Poor cops. Can't even assault unarmed citizens with complete impunity anymore.

[userque]

What evidence do you have other that what you heard in the news? Wait for it.

Evidence of what? Not sure what you mean, but we take a reasonable interpretation of our observations. Extraordinary interpretations are the ones that require evidence other than what is normal and customary and reasonable.

This particular incident, if actually happened as reported, is sad. The police were tasked with clearing the area, due notice was given to disperse. The man confronted the cops as they they moved their line forward to clear the area.

You can spin the actual physical confrontation if you wish, but the cop was not trying to injure the man, only trying to push him back.

How did I spin it. I said what happened.

Even if you aren't trying to injure someone, you may still be liable for the injuries you cause.

The guy falls awkwardly back....

Yeah, he fell back like a typical old man would fall when suddenly push by a physically fit, young police officer.

The force was excessive.

If the old man was breaking the law, arrest him. If an officer decides to relocate another human without their consent, then they should take responsibility for their safety in doing so.

If the man did as ordered would it have happened?

Assuming he was ordered to back up, no.

If they had only arrested him for disobeying a "lawful" order, would it have happened?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

If it turns out the guy is a fake, how would you feel.

With fake blood coming out of his head? And getting the hospital to fake his grave condition?

Are you sure you're not the fake here?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Apologies again for using the pajama boy pic. Struck a nerve, eh?

You're the one carrying the pic in your wallet for quick and ready reference...

 

[Clubber Lang]

the egregious nature of police violence requires immediate attention. Your country is slipping into Third World territory with this outrageous and selective brutality. You know it's true.

Honestly Freddy, I couldn’t disagree more.
Not even going to debate it.
You have your view of the issue, I have mine and neither of us will budge so I’ll leave it alone.

 

[Bugenhagen]

Honestly Freddy, I couldn’t disagree more.
Not even going to debate it.
You have your view of the issue, I have mine and neither of us will budge so I’ll leave it alone.

Nobody will leave it alone blubber to suit you. It needs to be seen to change.

 

[El OchoCinco]

I don’t see any pics of the the peaceful protestors attacking the police, rioting, looting, setting fires, etc.

I dont see any pictures of the old man attacking the police, rioting or setting fires..

 

[Bugenhagen]

The staging the fall thing is just.. I would grab the back of that twat's head and smack him off the table if he said that in person.

I'm sick of morbid curiosity on how under educated, ill bred goons wallow in their own shit.

Probably be back next week but for fuck sake. I did not even cross my mind that one has to explain you are responsible for the harm you cause even if you did not mean to cause harm as userque said. But these guys are so conditionally blinkered that yes that needs to be explained.

Fire your gun in the air at a wedding and it comes back down killing someone, you go from misdemeanour to murderer. Push an old man and he falls, you have responsibility.

 

[Spike Trader]

Buffalo officers who shoved elderly man to the ground arrested: report

On Saturday, ABC News reported that the two police officers who pushed an elderly man to the ground have been arrested.

“Two Buffalo, New York, police officers are now facing criminal charges in connection with the graphic caught-on-video shove of a 75-year-old man during a protest, a law enforcement source told ABC News.”


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and these guys seem to welcome it..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1269113555258728448

 

[Cuddles]

Yes exactly.
And then when the stay at home order to “flatten the curve” turns from two weeks to 4 weeks to 6 weeks, to 8 weeks..
That’s when you PEACEFULLY PROTEST.

so how many blacks need to die at the hands of cops until "peaceful protest"? 100? 500? half of them? all of them?

 

[El OchoCinco]

I dont tbink the two officers should be convicted of a crime, there can be within the police punishment. The officers are not being led properly, not being trained, being told to act inappropriately to protesters.

They are human and in a heated environment and their leadership failed them miserably. Granted Buffalo is not NYC or LA.

This is what happens when you put improperly trained and supervised people in a tense and touchy situation askimg them to use judgment not properly cultivated for the environment. There are several better ways they could have handled it and represents change that needs to come.

Simply firing these 2 officers in this case and arresting them will not change the underlying problems that need to be addressed because the fault is not being highlighted, the excuse is that it qaa just these 2 and not flaws in the procedures and training.

This is why problems do not go away.