A white 75 year old white protestor attacked by the police knocked down, caught on video.

Aneeda72 said:
Ok, last attempt- the conversation IS about a ELDERLY 75 YEAR OLD MAN, how many men or woman in the 75 year old range have you seen pushed down by the police? Not tear gassed, not arrested, not whatever.
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You asked a question? I will respond. O.K. Two. One on this video and once when I was a young boy I saw an old friend of my parents pushed into a police car who was a bit drunk. In those days that was common. I felt so bad. I knew him. He had mental problems and later committed suicide. So you are talking to the voice of experience.

Guess what? One is enough to disgust all kinds of people including members of the police force.

I'm glad you withdrew from the conversation, because I was going to do the same thing.

Thanks for listening.
 

Camper6 said:
You asked a question? I will respond. O.K. Two. One on this video and once when I was a young boy I saw an old friend of my parents pushed into a police car who was a bit drunk. In those days that was common. I felt so bad. I knew him. He had mental problems and later committed suicide. So you are talking to the voice of experience.

Guess what? One is enough to disgust all kinds of people including members of the police force.

I'm glad you withdrew from the conversation, because I was going to do the same thing.

Thanks for listening.
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So you saw 2 people, not hundreds and not plenty, 2. You only saw one on video. Maybe you should not exaggerate. IMO, you certainly are not the voice of experience. 😂
 

Aneeda72 said:
So you saw 2 people, not hundreds and not plenty, 2. You only saw one on video. Maybe you should not exaggerate. IMO, you certainly are not the voice of experience. 😂
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Personally I saw two. But there were hundreds posted on the internet which I read about. If you are going to ignore, then ignore.
Now that's what I'm going to do and I advise you to do the same.

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2 days ago - Hundreds of episodes, many recorded on video, have been reported in which police have used violent tactics against protesters reacting to the ...
 
Camper6 said:
Personally I saw two. But there were hundreds posted on the internet which I read about. If you are going to ignore, then ignore.
Now that's what I'm going to do and I advise you to do the same.

A crisis that began with an image of police violence keeps ...
www.seattletimes.com › nation-world › a-crisis-that-began...


2 days ago - Hundreds of episodes, many recorded on video, have been reported in which police have used violent tactics against protesters reacting to the ...
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Thanks
 
The 2 Buffalo cops,Aaron Torganski,Robert Mc Cabe both charged with 2nd degree assault,no bail
They have to appear in front of a judge on July 20th.If convicted they could face up to 7 yrs in prison
There is a picture in today's Bflo News, showing 100 supporters,none are wearing masks or social distancing -idiots!
 
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"Officers charged with second-degree assault: (From NBC news) Two Buffalo officers, who were suspended without pay after a video showed police shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground at a George Floyd protest on Thursday night, were charged Saturday with second-degree assault.

A large crowd of police officers and firefighters stood in front of Buffalo City Court to show support for the two officers as they attended a virtual arraignment on Saturday.

Officers Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree assault, a felony. They are both scheduled to return to court on July 2."
 
Personal responsibility? At 70 something years old, you sure as hell don’t bounce like you did in your younger days. Bad choice to even be there.
 
Camper6 said:
You know when you get to be 70 you don't even realize it.
You wouldn't expect the "finest' come up and slam you down.View attachment 108673View attachment 108673
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Well, the marines advertise a few good men, most assume priests will be good men, the boys scout leaders to name a few. Bad men join these organization so they can get away with being horrible people. It’s not limited to the police, sadly enough.
 
StarSong said:
Apparently the victim was attempting to return a police helmet that he found. If you rewatch the video you will see him carrying a police helmet.
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I did not notice that, and I don’t want to rewatch the video, but now I am even more disgusted.
 
Em in Ohio said:
Enough engagement - Repeating post (see above for full story)

"Officers charged with second-degree assault: (From NBC news) Two Buffalo officers, who were suspended without pay after a video showed police shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground at a George Floyd protest on Thursday night, were charged Saturday with second-degree assault.

A large crowd of police officers and firefighters stood in front of Buffalo City Court to show support for the two officers as they attended a virtual arraignment on Saturday.

Officers Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree assault, a felony. They are both scheduled to return to court on July 2."
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Em in Ohio said:
Enough engagement - Repeating post (see above for full story)

"Officers charged with second-degree assault: (From NBC news) Two Buffalo officers, who were suspended without pay after a video showed police shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground at a George Floyd protest on Thursday night, were charged Saturday with second-degree assault.

A large crowd of police officers and firefighters stood in front of Buffalo City Court to show support for the two officers as they attended a virtual arraignment on Saturday.

Officers Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree assault, a felony. They are both scheduled to return to court on July 2."
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Em in Ohio said:
Enough engagement - Repeating post (see above for full story)

"Officers charged with second-degree assault: (From NBC news) Two Buffalo officers, who were suspended without pay after a video showed police shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground at a George Floyd protest on Thursday night, were charged Saturday with second-degree assault.

A large crowd of police officers and firefighters stood in front of Buffalo City Court to show support for the two officers as they attended a virtual arraignment on Saturday.

Officers Robert McCabe, 32, and Aaron Torgalski, 39, pleaded not guilty to the charges of second-degree assault, a felony. They are both scheduled to return to court on July 2."
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EM,I didn't care for your comment about 'enough engagement'
I LIVE IN BUFFALO,NY, YOU DON'T!!!
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win231 said:
I think police were quite sure what the protest was about. But some officers enjoy hurting someone so much, they just can't control themselves & will use any opportunity to do it. Brutality is the only way they can assert their manhood. They are no better than criminal thugs, except that their police uniform allows it.
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I'm thinking the same.
 
asp3 said:
CNN is covering it a lot so I'm seeing reasonable media coverage.

This is one recent incident that isn't yet another in a string of incidents with similar situations. I think the difference between the level of response to this and the level or response to the George Floyd and now Manuel Ellis is there is not perceived behavior towards many elderly people as opposed to perceived behavior towards many black people.

Based on the coverage I've seen (police officer or officers shoved the man causing him to fall backwards, hit his head on the sidewalk and then the entire group just walks on leaving him there) I hope the officers who shoved him are fired and the rest of the group faces repercussions for not taking action to assist their victim.

However as I said this is based on the coverage I've seen. It might not be the complete picture yet. There may have been other officers behind the group that moved in to help the man. The coverage also doesn't show what the officers were moving towards which might have affected their lack of focus on their victim.
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Sickening, if such be the case.
 
Aneeda72 said:
What? An officer came up from behind two officers and shoved the elderly man-hard. The two officers who were involved went to kneel down to help and the officer who push the elderly man down, stopped them from helping.

No officers were running, all the officers I saw passed him by and left him laying on the ground. At least it is an assault, if he dies maybe accidental death. Either way, a wrongful death lawsuit. But no protests, no riots, and no black man involvement so no racism, so no protestors, so no riots. Hmm.

Unless white lives don’t matter. Or is it just that old white lives don’t matter. Or is it just that the black lives matter movement is all about the money? Makes you wonder?
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My husband said had he been part of the cop assembly and been stopped by anyone for trying to help the 75 year old man, he would have wiped the sidewalk with whoever attempted to stop him.
 
StarSong said:
I completely agree that this wasn't intentional. What made it egregious was that none of the police stopped, stooped down to see if the man needed help, nor to instantly call 911.
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Well that's where you have it all wrong, because they weren't police, because if they were, the individual that shoved the 75 year old like he did would have been reined in right then and there by fellow officers, that is if they were real police.

I wouldn't stand for that and put up with that from anyone, and I'm a woman.
 

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