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video in which buffalo police shove elderly man to the ground and he bleeds as officers walk by

Buffalo Police Shove Elderly Man Video

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Updated Jun 07, 2020 at 05:25AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

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Overview

Buffalo Police Shove Elderly Man Video refers to a video taken in Buffalo, New York during the George Floyd Protests in which police push an elderly man, causing him to stumble and hit his head. He is seen bleeding from his ears for several seconds as police walk by and go on to arraign more protestors before someone begins to help him. The incident led to the suspension of two Buffalo police officers. The man is reportedly in stable condition. The video was commented upon as an egregious example of police brutality by viewers who were stunned at the police's actions.

Background

On June 4th, 2020, WBFO,[1] an NPR affiliate out of Buffalo, New York, tweeted a video from the city's George Floyd Protests taken by journalist Mike Desmond in which an elderly man, later identified as Martin Gugino,[4] approaches walking police officers who then shove him, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground. He can then be seen bleeding out of his ears as police continue to walk by before someone stops and helps him. The video has been viewed over 55 million times in just over 12 hours.

Developments

Viewers were aghast upon seeing the video. Twitter user @leyawn[2] wrote, "i can't watch that again. it's awful. it's so fucking horrible," gaining over 350 retweets and 6,000 likes (shown below, left). User @seantcollins[3] wrote, "I think the cops rrrrrreally fucked up pushing an elderly white man nearly to his death on camera in broad daylight. I think that one gets famous" (shown below, right).


leon @leyawn i can't watch that again. it's awful. it's so f------ horrible 10:26 PM · Jun 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App Sean T. Collins @theseantcollins I think the cops rrrrrreally f----- up pushing an elderly white man nearly to his death on camera in broad daylight. I think that one gets famous. 9:52 PM · Jun 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Buffalo police initially described the incident as a "skirmish" in which a protestor "tripped and fell."[4] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo[5] retweeted the video, calling it "wholly unjustified" and "disgraceful." Twitter users were able to dox the police officer in the video.


Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo This incident is wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful. I've spoken with Buffalo @MayorByronBrown and we agree that the officers involved should be immediately suspended pending a formal investigation. Police Officers must enforce – NOT ABUSE – the law. - twitter.com/WBFO/status/12... This Tweet is unavailable. 11:01 PM · Jun 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Buffalo mayor Byron Brown stated the Gugino is in "stable but serious condition," and Buffalo Police spokesman Capt. Jeff Rinaldo stated his injuries were lacerations and a possible concussion. Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood immediately suspended the two officers involved in shoving the man without pay and will launch an investigation into the incident.[4]

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter [WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT]- WBFO

[2] Twitter – @leyawn

[3] Twitter – @seantcollins

[4] Washington Post – Two Buffalo officers suspended after shoving 75-year-old protester to the ground, where he lay bleeding, motionless

[5] Twitter – @NYCGovCuomo

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Cordelius
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Cordelius

I think what bugs me is that it looks like a cop was going to help until another officer pulled him away. The fact that National Guard had to go and help him while the people whose job is to help people just ignored him.

What a fucking joke the police are today.

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Gleaming Steel
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This is what 4+ decades of mutual escalation looks like.

First, some asshole cops and some moronic anarchist/black criminals give each other trouble every chance they get.

Then a few people on either side are killed by the other.

Then, the criminals start glorifying cop killers and the cops start using military grade equipment to protect themselves.

Meanwhile, children are raised to assume that all cops hunt them for sport and cops are trained to assume that every person they stop will shoot them.

After enough time, you get this shit.

For this man's death in particular, fuck those cops.

For creating the atmosphere and culture that ultimately led to this man's death, fuck everyone involved in 50 years of senseless hate and paranoia.

Fuck the far left for always blaming the cops and defending the black man, even when the black man was wrong.

Fuck the far right for always defending the cops and blaming the black man, even when the cop was wrong.

Fuck the cops and their unions for never cleaning house.

Fuck the black community for glorifying cop killers.

But most important FUCK CNN, FOX NEWS, AND THEIR ILK FOR STOKING THE FLAMES FOR PROFIT.

Inb4 someone blames the other team for everything. No, shut up, your "team" chose to escalate too.

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