Two New York police officers have been suspended after a viral video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground.
"I've seen videos of the incident in front of Buffalo's City Hall in which an older protester appears to have been shoved by police, fell backwards and suffered a serious head injury," Poloncarz tweeted."It sickens me."
The American Civil Liberties Union of New York tweeted that the injured man was at a peaceful protest against police violence. "The casual cruelty demonstrated by Buffalo police officers tonight is gut-wrenching and unacceptable,". "Police officers cannot continue to hide behind the lie that they are protecting and serving. City leaders need to take this as a wake-up call and seriously address the police violence during this week's protest and the culture of impunity that led to this incident.
Thursday's incident comes after more than a week of protests against police brutality following Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Floyd died after now-fired police officerSince Floyd's death, which has been ruled a homicide, protesters nationwide have decried police brutality and racial inequality. Protests have been marred by violence and looting, and police have been caught on camera multiple times using force against protesters — including peaceful ones.
"I hope to continue to build on the progress we have achieved as we work together to address racial injustice and inequity in the City of Buffalo," Brown said."My thoughts are with the victim tonight."
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