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April 11, 2022

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