From the frontlines: Police perspective
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LIKE MANY AGENCIESACROSS THECOUNTRY -- THEBUFFALO POLICEDEPARTMENT IUNDER THEMICROSCOPE... ANDFACING HARSHCRITICISM FOR ITSHANDLING OF LASTWEEK'S PROTESTS...INCLUDING THEGUGINO INCIDENTONIGHT - 7EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLSPEAKS WITH THREELAW ENFORCEMENTEXPERTS.... FOR THEIRPERSPECTIVE ON THE"CAUGHT ON CAMERA"INCIDENT SEENAROUND THE WORLD.STEVEMACMARTIN."THERE'S ARUSH TO JUDGMENTAND THAT RUSH TOJUDGMENT IS BYPEOPLE WHO AREUNTRAINED."MEDAILLE COLLEGEPROFESSOR DR.STEVEN MACMARTIN ISA FORMER SPECIALAGENT FROM THEDEPARTMENT OFHOMELANDSECURITY...HE SAYS WHILE THEVIDEO OF MARTINGUGINO BEINGPUSHED BY POLICELOOKS BAD -- YOUHAVE CONSIDER THEELEMENTS FROM THEPOLICE SIDE...GUGINO WAS OUTSIDECITY HALL AFTER THE 8O'CLOCK CURFEW ANDCAN BE SEENAPPROACHINGBUFFALO POLICE...STEVEN MACMARTIN."HE'S REFUSING ANUNLAWFUL ORDER ANDTHEN HE TOUCHED THEPOLICE - NONE OFTHOSE THINGS YOUCAN DO - SO IF YOULOOK AT IT FROM THATPERSPECTIVE - ANDALL OF THOSEELEMENTS IT SHOWSTHAT THE POLICEWERE CORRECT."===BUTT===CHARLES FIERAMUSCA."THE TRAINING IS MOVETHE PROTESTER OUTOF THE WAY ANDCONTINUE...WHICH ISEXACTLY WHAT THEYDID."CHARLESFIERAMUSCA IRETIRED FORMERBUFFALO POLICEHOMICIDE CHIEF WITH30-YEARS IN LAWENFORCEMENT...HE SAYS HE'SOUTRAGED TWOBUFFALO POLICEOFFICERS ARE NOWFACING FELONYCHARGES FOR WHATWE SAW HAPPEN ONTHE VIDEO...CHARLES FIERAMUSCA."I THINK IT WAS A KNEEJERK REACTION...IDON'T KNOW THEREASONING BEHINDTHAT KNEE JERKREACTION...WAS THEREINFLUENCE FROMOTHER SOURCES...IDON'T KNOW."ERIE COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEYJOHN FLYNN TOLDREPORTERS - OVERTHE WEEKEND -POLICE COULD HAVETAKEN A DIFFERENTCOURSE OF ACTION...DA FLYNN "YOU TURNHIM AROUND - YOUHANDCUFF HIM -- OKAYAND YOU TAKE HIMAWAY AND ARREST HIM.SIMPLE ASTHAT...YOU DON'T TAKEA BATON AND SHOVEHIM."AS FOR PUBLICOUTRAGE THAT OTHEROFFICERS KEPTWALKING AFTER THE75-YEAR OLD GUGINOFELL TO THE GROUNDAND STARTEDBLEEDING...JOHN VIOLANTI.
"SOSOMEONEAPPROACHES ANDDOES THAT YOU DON'TSTOP - THAT'S THEORDER."UNIVERSITY ATBUFFALO PROFESSORJOHN VIOLANTI SPENT23 YEARS AS A NEWYORK STATETROOPER...JOHN VIOLANTI.
"THESEOFFICERS THEYHAVE A DIFFICULT JOB -AND THE STRESS ISNOT ONLY RIOTS - ANDDISASTERS ANDCOVIDS IT'SEVERYDAY STRESS."EILEEN BUCKLEY.
ALTHREE LAWENFORCEMENEXPERTS SAY THEBOTTOM LINE IS POLICEARE HERE TO SERVEAND PROTECT US ITHE COMMUNITIESTHAT WE LIVE.
EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN."