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85. I would fire them. Anyone that did or witnessed what was done

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #82)

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 05:26 PM

Jun 2020

and was not sickened by it should not police people at all.

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The entire Buffalo Police Emergency Response Team has resigned from their special unit positions!!! [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jun 2020 OP

What exactly does that mean? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #1

It is a show of support for the two officers suspended for shoving the 75 year old man. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #3

Oh, my. Exactly the opposite of what I had hoped. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #6

Glad you asked, Delphinus Jun 2020 #28

Me too. I had hoped it meant that they resigned in protest over police brutality. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2020 #103

So, a temper tantrum. Got it. 2naSalit Jun 2020 #40

I guess they won't like it when their bonus pay for being on the unit goes away also.... nt mitch96 Jun 2020 #46

What if... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #47

"These assholes have been or soon will be recruited by erik prince?" mitch96 Jun 2020 #54

That was my first thought 2naSalit Jun 2020 #71

I think your concerns are quite valid, wnylib Jun 2020 #83

PS. Just heard that the mayor's presser wnylib Jun 2020 #89

Cry wolf/temper tantrum used to work for them... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #102

i listened to the Buffalo mayor's wnylib Jun 2020 #111

I would accept every resignation and replace them. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #64

I think they only resigned from the special unit, not the police force. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #82

I would fire them. Anyone that did or witnessed what was done Blue_true Jun 2020 #85

I agree rockfordfile Jun 2020 #106

fine, then. bye. cab67 Jun 2020 #97

If they are doing it because it of solidarity with police brutality, then good riddance still_one Jun 2020 #2

Exactly, now there's an opportunity to replace them with better trained police... AntiFascist Jun 2020 #34

Reagan didn't even put up with a strike from Air Traffic Controllers. SharonAnn Jun 2020 #60

+++ still_one Jun 2020 #115

Poor babies, they are not going to allowed to act like storm troopers any longer. redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #4

Don't bet too heavily on that. 2naSalit Jun 2020 #50

Here is a little bit more explanation Mike 03 Jun 2020 #5

Oh, yes, the "I was just following orders" excuse. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #8

And lie about it. dalton99a Jun 2020 #10

But, "he tripped and fell", doncha know. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #26

One day the SS came to a German village and told the police chief Hortensis Jun 2020 #48

Great post n/t Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #53

Good Nazis all. ananda Jun 2020 #95

Too bad they're not as disgusted by their breathren's treatment of the citizen they swore to protect EffieBlack Jun 2020 #12

Damn Effie, I haven't seen you here for a while. You good? panader0 Jun 2020 #87

Hey, there! EffieBlack Jun 2020 #112

I'm good too. I just noticed a while back that I hadn't seen you around. panader0 Jun 2020 #116

Thanks EffieBlack Jun 2020 #117

Good to hear from you. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #121

So they admit their NAzis ace3csusm Jun 2020 #22

The "too big to fail" strategy? 2naSalit Jun 2020 #43

So....a Reverse Nuremberg defense? Nevilledog Jun 2020 #38

The Nazi excuse. Cops are the biggest snowflakes. octoberlib Jun 2020 #41

Riiiiigghhhhht. Orders relayerbob Jun 2020 #70

I didn't see anyone order that wryter2000 Jun 2020 #77

Okay. Doesn't matter. Fire them, and *definkitely* fucking fire the ones who gave the orders. enki23 Jun 2020 #91

I think they resigned because the union would no longer pay their legal fees. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #94

Good riddance chia Jun 2020 #7

Amen SoCalDem Jun 2020 #16

Who ordered them to shove a 75-year-old man and lie about it? dalton99a Jun 2020 #9

+1,000 chia Jun 2020 #13

That's what I want to know, exactly. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #25

Oh, you with your fancy logic. nt crickets Jun 2020 #42

Right?! SKKY Jun 2020 #45

Wait... it was only formed in 2016? That's interesting chia Jun 2020 #11

Cop culture runs deep ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #14

I would too ace3csusm Jun 2020 #15

They resigned because they're defending the cops who shoved the elderly man. lunatica Jun 2020 #33

now they should be fired from the department ace3csusm Jun 2020 #36

I agree! lunatica Jun 2020 #37

Forget the Racists Part ace3csusm Jun 2020 #51

Great! Pantagruel Jun 2020 #17

Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #18

Indeed. If they want to support a lying piece of shit, then we're better off without them. Salviati Jun 2020 #30

They are not resigning from the police department - only from their membership on that team. dalton99a Jun 2020 #31

Statement from their Union head: scarletwoman Jun 2020 #73

But those who view the video say wnylib Jun 2020 #92

Of course the man was pushed. The cops are lying, as usual. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #93

Ve vere just followink orders, mein Fuhrer! backscatter712 Jun 2020 #123

Half-Ass To The End, Then The Magistrate Jun 2020 #110

Fuck the special unit. Why not resign from the department? mobeau69 Jun 2020 #19

Good Point ace3csusm Jun 2020 #29

Exactly. They've kept their jobs and paychecks, just caused a big stink crickets Jun 2020 #49

Time for a Reagan maneuver Nasruddin Jun 2020 #76

I guess they'll show us by...not walking around menacing people on the street? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #20

Seen on twitter: "But now who will we call when we need to crack the head of a Squinch Jun 2020 #21

And so like...which one of these are the bad apples? It's so hard to keep up. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #23

So I assume there are some openings in the Buffalo Police Department. Jim__ Jun 2020 #24

As someone pointed out to me, those idiots didn't turn in their badges. Blue_true Jun 2020 #88

Just a few bad apples ibegurpard Jun 2020 #27

no shit. I am SO fucking sick of see that rot tossed out there. It is the opposite. There are a few Celerity Jun 2020 #39

They didn't resign from the force The Polack MSgt Jun 2020 #32

White Supremacists in Police Depts. irisblue Jun 2020 #35

They'll soon be, if not already, recruited by mr prince. 2naSalit Jun 2020 #44

There is no integrity in the blue of wall of silence Solly Mack Jun 2020 #52

Snowflake feelings are fragile. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #55

Good, clear out all the bad cops at once. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #56

They're Not Gone Me. Jun 2020 #59

Fuck these people. But it is probably for the best since they don't seem to... demmiblue Jun 2020 #57

Wait Till Cuomo Gets Involved & Hello Laetitia Me. Jun 2020 #58

One possible factor just occurred to me is.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #61

How about cover, legal cover and distancing from the tragic brutal behavior. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #62

Good. These units should be protecting the protesters soothsayer Jun 2020 #63

Good, they all kept walking past the man on the ground. spanone Jun 2020 #65

How the? What the? They think THEY are being treated unfairly underpants Jun 2020 #66

I'd be handing out a big sack of "BYE FELICIAS!" Dukkha Jun 2020 #67

Just a few bad orchards... Music Man Jun 2020 #68

They are protesting for their right to push down old people lame54 Jun 2020 #69

Bye Felicia. MrsCoffee Jun 2020 #72

It seems like the Special Unit doesn't need that kind Cha Jun 2020 #74

Every expletive known in the universe. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #75

Good riddance. Hire some others who have respect for seniors. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #78

Fuck them. Find new officers who don't slam a man in his 70's to the ground bleeding from his Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #79

You know what I call that? BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #80

"for whom the bell tolls" saidsimplesimon Jun 2020 #81

Bear with me here....maybe...listen now...we don't need an Emergency Response Team greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #84

Buh bye. we can do it Jun 2020 #86

The tragedy will be if they're hired back Mr. Ected Jun 2020 #90

The whole barrel was bad I guess JDC Jun 2020 #96

Fire their asses! SunSeeker Jun 2020 #98

Okay then, if they no longer want to be in a elite special force, assign them all to traffic duty. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #99

Fire them all! Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #100

they should ride a desk for the rest of their careers rdking647 Jun 2020 #101

They'll spend their spare time at a favorite bar complaining why AA mayor oasis Jun 2020 #104

I take that back. Mayor was on Rachel Maddow's 6/5 show spinning oasis Jun 2020 #114

Let them, big f'n deal Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #105

So that entire group admits to being a pos rockfordfile Jun 2020 #107

FTP & ACAB Coventina Jun 2020 #108

Well aren't they special... So fuckin' special... Blue Owl Jun 2020 #109

Yes, I remember how all of us military officers would just resign when one bad one got canned maxrandb Jun 2020 #113

Not a single one of them responded appropriately to a medical emergency... AntiFascist Jun 2020 #118

Adios MoFos Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #119

I'd love to know if they saw the video of the assault BEFORE resigning Lucinda Jun 2020 #120

this is what they do, they're not accountable radius777 Jun 2020 #122