe spaces’ for students amid video of officers beating Tyre Nichols

ATLANTA — Following video of the beating demise of Tyre Nichols, Morehouse Faculty is now serving to college students cope with any psychological well being points related to seeing the surprising video.

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“It’s traumatizing,” mentioned Morehouse Faculty junior, Aylon Gibson.

“It made me really feel very unhappy as a black younger man,” Gibson informed Channel 2′s Audrey Washington on Monday. On Friday, Memphis Police launched the physique cam video.

Within the Jan. 7 video, no less than 5 Memphis Law enforcement officials are seen pepper spraying and beating Nichols. He died a couple of days later.

Final week, officers charged the 5 cops concerned with homicide.

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“Seeing individuals who appear to be me die on social media, frequently by the fingers of the police,” mentioned Morehouse Faculty scholar, William Murphy.

“Trayvon Martin, George Floyd. It simply compounds. It’s traumatizing,” defined Murphy.

Over the weekend, protesters took to the streets of Metro Atlanta and referred to as for police accountability.

Porsche Miller headed one of many protests.

“This combat comes with loads of psychological well being points like PTSD, anxiousness and issues of that nature,” mentioned Miller.

“It’s laborious for me to sleep. I’ve a 26-year-old son, so Tyre is my son, my cousin, my uncle,” Civil Rights activist, Shenita Binns mentioned.

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At Morehouse Faculty, employees members are offering secure areas for college students to speak about emotions of hysteria and concern.

“You see that police officer coming as much as your automotive and also you’re all the time nervous, you’re all the time shaking,” Gibson defined.

He informed Washington he has already attended a number of the campus discussions.

“Totally different neighborhood organizations and teams on campus the place we get to speak about these trauma points,” mentioned Gibson.

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