More proof of that comes from Buffalo, NY where a 75-year-old lone protester was violently shoved to the ground for no apparent reason.
“Shortly after Buffalo’s curfew started, city police and State Police swept through the area of Niagara Square directly in front of City Hall to clear the area where a protest was finishing. An unidentified, older man was hit shoved by two officers in the line. The man lost his balance and fell to the pavement, audibly hitting his head with blood running out from under his head,” WBFO-TV reports.
The assault was captured on video from several angles.
Just about an hour ago, police officers shove man in Niagara Square to the ground (WARNING: Graphic). Video from: @MikeDesmondWBFO pic.twitter.com/JBKQLvzfET
— WBFO (@WBFO) June 5, 2020
Police say the man in this video tripped and fell, but protesters reacted as though he was pushed by police. This is video recorded by one of our reporters. The man was injured, we do not know his condition. https://t.co/rsqalJ8cOg pic.twitter.com/54y0yK9wPt
— 7 Eyewitness News (@WKBW) June 5, 2020
Predictably, the police department lied about what actually happened. WKBW-TV’s Jeff Russo reports the Buffalo Police Department spokesperson claimed the man “was injured when he tripped and fell.”
That of course is a lie there is video (from multiple angles0 to prove it.
“We had a crew on the scene and after seeing video he clearly was pushed and stumbled backwards,” Russo reported.
A BPD spokesperson released this update. Five people were arrested and another person was injured during a protest in Niagara Square tonight. @WKBW pic.twitter.com/UZoDsSRs4J
— Jeff Russo (@JeffRussoWKBW) June 5, 2020
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