Was any statute violated when Tyre Nichols was kicked in the head?
<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/tyre-nichols-bodycam-video-memphis-police-release/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/tyre-nichols-bodycam-video-memphis-police-release/</a></p>
<p>&quot;The videos show different angles of Nichols being pepper sprayed, <strong>kicked in the head while being restrained</strong>, punched and struck multiple times with a baton.&quot;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/body-cam-footage-released-of-tyre-nichols-deadly-arrest/42691615" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.wdsu.com/article/body-cam-footage-released-of-tyre-nichols-deadly-arrest/42691615</a></p>
<p>&quot;Two officers can then be seen atop Nichols on the ground, with a third nearby, for about 40 seconds. Three more officers then run up and one can be seen kicking Nichols on the ground.&quot;</p>
<p>If Nichols is handcuffed in a prone position, under what circumstances can Police kick Nichols in the head?</p>
<p><strong>Was any statute violated when Tyre Nichols was kicked in the head?</strong></p>

<h2>The one that allows police to use reasonable force to effect an arrest and detention</h2>
<p>I don’t specifically know which one that is in Tennessee law but it’s bound to be there. If it isn’t, and police are operating under ancient common law, then this is the standard anyway.</p>
<p>Whether force used in a particular case is reasonable is a matter of fact for the jury to decide. The judge will instruct the jury on the relevant law as to what circumstances would justify kicking a restrained person in the head, if any.</p>

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