Very hard watch, hope hes okay

[brettdale]

Link to tweet

[applegrove]

1. I can't watch. It is too much.

[Demovictory9]

2. he won't be ok today or soon with that direct hit to the pavement. hope he's ok eventually

[sfstaxprep]

3. He Is Conscious

He is supposedly in stable condition with laceration and possible concussion.

[Ohioboy]

4. They're shoving people around and beating people

but since they are the police it's illegal to defend yourself. I've seen too many videos of police hitting and shoving people who are no threat to them.

They also seem to be using tactics that give the protesters no choice. They cram them together and order them to move. Then when they can't move fast enough they start beating them. It's awful.

[doc03]

5. What possible excuse could they have for shoving that old man. Those two cops

should be fired right f---g now.

[Leghorn21]

6. 2 officers suspended a bit ago, brett

BREAKING: Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood has ordered the suspension of both officers involved in viral video in Niagara Square tonight

Link to tweet

[brettdale]

8. Good job

And happy to hear that hes in a stable condition.

[Leghorn21]

10. I just checked twitter and "Buffalo PD" is out of nowhere trending at #1, and "Tripped" is at #6

BOOM

These cops are in deepest of deep shit

GOOD

[stillcool]

7. Fuck...just a few bad apples

Article linked below reports on 2 different people who lost an eye, in 2 different states. The article also cites there have been 101 documented cases of injuries to reporters

https://www.metro.news/shot-protester-loses-eye-as-journalists-come-under-attack-in-protests/2032606/

[canetoad]

9. Even worse

When the cop on his right hand side moved to bend down towards the victim, the shover grabbed his shirt and pushed him on.

The shover was several metres behind the two cops who first encountered the man; he rushed through the middle of them.

[Ms. Toad]

16. No one rushed through the middle.

The policeman on the man's left (initially holding the baton level at his waist) moved toward the man. The policeman on the man's right (moving side-by-side with the one on the man's left) reached out with his right hand and shoved the man. The one behind (who you describe as rushing through the middle of them) was not involved in the shoving. He appeared to be trying to catch up - perhaps to prevent the incident. He was the one who pulled the officer on the man's left away from helping him after the man was on the ground (and appeared to be calling for assistance).

Since there were so many officers around, it is better for an involved officer not to muddy the waters by helping (and potentially destroying evidence)

[canetoad]

18. You are correct

I 'miswatched'. Thank you for the correction.

[Ms. Toad]

19. I'd watched it a couple of times before I hit your post

But I initially had the same reaction.

[LizBeth]

11. This seems to be there "go to" now. Two arms and putting weight into shoving people.

I am seeing it a lot across the country. Sending people flying. Unexpected. Can't brace or get hands under self. But too consist for it to just be the few.

[gopiscrap]

12. fucking cops

[JI7]

13. disgusting thugs

[rictofen]

14. I have to wonder if he'll be the same after that injury

Goddamn.

[Laffy Kat]

15. You can hear his head hit the pavement.

He had a LOC, so there is a concussion for sure. I sure hope he wasn't taking blood thinners. Jesus.

[cayugafalls]

17. Disgusting abuse of power.

Why not just dialogue with the guy and see what he wanted to say?

He was not a threat.

[Raine]

20. Good God, they just leave the poor guy laying there! nt

[Talitha]

21. We need "eye for an eye" justice... with ALL of these damned cops.