One of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took photos of Nichols’ bludgeoned body after the incident, according to public records obtained by The New York Times. The officer also sent the images to six people including two more MPD officers.

As if the camera footage of the officers bragging and laughing over Tyre’s slumped body wasn’t enough, now there’s more mockery being made of the incident. Demetrius Haley - you know, the officer accused of sucker-punching an inmate a few years ago - had used his personal phone to take two pictures of Nichols after he was handcuffed, per the report. He then sent the pictures to six people including two MPD officers and one woman acquaintance.

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The use of a personal cellphone and blatant unprofessionalism were just one of the many policy violations and examples of misconduct the department found among the five. The Memphis Police Department compiled the rest in documents to be sent to the Peace Officer Standards and Training in a request to decertify the former cops.

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In the documents, police officials described how the officers worked together as they severely beat Mr. Nichols, appeared to relish the assault afterward and then made a series of omissions and false claims in their reports about what happened.

Despite policies requiring officers to activate their body cameras during “all law enforcement encounters and activities,” none of the...

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