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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:13 PM

brooklynite (68,717 posts)

Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old

Source: CNN

(CNN)A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday.

Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe each faced a felony second-degree assault charge in Martin Gugino's fall, which fractured his skull and left him unable to walk at the time, according to an attorney for Gugino. They had pleaded not guilty.

Both officers were suspended from the police force after the June 4 incident, which happened at a protest against racism and police brutality. They remain suspended pending the outcome of the internal affairs investigation, the department said Thursday.

While Flynn said the grand jury proceedings are secret and he cannot disclose details, he said he did everything possible to bring a strong case.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/11/us/buffalo-police-martin-gugino-charges-dismissed/index.html

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Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old (Original post)	brooklynite	Feb 11	OP
Absolutely pathetic!	sinkingfeeling	Feb 11	#1
Aren't there like 12 people who listen to both side?	jimfields33	Feb 11	#12
Crazy ...	marble falls	Feb 11	#2
I hope they get some huge civil suits brought against them and the local pd....nt	wcmagumba	Feb 11	#3
Yes! Hit them where it will really hurt.	badhair77	Feb 11	#7
WHAT?	onecaliberal	Feb 11	#4
Plowed right through the old guy....	magicarpet	Feb 11	#5
even video doesn't guarantee justice	Marthe48	Feb 11	#6
I guess they didn't see the video.	dchill	Feb 11	#8
No ham sandwich for you	Nasruddin	Feb 11	#9
I Hate This Country With A Passion	sfstaxprep	Feb 11	#10
Yep	Jay25	Feb 11	#11
I'm Sorry I Have To Feel That Way	sfstaxprep	Feb 11	#14
Sad...	Wuddles440	Feb 11	#17
Just saw your message. It is difficult.	Jay25	Feb 12	#23
That is just sick!! Not only is it wrong, it gives police everywhere a bad rap	Thekaspervote	Feb 11	#13
Most Police Are Scum	sfstaxprep	Feb 11	#15
Hope officers remain suspended.	Hoyt	Feb 11	#16
The sheepdogs are a protected class.	Dawson Leery	Feb 11	#18
Just to refresh your memory...	LastLiberal in PalmSprings	Feb 11	#19
I hope a civil suit is filed against the police union	dlk	Feb 11	#20
I can't say what I'm thinking.	Dem2theMax	Feb 12	#21
This is terrible. I am so disgusted by this.	Vivienne235729	Feb 12	#22
I agree	rockfordfile	Feb 12	#25
1312	KG	Feb 12	#24
so.. can we revist defund now?	quakerboy	Feb 13	#26

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:14 PM

sinkingfeeling (43,901 posts)

1. Absolutely pathetic!

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:47 PM

jimfields33 (4,785 posts)

12. Aren't there like 12 people who listen to both side?

How many votes can either side get?

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:17 PM

marble falls (37,672 posts)

2. Crazy ...

Fight the power, bring the police to bear.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:17 PM

wcmagumba (1,962 posts)

3. I hope they get some huge civil suits brought against them and the local pd....nt

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:21 PM

badhair77 (2,536 posts)

7. Yes! Hit them where it will really hurt.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:18 PM

onecaliberal (19,667 posts)

4. WHAT?

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:20 PM

magicarpet (9,979 posts)

5. Plowed right through the old guy....

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:20 PM

Marthe48 (6,358 posts)

6. even video doesn't guarantee justice

Hope civil suits are the next step for the victim.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:22 PM

dchill (26,945 posts)

8. I guess they didn't see the video.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:35 PM

Nasruddin (513 posts)

9. No ham sandwich for you

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:36 PM

sfstaxprep (2,911 posts)

10. I Hate This Country With A Passion

That is all.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:44 PM

Jay25 (212 posts)

11. Yep

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:49 PM

sfstaxprep (2,911 posts)

14. I'm Sorry I Have To Feel That Way

Having spent my 55 years hearing my parents tell me how great it is, and how lucky I am to live in America.

But I truly look at the reality, and see all their words as complete BS.

We've always been a Shithole country, and probably always will be. It's just the way it is. Our history shows it, and to think the tide is turning, just makes no sense.

I had a moment back in November, and again when the GA races were called, when I felt a glimmer of hope. But it was a moment, and I've had many moments before and since, where I realize that nothing has changed. We are what we are, and always will be.

I am totally ashamed to be an American. Again and Again and Again and.....

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:12 PM

Wuddles440 (454 posts)

17. Sad...

to say, I feel the same and afraid that conditions are only going to continue deteriorate.

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 01:38 AM

Jay25 (212 posts)

23. Just saw your message. It is difficult.

America has played a large part of many problems throughout the world. I have felt the same way for many, many years.

In truth it’s not just America, there’s evilness, hatred, greed, throughout the world and I don’t get it. I often ask ‘what is the purpose of life’ when everything here is unfair and there are so many innocent people suffering.
I understand and agree with your emotions. We look at what is going on but things don’t seem to change, no matter how much we try to do the right thing.

We have to keep our hearts open and not give up, they will not take away our hope.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:48 PM

Thekaspervote (17,813 posts)

13. That is just sick!! Not only is it wrong, it gives police everywhere a bad rap

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:51 PM

sfstaxprep (2,911 posts)

15. Most Police Are Scum

Yeah, there are many exceptions, and it's perhaps wrong to paint with a broad brush. But facts are facts, and the majority of police are P I G, PIGS.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:53 PM

Hoyt (47,892 posts)

16. Hope officers remain suspended.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:16 PM

Dawson Leery (18,398 posts)

18. The sheepdogs are a protected class.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:22 PM

LastLiberal in PalmSprings (11,219 posts)

19. Just to refresh your memory...

I guess he didn't qualify for "white privilege."

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:59 PM

dlk (7,916 posts)

20. I hope a civil suit is filed against the police union

This fascistic behavior by the police cannot become normalized.

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:48 AM

Dem2theMax (9,419 posts)

21. I can't say what I'm thinking.

And if I allow myself to keep feeling it, I'm probably going to stroke out.

How in the world do they not indict? It's all on film. There is no discussion. They did it. End of story.

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:54 AM

Vivienne235729 (2,408 posts)

22. This is terrible. I am so disgusted by this.

This is the DU member formerly known as Vivienne235729.

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 09:28 PM

rockfordfile (6,431 posts)

25. I agree

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 10:34 AM

KG (28,344 posts)

24. 1312

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Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:07 AM

quakerboy (12,660 posts)

26. so.. can we revist defund now?

Or do we have keep waiting while these thugs kill and maim even more people? at what point will we reach critical mass of those whos families, friends and other loved ones have been harmed enough to make us reconsider?

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