GRAPHIC VIDEO: Buffalo police officers violently shove man onto ground
Source: WFBO (NPR)
Shortly after Buffalos curfew started, city police and State Police swept through the area of Niagara Square directly in front of City Hall to clear the area where a protest was finishing. An unidentified, older man was hit shoved by two officers in the line. The man lost his balance and fell to the pavement, audibly hitting his head with blood running out from under his head.
Read more: https://news.wbfo.org/post/graphic-video-buffalo-police-officers-violently-shove-man-ground
Kali
(54,990 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)The name of the officer who pushed him is Aaron Torgalski, hopefully soon to be former officer, Aaron Torgalski.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)It's bad enough getting sent home with pay to ponder your fate. When you get sent home without pay you don't have to ponder much.
SoFlaBro
(1,867 posts)n/t
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)white wingers to prance around with semi-auto weapons, we can do that. Right now too many armed crazies running around.
We do need to quit hiring x-military types, just because they were in military, thinking they make good police officers.
Ohioboy
(3,222 posts)Their first concern seems to be getting rid of the witnesses.
mainer
(12,013 posts)Gesturing toward the building as if he needed to go inside. And the cop shoved him.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)diva77
(7,604 posts)done the following besides calling for an ambulance:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-head-trauma/basics/art-20056626
Head trauma: First aid
If severe head trauma occurs
SNIP
Bleeding or fluid leakage from the nose or ears
SNIP
Keep the person still. Until medical help arrives, keep the injured person lying down and quiet, with the head and shoulders slightly elevated. Don't move the person unless necessary, and avoid moving the person's neck. If the person is wearing a helmet, don't remove it.
Stop any bleeding. Apply firm pressure to the wound with sterile gauze or a clean cloth. But don't apply direct pressure to the wound if you suspect a skull fracture.
Watch for changes in breathing and alertness. If the person shows no signs of circulation no breathing, coughing or movement begin CPR.
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My heart goes out to this man.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)diva77
(7,604 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)Now I bet the cities consider it a liability since they have firemen and EMS techs.
Jarqui
(10,110 posts)I don't get why they had to be so rough
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)I go down. It doesn't take much to do it for me.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)He looked confused even before he was assaulted.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)grab something. He had nothing to grab and was going backward. Kind of like me slipping in the shower. I have been lucky to catch myself. Getting old is no fun.
I hope he is doing better. I worry about the blood coming out of his ear though.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)for internal bleeds from this. He seemed knocked out. I really hope hes okay too, but Ill be surprised if he doesnt have lasting damage, even if only back pain. Dude seemed pretty limber/in shape before he was knocked down, this is awful. That cop should be fired, IMO, for uncontrolled aggressive, excessive force.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)We do good unless something tilts us off center.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)Just minimize contact with cops, apparently. Maybe they think that we should all flee to the hills in fear when they look at us.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)where we stumble - down we go. Just don't have the quick reflexes any more. I have to remind myself of that all the time.
Main reason I splurged and bought an Apple Watch 5 with fall detection last year.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)My mom wears a fall pendant but I wonder if itll actually work. Id trust Apple more.
LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)fell. But I knew I was prone to trip and fall, so when they announced it I bought it. I am hoping that they add the SpO2 readout some time soon. I think Samsung already has it.
LudwigPastorius
(8,944 posts)sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)BamaRefugee
(3,476 posts)hibbing
(10,076 posts)sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)Are you afraid to air this?
Are you still working on vetting it, even though it was filmed by an actual TV News crew and posted on their Facebook page?
What are you waiting for? Saving it for tomorrow?
You spare no expense to show the looting, what about a criminal activity by these criminals?
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)The guy in SLC was just standing on the sidewalk and had a cane.
https://www.abc4.com/news/salt-lake-city-riots/salt-lake-city-officer-who-pushed-down-elderly-man-removed-from-patrol-duties-during-investigation/
JudyM
(29,122 posts)SergeStorms
(18,893 posts)rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)onetexan
(12,994 posts)Suspending is slap on wrist for these thugs with badges.
47of74
(18,470 posts)Are there any national companies that have their headquarters in Buffalo?
obamanut2012
(25,911 posts)SunSeeker
(51,368 posts)diverdownjt
(699 posts)They've got an obviously violent protester on the ground and bleeding from the head...
And they aren't kicking him or beating him....fire them all....
Oh wait a second what color was he again?
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)Bet that asshole will undergo some "training" they will claim. My ass...........
dware
(12,092 posts)and the investigation is ongoing.
I suspect they will be terminated and charges filed.
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)Yeah..just like in Salt Lake City they're always suspended while they "investigate". Hopefully we'll be kept up to date.
dware
(12,092 posts)usually it's with pay.
olddad65
(599 posts)The cop was out of line, but it looked to me like almost not a shove, but a gesture that resulted in the poor guy losing his balance. I see the cops getting away with much more strenuous activity that that.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)Really? Isn't that another way of saying it actually was a shove?
If you watch the video it's actually a very violent shove. One officer pushes him back with his baton knocking him off balance and the other gives him a very hard shove to insure he goes down.
Two younger men doing this to a 75 yr old would face felony assault charges anywhere in America and most of the world.
The fact that cops get away with assaults like this all the time just proves the protesters were right as if more evidence were needed.
Yeehah
(4,524 posts)You're blind, friend. Or lost.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)And this is the same week I read "I went to the bunker just to inspect it..."
Strenuous activity, indeed...
Yeehah
(4,524 posts)dirty rotten SONS OF BITCHES!!!
JudyM
(29,122 posts)Cuomo spoke with the gentleman, so theres some cause for cautious optimism.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/05/cuomo-applauds-suspension-of-buffalo-police-who-shoved-75-year-old-man.html