Watch now: 2 Buffalo police officers suspended after protester injured at Niagara Square

[brooklynite]

Source: Buffalo News

A 75-year-old protester was injured Thursday night after being pushed by police as officers cleared Niagara Square as the citywide curfew went into effect.

Following the incident, which drew swift national attention after video of it was viewed millions of times, the Buffalo Police Department suspended two officers without pay and began an Internal Affairs investigation, according to a police official and a department spokesman.

The incident came several hours after a standoff between demonstrators and police in tactical gear ended peacefully in Niagara Square after dozens of protesters blocked the street in front of City Hall.

Four people were seen taken into police custody during that encounter.


Read more: https://buffalonews.com/2020/06/04/watch-now-four-arrested-as-protesters-block-street-in-niagara-square/

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[AllyCat]

1. Suspended for their paid vacation

[TreadSoftly]

2. I guess that means the victim isn't dead yet

Because if he was dead, the union might step in and restore the vacation.

Just being snarky. I have no love for the Buffalo police or any law enforcement in New York State.

[tclambert]

10. Reports say he is in "stable but serious condition"

at Erie County Medical Center Hospital. And they don't give his name.

[DrToast]

7. Without pay

[AllyCat]

13. Thank goodness. They should be charged with crimes.

This is what we get when Erik Prince trains our cops.

[tblue37]

9. It says suspended without pay. nt

[dware]

12. Suspended without pay according to the article and the BPD. nt

[walkingman]

3. They should fire both of them and those that walked by him without helping him. Sorry bastards.

[MLAA]

6. Exactly. Many policeman walking by an injured man...uh that they injured.

[Raine]

11. There was at least one policewoman too

who just went on passed, didn't check on him or anything.

[sfstaxprep]

4. Cuomo Has Become One Of Them nt

[rusty quoin]

5. We have a lot of work ahead when Biden gets in. If Trump/Barr prevent it, I don't know.

[Hassler]

8. Apparently cops today don't know that everyone has a cellphone and

Are filming their every move. Question: how do they manage to catch bad guys?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Good