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Buffalo Cops Cleared by Arbiter of Wrongdoing for Injuring Racial Justice Protester

HeadlineApr 11, 2022

Two Buffalo police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing for knocking over a 75-year-old racial justice protester in June 2020. Martin Gugino, a longtime peace activist, suffered a brain injury, a fractured skull, and spent a month in the hospital after being shoved to the ground by police. A video of the incident quickly went viral. The officers are expected to be reinstated today following the arbitrator’s ruling. 

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