The Affiliated Police Associations of Westchester stands with the Nichols family and joins the national law enforcement community in condemning the actions of five Memphis Police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols.
The Affiliated Police Associations of Westchester, APA, representing all of the 4,000 sworn law enforcement officers in Westchester County, is horrified by the actions of the Memphis Police officers responsible for the murder of Tyre Nichols. The utter lack of humanity shown by these officers is abhorrent. The APA commends Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis and the Memphis District Attorney’s office in their swift firing and charging of these officers.
Acts of cowardice in law enforcement are unacceptable. There is simply no place for this type of behavior in our profession. We understand the community’s outrage and we pledge to work together on training on the duty to intervene and to render aid, on the use of force and on any other initiatives that will improve outcomes between police officers and the people we serve.
The APA prays for Tyre Nichols’ family and the Memphis community. No apology or words will ever make up for what the Nichols’ has had to see or endure. We can only offer our sincerest and a heartfelt promise from from the law enforcement community as a whole to continue to strive to do better in Mr. Nichols honor and memory.
We will not let this dispicable act diminish the compasion and heroic word done by our police officers every day,” said APA President and Yonkers PBA President Keith Olson.
