- The video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police was released Friday.
- Legal experts told Insider the footage showed police met Nichols with force even though he wasn't initially resisting.
- He may have run away from the officers because he thought he needed to in order to save his life, lawyers said.
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The video released Friday of five Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop showed clear police misconduct and a breakdown in protocol for detaining someone, legal experts told Insider.