Normally, I say "thank goodness for smartphones" but in this case it's "thank goodness there was an NPR news crew."
The cop who pushed the 75 year old man down went out of his way to do so. Another told the TV crew to stop filming. They appear to have filed a false report.
The cop who pushed the 75 year old man down went out of his way to do so. Another told the TV crew to stop filming. They appear to have filed a false report.
You can HEAR his head hit the concrete.
Video from @wbfo @MikeDesmondWBFO put a quick lie to the initial PIO statement
Video from @wbfo @MikeDesmondWBFO put a quick lie to the initial PIO statement
Think about this for a moment. There was a someone from a news crew on the steps immediately in front of these cops. Those microphones are distinctive.
These cops either had zero situational awareness or they didn't care that there might be a witness with a megaphone.
These cops either had zero situational awareness or they didn't care that there might be a witness with a megaphone.
Here's the initial false statement the PIO made based on, one assumes, a false statement from the Buffalo cops involved
Rapid response to news from Buffalo @MayorByronBrown
Irony alert 1 - five Buffalo cops took a knee on 03 June at the same location
Screen cap from @AaronBesecker video @ /status/1268345957567082496
Screen cap from @AaronBesecker video @ /status/1268345957567082496
Irony alert 2 - this is from 02 June in Buffalo, again from @MikeDesmondWBFO
(what happened that necessitated this?)
(what happened that necessitated this?)
To the family and friends of the 75 year old man who is in the hospital in Buffalo - I hope with all of my heart that he is OK.
@Ali_IngNew
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