{"id":16191,"date":"2020-06-06T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T20:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=16191"},"modified":"2020-06-06T16:54:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T20:54:45","slug":"cultural-marxism-felony-charges-for-2-buffalo-officers-after-septuagenarian-agitator-injures-himself-in-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=16191","title":{"rendered":"CULTURAL MARXISM: Felony Charges for 2 Buffalo Officers After Septuagenarian Agitator Injures Himself in Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Buffalo Cops Who Shoved Elderly Protester Charged With Felony Assault; Mayor Calls Man &#8216;Agitator&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Two Buffalo Police officers who injured a 75-year-old protester on Thursday, Aron Torgalski and Robert McCabe,\u00a0<strong>were arraigned Saturday morning on charges of felony assault<\/strong>, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/2020\/06\/06\/buffalo-officers-charged-with-shoving-protester\/\"><em>The Buffalo News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The protester, Martin Gugino, was seen on video approaching the officers who were in process of clearing Niagra Square as part of an 8 p.m. citywide curfiew, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/new-york-cops-suspended-after-shoving-75-year-old-man-ground-viral-video\">shoved to the ground<\/a>\u00a0and could be seen bleeding from the head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid739969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ww-Xq0yZfw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Officer Aaron Torgalski, who can be seen on the video pushing Gugino before he fell, was charged with\u00a0<strong>felony second-degree assault<\/strong>, as was Robert McCabe, who can be seen about to kneel toward Gugino after the fall before being moved along by a supervisor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Both officers pleaded not guilty<\/strong>\u00a0to the charges as part of a procedure that took place online about 11 a.m. before City Judge Craig D. Hannah.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah released the two men without bail and ordered them to reappear July 20 for their next court proceeding. &#8211;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/2020\/06\/06\/buffalo-officers-charged-with-shoving-protester\/\">The Buffalo News<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The officers were quickly suspended after the incident,\u00a0<strong>causing the entire 57-member Emergency Response Team (ERT) to resign from their posts<\/strong>\u00a0in solidarity. They remain on the force.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=6BZQ2W3S\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=6BZQ2W3S\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=dTh2Gbi_ 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=dTh2Gbi_ 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=dTh2Gbi_ 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=dTh2Gbi_ 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=dTh2Gbi_ 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png?itok=6BZQ2W3S 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/robert%20mccabe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"cd5fe069-1dde-482f-ac66-bf928c30bca3\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Officer Robert McCabe pleaded not guilty to the charges<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;After witnessing first hand how these 2 officers were treated.\u00a0<strong>I can tell you, they tried to fuck over these guys like I have never seen in my 54 years<\/strong>. It is despicable to say the least the treatment they have received from this Administration as well as DA John Flynn and his ADA Gary Hackbush,&#8221; reads an email allegedly sent by the president of the Buffalo Police Union, John Evans.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>called the elderly protester, Martin Gugino, an &#8220;agitator&#8221; and a &#8220;key and major instigator&#8221; of those looting the city in comments made during a Friday news conference\u00a0<\/strong>reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/06\/06\/buffalo-mayor-knocked-down-elderly-man-agitator-martin-gugino-cops\/\"><em>TMZ<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=xIxvdYGp\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=xIxvdYGp\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=WO3ZoIRe 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=WO3ZoIRe 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=WO3ZoIRe 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=WO3ZoIRe 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=WO3ZoIRe 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg?itok=xIxvdYGp 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/martin%20gugino%20jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9e982cbd-b417-445e-9175-51691675ff62\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Martin Gugino via Heavy.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>He was in the area after the curfew<\/strong>. One of the things that happened before was conflict among protesters and there was a danger of fights breaking out, and police felt it was important to clear that scene for the safety of protesters,&#8221; said Brown.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/buffalo-cops-who-shoved-elderly-protester-charged-felony-assault-mayor-calls-man-agitator\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/buffalo-cops-who-shoved-elderly-protester-charged-felony-assault-mayor-calls-man-agitator<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo Cops Who Shoved Elderly Protester Charged With Felony Assault; Mayor Calls Man &#8216;Agitator&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}