All 57 members of a police tactical unit have resigned from the team in protest at the suspension of two colleagues who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground.
Two members of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team were suspended on Thursday after a local radio station released video of the incident involving the protester. But Buffalo Police Benevolent Association President John Evans said pair were simply"following orders"."Our position is these officers were simply following orders from Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia to clear the square," he told The Buffalo News.
"It doesn't specify clear the square of men, 50 and under or 15 to 40. They were simply doing their job. I don't know how much contact was made. He did slip in my estimation. He fell backwards."Footage of the incident emerged amid continuing protests over the killing of
Good riddance!
I made a breakdown of the video showing how it was clearly commanding officer who instigated everything, and prevented empathy from the assaulting officer. BuffaloPD buffalopolice buffaloprotests PLEASE RETWEET FOR VISIBILITY
Why confront the police? The situation is volatile enough escalating it higher, shouldn't of been there
This is why being dispassionate does not work, and makes us less than human. I could not believe it seeing the man laying there, blood coming out of the back of his head.
So much to debate on all sides..but it will get to a point when police will simply let.crimes happen rather than risk a backlash.
Spray water on the riot crowd.
Dive ref!!!!
I can't breathe from West Africa.....
No fire them as well...
That fall is about as believable as Paul Alcock’s theatrical plunge at the hands of Paolo Di Canio....
Good riddance. Speaks volumes.
That old guy was exercising his right to protest, those officers should have known better when dealing with someone of thst age. You can't expect a push from a younger man on an older gentleman not to cause him to lose his balance.
Disgusting! Hope that poor man is ok.
he guy knew exactly what he was doing. Fully intended provoking the cops and getting a reaction. Unfortunately for him he didn't anticipate cracking his head open. Reminds me of this
Good ..bye
Here’s the perfect timing to hire the HK police forces!!
The police are to protect and serve.... by pushing this man to the ground and injuring him to such an extent that he requires serious hospital treatment is not protecting or serving! I saw the news footage and it was the national guard who stopped to render assistance to him !
If the guys who resigned are these guys walking past the man lying bleeding and motionless on the floor then good riddance. They are all complicit.
He slipped after a 'slight push' because even though he is talk, he is tall he is slight and elderly. What really stunned me was the way he was ignored even though he was badly injured a d bleeding profusely.
Didn't the Nazis claim they were just following orders when they killed 3m Jews? Do these people even hear themselves?
They can all go to hell...are they encouraging brutality in disguise?
And so they should.
I would have charged the whole Unit for Negligence and sentence them to death by Firing Squad. They shouldn’t get away with irresponsible behaviour. Their burial services would have been on the way by now.
Jumped before being pushed?
‘In disgust’? They shoved a 75yr old man on the floor and he was bleeding and they just walked over him? What could be more disgusting that? They are a bunch of disgusting pigs.
Good riddance to them. If they seek to defend the actions of their colleagues, they clearly aren't fit to be police officers either.
Faked fall and blood...known activist...
What you mean the elderly gentleman who did absolutely nothing pushed over by a police thug Then when another officer went to help he was dragged away
Members of brutal thug gang in uniform resign after abusing elderly protestor. Problem partly solved then. If it isn't the push, it's the lack of care for the outcome!
They havent resigned, just said they wont be on the front line.
if they do that to a 75 year old unarmed and vulnerable elderly man shamelessly, cracking his skull wide open with cameras on imagine what they do to black people
What exactly was he expecting when he confronted the police?
Running of the bull in Spain it was just like that with the police officers anything or anyone gets in the way gets trampled on. Disgusting all 57 officers should be sacked for this shameful behaviour. What’s wrong with the USA police they suppose to uphold the law not break it.
Good riddance.
Thank you, next.
America remember Tiananmen Square remember your anger at what they did to their own, remember your motto “To serve and protect’
Good. Now they can replace those officers which ones who don't shove over 75 year olds
I agree disgusting that they were suspended.... everyone knows the American police are above the law and can do what they like to whom they like.
Good on you, we all need to get real team
Good riddance. Police are not god. Some of them need to realise that the use of excessive force is not mandatory...no better than thugs
That’s actually factually incorrect. It’s because their police union does not insure them against being sued in this instance. They are covering their arses.
People should not be treated this way, it is disgusting behaviour! Police are meant to help us. The man was bleeding. If all 57 police officers that resigned dont see a problem with this they should be sacked/suspended too! Only 1 tried to help but got pushed away for doing so.
NO fair play to them it was clearly an accident the guy fell & also what did this DO GOODER think he was trying to achieve JOBS WORTH should of been at home protecting him self from the virus which thanks to this protesting we all have a second wave now. Good job 👍🏻
Doesn't matter he was only white. Probably white privileged at that
They haven’t actually resigned, they’ve resigned from that emergency front line dept. So cleverly saving their backsides by ensuring they don’t have to work the protests at the moment, as it’s treacherous (ie they’re doing things wrong and being filmed.)
They're all on drugs surely.. What's wrong with rhese people..
Personally I wouldn’t stand in the way of a police force trying to maintain public order
If you watch the footage it was a relatively innocuous push but the guy stumbled and fell. Arguable not police brutality. The worst thing was that when it became obvious he was hurt none of the police stopped to help him.
Good fucking riddance!
... but they are gone with their colleagues actions? Very telling. That’s why there are protests in the first place...
Said this a few days ago, expect many more, even a strike
SupportPolice
A PR stunt by officers, the 'push' instigated the fall, when one officer went to give aid another ushered him away, even though you could clearly see blood, anybody can offer to resign it doesn't have to be accepted, suspended officer will be back after investigation...
No one but himself to blame. What tool stands there right in front of the police gesturing. I mean we know protesters don’t care about dying from COVID-19, but seriously, operate some social distancing
You’ve got to be kidding ! We’ve got snowflake police now ?
Not surprised. Cowardly officials send in police to do an extremely difficult job then fail to back up thier officers when things go wrong. Same in the military. Political leaders are cowards. Well the social liberal left ones are. They should never be responsible for security.
We were only following orders Now where have I heard that before!!
The streets are safer without Police Thugs like these. It takes many skills to be a good policeman. It's not just about force and strength. It's also about respect, compassion and using your intuition.
Always the people on the front line who take the rap for following orders. Every news feed using elderly and highlighting that he’s 75 for maximum impact. He probably should of walked away when told to do so and not walk toward them ...
Good riddance.
Fuck them all, the should have been sacked anyway!!!
I just wonder if William Wilberforce or Martin Luther King were alive what opinion would they have on the present situation.. Have we moved on since 1808 or 1864 or 1967...
Except ... not one of the officers has resigned from BPDAlerts They merely say they will no longer carry out duties for the force’s Emergency Response Team. For which anyone seeking to peacefully protest in Buffalo must be deeply grateful.
Good!!! I said yesterday when all you were trying to make out as if the copper almost killed a old man that it was the old man's fault. He tried to exaggerate the fall and f**ked up and hurt himself.
They were only following orders...that's what the Nazis said.
They say he slipped? He was shoved ! The camera doesn’t lie.
This US Attorney really explains the system to James O'Brien how the Police Unions, corruption fuels the issue, absolutely heartbreaking & frightening.
He was hardly shoved was he. He was pushed away as he appears to be reaching for one of the guys belt. He lost his footing more than anything else. What happened with GF is disgusting but don’t try and make this into some sort of barbaric act when it isn’t.
Good riddance
The old guy knew he was being stupid, he was trying to get in their way and being stupid. Doesn’t matter your age, if you’re being an idiot then deal with consequences. Well done police don’t be intimidated by this garbage
Why should the police fear doing their job.... I expect the police chief had to say something like “ sorry I’ve got to suspend you because all the work shy will dance around in the street if I don’t” don’t be a dick you won’t get pushed.
57 corrupt coppers resign not bad just a few thousand to go
It speaks volumes about them
.realDonaldTrump you must be so proud of these officers
The guy was obstructing Police. I genuinely hope he's ok but the officer who pushed him did not deserve to be suspended.
I support 100% the police 👮♂️, for all the protester go home and stay away from the streets, Police need to do their job to keeps us safe, if they were I Russia or Chile, police will sh.ot them down without fear, that is why we need to keep streets clean and safe, well done police
Disgusting behaviour they should both be fired . Mor and more examples of Police lawlessness
Good. If they side with the thugs they don’t deserve to wear the uniform.
U can’t excuse this behaviour news4buffalo if the guy stumbled, the decent human thing is to stop, make sure he’s ok and get him some help. To leave him bleeding on the ground and all walk past is shameful and if that’s an order the chief should also be fired!
Sack all 57 then if they felt this was right. Some orders you do not obey.
Good riddance, I hope they all go
Good I hoPe they all get charged
good accept all their resignations... they all walked passed and injured man.... if they cant cope with a 75 year old man they should not be in the job !!
OldWhiteLivesMatter
57 thugs.
We where only following orders! I am sure I have heard that excuse used before
Well done the police officers.
He didn’t slip he was pushed
Not 1 of them assisted the man. Looks like 1 may have radioed for medics. If that was my dad/husband I would be extremely angry. Instead of resigning over this they should have resigned over being instructed to install brutality and it would have stopped this man being injured.
Following orders... Well that makes it perfectly fine. Well done 🤔
Buffalo Police Benevolent Association President John Evans excuse for the officers behaviour is staggering, just following orders. So it abrogates the officers behaviour, no police officer in the US would ever be convinced of anything on that basis.. Didn’t the Nazis say that?
BPDAlerts why were these people given the opportunity to resign? Why hasn’t the whole unit sacked.? Can we assume you have gladly accepted the resignations of these thugs?
Well, sometimes it is best to clear a cesspit and start afresh. The policing standards over there are atrocious, and a proper cleanup is necessary anyway. Just fire the lot completely & rebuild- a complete clean out.
Good, now fire them all, this is a great time to weed out the scum within the forces that we should be proud of
Good let these thugs go - should all have been charged
How can they defend him. They smashed an elderly man to the floor then stepped over him and walked on leaving him unconscious and bleeding from his head... that's someone's father, maybe a grandfather
He didn't slip he was shoved, disgraceful! When you get older your reflexes become slower so the poor man couldn't protect himself from that fall, I mean why shove him like that, they could see he was a harmless older man, just shocking, no need
They did their job yes. The issue was no remorse or empathy shown. An elderly harmless man on the floor motionless. The first officer should assist straight away not all walk past
Good! This knocked me sick seeing this. He's an old man, no need to shove him with such force, and then just leave him, noone made any effort to help him, bloody disgusting. I hope this poor man will be ok 😢
Need a clear out, our police force here in the uk is absolutely abysmal too, starting with the Cressida dick
Should of sacked the lot. How disgusting to push a pensioner over and walk past like nothings happened....Shame on you all
'I don't know how much contact was made. He did slip in my estimation. He fell backwards.'
The Schutzstaffel is back, beware.
He is handing back the police a helmet he has found and acting as a good citizen CNN FoxNews ABC PaulaReidCBS washingtonpost nytimes BernieSanders
He should have moved away when asked
Interesting. And no one blames the arrogant protestor who refused to move?
Bonus
Good if that’s their approach to policing-pushing violently old men
Granted the guy was foolish to be where he was, but to treat him like that is awful, the police were right to be suspended, says a lot about the others who are supporting those two and have resigned
All cruel cops should be kicked off the force
Bye then
Good, let them go and stack shelves in a supermarket. If a police officer can’t tell the difference between right and wrong then they’re clearly in the wrong job. At least they had the common sense to go. Plenty more people that can replace them. What a bunch of babies!
They never stopped to see how he was
Sack them all
That’s the only way they can think of to clear the square? Not a good tactical unit them if they only use violence. American cops have got to stop seeing themselves as enforcers of the law and more protectors of the peace.
They only resigned from the special unit. As a senior citizen I don't care if they resign, but I do care if they attack elderly people and leave them lying on the cement to bleed to death!
Sounds like a good opportunity to recruit 57 new officers who can use common sense and don’t approve of pushing elderly citizens to the ground.
Good riddance.
It goes go show the mentality of the other cops who think it's fine to act in this manner and push a pensioner to the ground causing him to bang his head . 🙄🙄🙄
Good. Name them, so they will never work again. Their families must be so proud. scum cowards GeorgeFloyd
Good
Who would want to be a police officer in the USA? They're not allowed to protect themselves anymore. POTUS
Don’t blame them a bit.,. You really did it this time blue.
Maybe he was going to bowl them down with the large stone ball
Cuomo looting public treasury 3..3 billion dollars for needless 10 miles of Long Island railroad tracks enriched his pals. Buffalo billion very corrupt government
Citizens may be better served. Now they have resigned.
The way some people are reacting you would think the cop had smashed him over the head with their baton, it was a push. Yes Not the best idea when the guy is facing backwards. However the flip side is that why would he put himself in that position in the first place.
so they all resigned because one of their thug was suspended without a pay , nutters
Plenty more . Start again
Can’t believe people couldn’t see that this was a set up ! The old man knew exactly what he was doing and probably personally knew the camera man .. absolute bullshit !
An old man who clearly posed no threat whatsoever. No need to push him like that.
See me see wahala ooo
Well done police officers. I cant wait for the loony left the kick up a fuss the next time someone harassed The Queens Guard for doing their job!
50 members of a police unit are going to riots and,,, I know I’ll get in the way , not the smartest move
This thread shows how hate against the police has been whipped up successfully by the media.
He should have stayed at home with the rest of his care home friends.
He went down easier than Giroud. Dont play silly games, you wont win silly prizes.
SaleemulHuq Good riddance!
This video shows this isn't about the colour of the skin. Its police brutality. Nobody is safe from US cops.
So the entire unit condones what the 2 officers did. Police force in USA is fckd.
Ok after watching the video... What the hell was he thinking walking to the police for... Ok yes, I condemned him being thrown on the floor like that but still, that doesn't accept his actions also... There are two ways in this story...The whole things getting ridiculous now
Uniformed thugs. Given the permission and encouraged to misbehave by their commander in chief . USA Today . Land of the unfree , the unequal and the stymied pursuit of happiness. At the direction of an unAmerican president. Military Coup would have public support.
HniaziISF They should hire new and better officers. That may end the tribal mentality in police departments.
Right. And so did the nazis 80 years ago. They were all doing their jobs. W/o a mere sign of compassion to the old man, looking at him down there and not even attempting to help. Horrible!
Disturb us. By your human rights, you are subjected to racism
HniaziISF Peti Bhai culture in American police. This attitude makes people dislike police even more
The cops were suspended need to be fired and CHARGED for assault and negligence
Are they disgusted at the suspension or the officers who shoved him and left him to bleed out on the ground? If its the former then fucking fantastic they resigned. They were never meant to be police initally. Care more about their vile brethren than protecting civillians.
These guys really over-rate themselves. Because you are a police officer every other citizen is your slave? The only way to do the work is to maim and kill people? As the animals resign let human beings be recruited.
They’ve not resigned, they’ve simply moved departments.
Only obeying orders .... seemed to have heard this before in Germany 1939/45
329 Morons like this. The unit should be sacked for failing the first line of duty. Protection of life.
Resigned Jesus just sack the pricks
You would think at his age he’d have more sense than to approach cops in riot gear at a time of rioting and unrest. When is the likes of him gonna take responsibility for his own stupidity.
Let them go
The day starts with good news.
Bye Felicia
Useless set of police officers, who cares
Just shows how ill trained they are in crowd control
Fire the whole unit ✌🏽
Good!!! Let them go. They have made it easier for a new breed to be recruited. They’ve flushed themselves out. Thank God.
If that dept. feels it’s ok to push that man and walk by then they all need to resign
Good riddance. No one needs Brownshirts that are going to use the excuse of ‘I was just following orders’.
Hopefully several thousand more police will also resign, in protest at lack of support. There is no support for Law and order among these people, leave them to it, let them feed on each other.
Good for them because they are the kind of trash we don't want and we don't need!!!!!!
Wow Bunch of clowns
Good
I mean that's less cops to beat up old and black people so, yay?
Morons
If that had been my father god give that person shook his head afterwards complete arrogant man would he do it to his own dad
Following orders. Heard that excuse before. Anyway, I'm sure that the order was to go and crack an elderly mans head on the floor. Good riddance to the lot of them!
That guy flopped like Nikola Jokic in a Denver Nuggets game. That was planned - he fell under his own power.
Entire police unit. How many are there? 60? Wow 😳 and what’s the man doing there? Hmm 🤔
Simply following orders... mmm where have we heard that before? The fact that they continued forward instead of immediately trying to offer aid is disgusting.
No harm
Good, who needs thugs like this. Accept their resignations.
What the hell was he thinking approaching a tirade of armed police like that. No, he didn’t deserve to be thrown to the ground, but ffs use your loaf old timer.
Good. See ya scumbags.
False. The police officers resigned from being part of the ERT as the city announced that if anything happened to any of the officers the city would not provide any legal backing. Lazy journalism.
Rambo thought he could break the rules. Man could have been a terrorist- he shouldn’t have confronted them
Just happened to be in front of a camera crew and he made first physical contact he was brushed away when he reached towards the cops belt. Fool did it on purpose
Good on them . The silly old bugger shouldn’t have been there . Wearing a helmet he was expecting trouble .
Photo makes it painfully clear that the officers pushed him out of the way because of the great danger he posed to all 50 of them
'I was only following orders' hasn't worked as a defence since Nuremberg, in 1945.
right so right lovely place to live in usa they are so big people ha ha you sure
Good riddance to the lot of them if they think that was acceptable and stand up for it. Not the police officers I want protecting and serving me.
That's when you know, they hire the wrong people for their own gain.
My thanks to them for weeding themselves out of the system...great work guys!!! Moving on....
They were following orders and the guy slipped after a slight push. If you’re vulnerable, I’d avoid protesting on the frontline. Careful what you wish for. These pink and fluffy officers you want at the moment. Won’t go into half the snake pits that these guys will.
Only from the unit. They are still in the police.
It is a 'riot unit' and they were enforcing curfew when the idiot man confronted the police. They do not stop and break the unit up.
They are NOT resigning. They are just leaving that unit. Resigning and giving up pay would actually mean having principles. They are still cops.
Police CAN shove. All these VIRTUERS are hilarious.
They were forced to resign from the special unit by their Union, that's where a huge part of the problem is, right there in plain sight.
Good riddance.
Good they need replacing great all want firingbthey are a disgrace
Good. Clear them out, start again with a good batch.
Fascists build nests. Find one, find the nest.
Good we don’t need them. Everybody saw them push that man down! Good riddance!
Yeah 'We were following orders' A lot of Nazi's said that at Nuremberg.
Criminal policemen who do not respect even this gentleman's age deserve to be severeCriminal policemen who do not respect even this gentleman's age deserve to be severely punishedly punished!
The truth is he did get pushed and he did also trip before falling. Both look true from the video. Are the US police too brutal? YES. No two truths about it.
the headline in that , that the officers were following orders is the most shocking thing , the police have been trained and encouraged to behave like that these days to the point where they believe they are untouchable
I’m with the police. They should never fear doing their job! I’d resign too!
Seriously... they pushed an old man when it really wasn't necessary. There's standing by your team mates and there's standing by them when they're being bastards...
shouldn't go to protests, stupid old git.
All cops are bastards
Good get the scumbags out of uniform ASAP
They resigned from their assignment to that team—not quitting their job.
Fell backwards lol whole unit should be charged for not helping the old man
They’ve only resigned from special duties, they’re not that principled
Let them. Its such despicable acts which led to death of George Floyd and resulted in angry protests. If the said policemen view footage of their actions does it give them pride?
Accept their resignation, start recruiting new police that will fit the criteria that serves the public.
Union influence?
Replacing this entire unit with BAME officers would be good
In other news. In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for crimes they didn't commit. The men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
To add since this is misleading...The cops only resigned from their team not the police force.
Yes because they put their lives on the line every day only to be treated like pariahs thanks to a couple of foolish officers. Thing is, us red neck type guys would be fine with no cops, it's you prissy middle class leftists who would get bummed day in and day out.
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