Posted on 06/05/2020 3:37:41 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Martin Gugino — the 75-year-old man who was shoved to the ground by Buffalo police in a video seen by millions — is a long-time peace activist and “gentle person,” according to friends.
The resident of Amherst in Erie County is a member of the People United for Sustainable Housing Buffalo and anti-nuclear group Kings BayPlowshares, the Buffalo News reported.
“He’s a gentle person who really believes that he must stand up for what he thinks is right,” said Gugino’s pal Terrence Bisson. “That’s why he went to the demonstration. He would never resist physically any kind of orders. He’s a bit frail, not because of his age. He has some health problems.”
The two have worked together at the Western
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I watched the video. The right hand had a cell phone in it, and he wasn’t reaching for anything. I don’t care if the old guy is a pain in the ass. What the cops did to him is outrageous. Government always gives itself license to abuse citizens because it’s in love with its self-image as being on a mission to save the world.
I don’t think we know what happened, until we hear what words were exchanged.
Think of yourself in a policeman’s shoes - you’re in a highly charged situation, someone comes at you saying who-knows-what, and then reaches out as if to grab, poke - whatever.
These guys have seen their brethren injured and even killed in recent days.
The armchair prosecutors and judges here should wait until they have all of the evidence.
Read what I said closer. He drama queened the push and lost his balance and it went to far. The cop didn’t make very solid contact on the push.
I’m really tired of the word ‘outrage’, and of all its various conjugations/permutations.
All I know is what I saw in the video - it looked to me as if the cop who actually did the shoving probably hadn’t meant to knock the man over but just to push him away. However, the bad thing was that he didn’t stop even when it was clear that he had pushed the guy too hard and the man was unconscious and bleeding. Also, he prevented another cop from stopping.
But other cops did stop and help, although now of course the press is hysterical and they’re all being blamed. Even looking at the video, you can tell that they were trying to help him, and I read that EMS was there almost immediately because they were already on the scene and at the ready.
The press is just waiting and drooling over the idea of getting something they can use to make all cops look bad. This afternoon the cops all resigned from this unit, btw, because they felt that the brass wasn’t supporting them.
And if you look closely, both of the cops shove him simultaneously.
He’s an experienced man who knows exactly how cops will and have to respond to someone obstructing their movement; he was prepared for it and he knows full well how to overact when the response does come.
You don’t have a history like he does and not learn anything.
he came up for a confrontation and he got it....
“...it was only when the shover had moved a few feet ahead that the other cops could get to the guy on the ground.”
But you said previously...
“... the cop who shoved him wouldn’t let anybody else stop to help him...”
So someone did stop to help the old man...within seconds. The “helpers” were able to help the man because they were behind a line of safety formed BY THE “SHOVER” AND THE OTHER COPS that didn’t stop.
Saw “long-time peace activist” in the headline. Immediately translated that to Anti-American pinko.
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You have it EXACTLY right, and the more these American haters are called out the better for our Nation.
Well, I’m waiting - (unlike the largely dishonest ‘press’ that we suffer these days) - for all of the testimony and evidence.
few to very few in the U.S now know of it.Even fewer are interested in learning about it. However, since it concerns their future, or lack of one[ when one is shot full of holes, one's future is kaput.
That is the method behind the Democrats and the Left's obsession to get rid of the police. Even crooked cops represent order. Once total chaos is achieved, the sheep will agree and comply with any thing the authorities do to achieve order.No matter how harsh and Draconian. One should, but probably notice that the Police is the Department they wish to dissolve. The Office of Mayor they are content to remain intact.
BS....find the video.
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It’s not BS at all. The guy instigated an altercation with the cop and got pushed back. He lost his balance and fell on his head. Tough luck.
Doddering old fool should have had his coconut cracked a long time ago.
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Funny way to put it, and also true in my view.
Well gee, they should have shot him on sight then.
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He was obstructing the policeman engaged in the lawful duty he was being paid to do. That old fart is fortunate he wasn’t cuffed and hauled to the slammer!
The lowest scum.
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Correct, and these scumbags need to be called out at every opportunity.
Once again, one bad cop drags everybody else down.
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Utter nonsense.
He was a gentle giant...
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He was an asshole looking for trouble, and he found it.
It’s now gone all over the world making our police officers look like thugs when we least need this crap.
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Anyone who thinks our LEO are thugs already has that mindset, so screw ‘em. I’m sick of these assholes messing with the cops, and I would like to see more of them knocked on their ass.
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