[Londonlegacy]

Taking bets on whether this will end up in the death section?

Two officers with the Buffalo Police Department have been suspended without pay after video surfaced showing them shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground Thursday evening, causing him to hit his head on the sidewalk and suffer a serious head injury, officials said.

The footage, shot by local NPR affiliate WBFO, shows the man walking up to uniformed officers in Buffalo’s Niagara Square during a demonstration against police brutality and over George Floyd’s death. The officers, who had begun enforcing curfew, yell what sounds like “move!” and “push him back!” One officer can be seen pushing the man with an outstretched arm, while another shoves a baton into him. A third officer appears to shove colleagues toward the man.

The man falls to the ground. His head whips backward onto the pavement with a thud, and then he lies motionless.

“He’s bleeding out of his ear!” someone yells, as blood pools beneath the man’s head.

The officers then keep walking, leaving the man on the ground.

The man was transported to the hospital, where he is in “stable but serious condition,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said. Buffalo police spokesman Capt. Jeff Rinaldo said he believes the man’s injuries include a laceration and “possible concussion,” while Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said it was a “serious head injury.”

Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood launched an internal affairs investigation into the officers after seeing the video, Rinaldo said. He declined to identify the officers who were suspended.

Video of the incident provoked widespread condemnation online, as police in cities across the country fall under intensifying scrutiny for incidents of excessive force against peaceful protesters. Poloncarz called the incident “sickening” while New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said it was “wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful."

“Police Officers must enforce — NOT ABUSE — the law,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that he fully supported the officers’ suspensions.

(Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...d-shoving-man/)

[kellyhound]

I'm sure they didn't expect him to fall like that as they often push people back that don't follow their commands to move back.

[soja]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

I'm sure they didn't expect him to fall like that as they often push people back that don't follow their commands to move back.

yeah, poor cops. I heard they were suspended over this.

its hard to see how elderly or infirm the guy is with his mask on. they give him a little shove to back him up, and he falls over like he never should have walked outside that day in the first place. I hope he is ok, but what else you think is gonna happen when you are standing in front of the legion come to restore order in your city?

[William May]

Hey, Patriotards!
WHY DID THEY EVEN TOUCH HIM!?!?!
"The right of citizens to peaceably assemble for redress of grievances shall not be infringed"
If he was peacable, they shouldn't have even TOUCHED HIM!
They shouldn't have "asked him to move along"
They shouldn't have said "you have to leave this area"
HE HAS THE RIGHT TO PEACEABLE DEMONSTRATION NO MATTER WHAT!!!
And this disgusting talk of making people move out of their spots in Washington DC?
Who the FU** are they to do that?!?!
Who do the police think OWNS that property? It's owned by THAT GUY! It belongs to HIM!
Did we get our police from Communist China?
When they were in police training, did they even spend 10 minutes on constitutional law?
Were the cops ex-military who missed their history training on the Constitution?
For all those cheering the police, remember this when you have a beef.
Like the government is always right.
This is treasonous and CRIMINAL behavior on the part of the police!
The first part of "PUBLIC ORDER" is OBEYING THE LAW! The only criminals I see are the police!

[Morbidmommy78]

He reached for the cops belt. I can’t say I agree with force but that was a reaction. I read in some comments on an article that he is in stable condition- I have no links to back that up.

[usdcad]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[el_topo]

He thought this was the 60’s and was trying to hand them flowers

I’m Michael Moore.

[ObamaPhones666]

I damn sure could go for some Buffalo wings....


yum....

[1776]

How about taking your old ass home when the riots start instead of getting in the cop's faces and poking at them with your phone as they are getting psyched up to deal with a bunch of terrorists.

[alphawolf15]

If you take prescription eliquis you should not be protesting