Buffalo Police shove old man causing him to be gravely injured.

[Johnny2X2X]

This will make you sick to your stomach. No words. So angry.

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[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. I'm wondering if someone can tell me which are the good cops and which are the bad cops.

[sunonmars]

2. They are out of control, charges need to start happening.

[highplainsdem]

3. Here's the original tweet with video from WBFO Buffalo:

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[sheshe2]

11. WTF!

Blood is pooling from the back of his head! He lays motionless and his phone falls from his hand. One officer stops and the other pushes him on.

BLOOD IS POOLING FROM HIS HEAD!

[Blaukraut]

14. Actually if you look at the video, the blood is coming out of his ear!

That poor man. I hope he isn't dead.

[sheshe2]

23. Oh no.

[highplainsdem]

15. It's horrifying, and both those officers need to be fired and then charged for their crimes.

[MLAA]

19. Correction, all the officers who walked by him need to be fired

[sheshe2]

25. Correct.

[KentuckyWoman]

45. This

[sheshe2]

26. tears

[BGBD]

22. Looks like

the blood is pouring from his ear to me.

[malaise]

58. Monsters all

Good grief

[Jamastiene]

53. Here it is from a different angle too.

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[Johnny2X2X]

4. They are soulless.

This old man is lying unconscious and bleeding on the pavement and not one of hear thugs who are sworn to protect and serve stops to help, instead they look for the next innocent person for brutalize.

[sheshe2]

18. He trippped!? He was shoved and did nothing wrong.

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They didn't even try to help him.

[panader0]

5. Does anyone know what happened to him?

When you're old and knocked on your ass like that you'll bounce your head on the sidewalk.
I'd say large concussion at the least.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

9. As things stand...

...those cops may get desk duty. We will never get their names. If they get fired, they will be hired on other police forces. If allowed to stay on, this action will not stop them from getting promoted.


This is the corrupt culture we're up against. We have a problem.

[tblue37]

34. Aaron Torgalski is the cop who pushed him. nt

[mwooldri]

27. From WBFO website...

https://news.wbfo.org/post/graphic-video-buffalo-police-officers-violently-shove-man-ground

The man was treated by medics, and taken to hospital, WBFO doesn't know his condition at this time.

[dalton99a]

6. They didn't give a shit:

[Johnny2X2X]

7. I'm surprised they didn't try to cuff him

There are something very very wrong going on.

[StarfishSaver]

31. Probably because he's white and, therefore, not an inherent threat to their safety

This is absolutely sickening. But at least the country is getting a full view of what many of us have been complaining about for years, only to be ignored or gaslighted...

[NYC Liberal]

41. If he was black he'd have been arrested for impeding law enforcement

or some bullshit.

[Demovictory9]

8. they dont even flinch. just in a day's work

[BlueLucy]

10. He's been found

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[Cha]

37. TY for that, BlueLucy.. Retweeted.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

12. FTP

[soothsayer]

13. Good lord

[sfstaxprep]

16. Is He Fired Yet?

IS HE FUCKING UNDER ARREST?

WHY THE FUCK NOT??

[barbtries]

17. The police department

then lied about what happened.

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[Johnny2X2X]

24. Good news he was alert when taken away

All I can think about is how I would feel if that were my 77 year old father. Probably suffered a severe concussion, not out of the woods I am sure, but being alert is such a relief.

This is heartbreaking the brutality police are inflicting on our citizens. This is not what a free country does to people. Just terribly sad.

[StarfishSaver]

32. The police also said he "tripped and fell" so I don't put much stock in their claim that he's ok

[Cha]

36. Exactly.

[Johnny2X2X]

20. That is someone's loved one lying on the ground

Sickening. Maybe someone’s grandfather, someone’s husband, or father. Brutalized and maybe laying there dying and the 30 officers who are supposed to help people just walk over him.

Do you have to be a sociopath to get accepted to the police academy now? What is wrong with these people?

[KewlKat]

21. It looks like blood coming out of his ear! Did this guy make it?

[Grokenstein]

28. And it's being "reported" as "tripped and fell."

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[Drunken Irishman]

29. He appears to be in stable condition.

[KewlKat]

30. Supposed to be an internal affairs investigation per the news station.

[Hoyt]

33. Updated reports say the 2 police have been suspended. The police or

National Guardsmen a few rows back, who were not in riot gear, did help man.

Will watch for more tomorrow.

[Cha]

35. KR. Can't imagine Gov Cuomo is anything but Pissed

about this?!

[Niagara]

38. I live in Buffalo. This is WIVB's headline.

VIDEO: Man injured after being shoved by police during protest in Buffalo

There is a video if one clicks on the link, it's the same video that's in the OP.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A man was taken away in an ambulance after being injured at the end of Thursday’s protest in Niagara Square.

A video that News 4 obtained from WBFO shows a man, who appears to be elderly, appearing to be pushed back by police before falling backward and hitting his head by the steps of Buffalo City Hall.

Police originally said that “one person was injured when he tripped and fell”. It’s not clear whether they were referring to the incident that was caught on camera.

Later in the night, Buffalo Police Department Capt. Jeff Rinaldo said that internal affairs has opened an investigation into the incident, and that the investigation was ordered by the commissioner of police.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood has ordered both officers involved in the incident suspended immediately without pay.

State police medics aided the injured man, and a source says that he suffered a laceration and a possible concussion. He’s reported to be in ECMC in stable condition.

https://www.wivb.com/news/five-people-arrested-one-person-injured-during-protest-activity-in-niagara-square/

[flibbitygiblets]

40. Thank you Niagara!

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I really needed to hear that tonight.

[Niagara]

42. You're welcome, flibbitygiblets!

These LEO should know that this isn't going to fly with Gov. Coumo.

[IronLionZion]

39. Press with cameras need to back up,

the police's first orders to deal with this public safety issue.

[OverBurn]

43. I'm not a doctor, but my gosh that's a lot of blood to come out of a person's ear.

That could be a very serious brain injury. Horrifying. Sad.

[uponit7771]

44. How is this supposed to help the cause of the police in that community? They don't give a f***

[NutmegYankee]

46. Notice how the cops just walk past but National Guard actually goes to his aid?

[crickets]

48. Lately I trust the National Guard a lot more than I do the police.

I remember Kent State, so I am surprised to feel that way. The NG is not being trained to see US citizens as the enemy these days, and they take their oath seriously. I am so glad they helped this man, and likely saved his life.

The sad part is, there are so many other pictures of police kneeling with protestors, joining the march, and even joining in with dancing. There has to be a way to find out which communities have police who connect with citizens like that, how they manage to do it, and carry that through to other departments.

We need to get rid of the head busters. They're not protectors, they are a menace.

[Stonepounder]

51. I was a student at Ohio State when Kent State happened.

The National Guard established a cordon which extended for a few blocks beyond campus. Naturally, my apartment was inside the cordon, so I had to show proof I lived inside the cordon and had to be home by 9:00pm due to a curfew. We made it a point to wander down to the closest checkpoint during the day with cookies and something to drink, spent some time chatting up the guardsmen.

They were serious about what they were doing, but were perfectly friendly, willing to chat and appreciative of the food and drink. Don't think we'd get the same reaction these days.

[Catherine Vincent]

47. This is truly disgusting

The pd better discipline and fire this guy. I hope the man makes it. Unbelievable.

[kimbutgar]

49. This should be in a commercial shown on the fox cable channel

This president will stop at nothing to take power. Even you’re at danger. President Barack Obama never hurt American seniors and President Biden will never allow the police or military to hurt Americans like MF45 does everyday.

First they came for....

[nolabear]

50. 13 of the top 20 Twitter trends are about this.

I hope he’s okay. And I hope they go to jail. And I hope he sues their blue asses off.

[Jamastiene]

52. So, that kneeling thing meant nothing in this case.

https://www.investigativepost.org/2020/06/04/police-protesters-give-peace-a-chance/

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[Demovictory9]

54. twitter says just got word the two shovers have been suspended

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[Johnny2X2X]

60. Keep filiming

It's the only thing that is holding police accountable. For every clear assault though, I am sure there are 3 that people didn't get good film of.

Unfortunately, these videos are going to fuel the people to riot even more. It's just not OK for this to be happening in America.

[SamKnause]

55. I fucking hate them.

[ribrepin]

56. Looks like the old guy is returning a helmet to the cops.

[DFW]

57. That sadists permiate police forces is a given in the USA at this point

What should NEVER be taken for granted is the sort of blatant lie such as that this man "tripped and fell." Since it was being filmed, how long did they think they would get away with the lie? This goes beyond a few rogue sadists in the Buffalo PD. The false statement makes it institutional.

[obamanut2012]

59. "Tripped and fell" is what abusers say after they beat their victim