Former Memphis police officers, from left, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean have been charged in the beating death of motorist Tyre Nichols. (Memphis police/Reuters)

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1. Neal Rauhauser (nealr@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 14:26:59 JST Neal Rauhauser

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   So these five guys are the former police officers now facing murder charges?

   Don't get me wrong, throwing the book at them is the right thing to do ... but this does not happen with white police officers unless the whole country goes ballistic and starts protesting.

   So ... double standard again? Help a confused old white man out here #BlackMastodon ... am I seeing things clearly?