Posted on 06/05/2020 1:08:59 PM PDT by RummyChick
the entire Emergency Response Team at the Buffalo Police Department has resigned in a show of solidarity for the cops suspended for shoving an elderly man to the ground.
A total of about 57 officers walked off the job Friday, though they are still employed with the police department -- just no longer on the ERT ... according to WIVB reporter Dave Greber.
The move comes less than 24 hours after video surfaced showing cops in heavy gear shoving 75-year-old Martin Gugino even though he was NOT being physically confrontational. A rep for Buffalo PD allegedly told a lcoal reporter the man was injured when he "tripped and fell," but the video shows that's clearly not the case.
Gugino started bleeding from his head and lay motionless immediately after his head hit the pavement.
The Buffalo Police Commissioner took swift action in announcing the 2 officers involved were suspended without pay. The Mayor of Buffalo said he was deeply disturbed over the incident, adding the elderly man is in serious but stable condition.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
Just that single line "I was just following orders."
Sarah, we live in a town Called Apollo Beach which is ironic in that there is no beach. But, there are intercoastal waterways where boat owners can navigate to Tampa Bay and then the Gulf of Mexico. The community is called Mirabay.
We paid cash for our current home. Which was not an issue at all since the price of homes where we left in California, specifically, Orange County, dwarfed the prices of homes in Florida.
Not pushing this area on you. Not at all. Just mention it because you said you would even tolerate hurricanes and this area is not a hurricane-prone area. A rarity in coastal Florida. Anyway, whatever you eventually decide to do we wish you the best of luck.
Good for these cops! They need to look for jobs in red states.
FL sounds great.
TX is full....we took in a LOT of CAs, over the past few years...w/CA companies relocating here.
Can your hubby/you find similar work, in FL, that you’re doing in CA?
Agree.....the guy was a major jerk looking for an opportunity to provoke a situation ....even as he was falling he continued to use his phone for pictures.
Come to Texas. Conservatives are welcomed!
Just avoid these blue Counties:
Harris (Houston)
Bexar (San Antonio)
Travis (Austin)
El Paso (El Paso)
Dallas (Dallas)
I saw that too. After being forced backward, the man DID trip after a few steps and fell backward.
I saw that too. After being forced backward, the man DID trip after a few steps and fell backward.
BS I’m not outraged. I think the long-time activist got what he deserved.
He was already “brain damaged” from being a leftist activist for years. He tripped.
EXCLUSIVE: Two Buffalo Police ERT members say resignation was NOT in solidarity with suspended officers
This whole thread is based on FAKE NEWS.
Don’t be so gullible
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