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Not Florida Man, but Buffalo Man!

Journal by Runaway1956

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/sniper-rifle-falls-off-roof-during-buffalos-st-patricks-day-parade-buffalo-police/71-ed066b7c-a44a-4018-b3cb-0e48973535c0

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Police tell 2 On Your Side an Internal Affairs investigation is underway after an officer's rifle fell off a roof and onto a sidewalk during the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.

Pictures shared with WGRZ by Andrew Mavrogeorgis show the officer positioned on top of the building at 560 Delaware Avenue at Allen Street in downtown Buffalo. The rifle is perched on the edge, on top of a stand, a short distance from the officer. At some point, the rifle fell onto the sidewalk below, where people were walking about.

Another picture shows the officer peering over the ledge of the building at the rifle on the sidewalk below, while people gathered for the parade pass by.

A nearby officer was able to pick up the rifle and carry it to safety.

There's no word yet on if the officer will be disciplined, and there are no reports of any injuries.

Buffalo Police say the officer was on the roof conducting "overwatch" of the parade, a routine safety protocol at large events.

Click the link for pics.

Is the city of Buffalo hiring Florida Man for their police force?

Someone tell me again why we should trust the police.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Gaaark on Tuesday March 21, @10:46PM (1 child)

    by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 21, @10:46PM (#1297484) Journal

    Just watched an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, where Barney deputizes Gomer to watch for escaped prisoners from the roof of the jail.

    Gomer ends up falling asleep and when they yell at him from the street below, his rifle ends up falling (2 different times) to the street.

    Therefore, Buffalo hired Gomer!

    SHAZAM! :)

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22, @02:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 22, @02:45AM (#1297517)

    In this Buffalo case, there were no shots fired, so I tend to say meh.

    In this NYC Police (a much larger force) annual report, https://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/nypd_annual_firearms_discharge_report_2013.pdf [nyc.gov] there is a whole section on UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE and some of the incidents don't make the cops look very good...here's one snip,

    Four officers were handling firearms for reasons other than loading or unloading while the remaining incidents occurred. One officer was attempting to move a firearm from one holster to another, one officer was attempting to holster a firearm, one officer was attempting to assist a lieutenant in securing another officer’s firearm from a locker, and one officer had a firearm inside his pocket without a holster.

    Without any citations, my first reaction is that these cops don't sound like they are any more competent than the drunk hunters that regularly shoot each other every autumn.