Who is Aaron Torgalski? Buffalo Police Officer Who Shoved 75-Year-Old Protester to the Ground Suspended
I have to question this, and maybe my question also makes this 'fit' the HN mold as this is a bit political, but what makes a cop okay w/ basically destroying their career just to be mean and domineering of others?
On the same day the cop was suspended, deleted his linked-in account, I'd assume w/ the backlash he'll never work in law enforcement again, and seeing the zeal he had when shoving that old man, he must've loved his job, so why ruin it all and throw it all away? How is their culture so much worse than the rest of American culture, or is it?
> what makes a cop okay w/ basically destroying their career just to be mean and domineering of others
Combination of incessant pushing the "us vs them" mentality from the police unions, police management, usgov, etc. and the relative impunity US police officers have against misdeeds. He's probably cursing his luck there was a camera there because, in all likelihood, if there wasn't, he'd have got clean away with it.
> In their original statement to WBFO, Buffalo Police said that the 75-year-old was injured when he "tripped and fell" during a "skirmish" between officers and protesters. Buffalo Mayor Brown said he is "deeply disturbed" by the incident ...
Equally disturbing is how police officials lied to reporters who had already seen the video.
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I have to question this, and maybe my question also makes this 'fit' the HN mold as this is a bit political, but what makes a cop okay w/ basically destroying their career just to be mean and domineering of others?
On the same day the cop was suspended, deleted his linked-in account, I'd assume w/ the backlash he'll never work in law enforcement again, and seeing the zeal he had when shoving that old man, he must've loved his job, so why ruin it all and throw it all away? How is their culture so much worse than the rest of American culture, or is it?
Combination of incessant pushing the "us vs them" mentality from the police unions, police management, usgov, etc. and the relative impunity US police officers have against misdeeds. He's probably cursing his luck there was a camera there because, in all likelihood, if there wasn't, he'd have got clean away with it.
Equally disturbing is how police officials lied to reporters who had already seen the video.