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.
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BTW, another case where black people are fighting about legitimate mistreatment by cops, and white people want to make it all about them.
White people are more outraged by this guy getting attacked, then they are about Dorn being shot dead.
If you walk up to a crowd-control officer and start reaching towards his gun belt, unfortunate things will happen.
Greetings, neighbor!
I can tell you, I’m so glad I’m down here, where the biggest hardship I’ve faced this year has my barber not opening yet.
All quiet along the Caloosahatchee.
“That old dude was ABSOLUTELY being confrontational. He touched two officers with his phone as he stood in their line of march.”
It was obvious in the video the he touched the cops which is a huge no no and I believe a felony (not sure about that and it may depend on the State)
75 year old men should know better than attending protests with a high probability of violence happening. Hard to believe somebody that stupid got to be 75 years old.
This is the way to do it!
Didn’t “shove him down”
False narrative.
He was aggressive in their faces as they moved forward. He was pushed away, took a few steps back and tripped.
She’s also begging the retailers that have been burned out not to leave Chicago.
I almost envy those that can live logic-free like that.
“. . . and I take away reason and accountability.”
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
At age 75 he should have known better than to walk up to riot police - confrontational or not.
When he got too close they pushed him away.
He then fell, tripped or not- he shouldn’t have approached them. How do they know he’s not carrying a weapon or bomb?
They would have searched him at an airport
Really?....LOL!
There's a BLM march scheduled a half mile from me tomorrow afternoon, you think for one second I'm going to even be down there as an observer?
FWIW, the video doesn't show excessive force. Yes, they guy was pushed backwards but it was apparent his feet couldn't keep up with his momentum.........He shouldn't have been there.
“Very misleading headline.”
How so?
What’s the man poking at in the video?
All these people moving out of shitholes to FL,GA,TX have already made those state purple.
They are like locusts.
Trump family included. except president(maybe) all his family has basically NY values - taking with them to FL
In my family my cousines moved from CA to TX because of high crime and cost of living. However they never stopped voting for Rats
Why??
Serious but stable condition.
He is directly blocking their advance. He comes up to them. He stretches his hands to touch two officers.
The police are civil servants. She, on the other hand, is a Civil Master
The old dude looks like he was a foot taller than the cops, I play senior softball and not all old men are doddering! I know some real sluggers .
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