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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: 2) by Tork on Monday March 27, @06:30PM (2 children)

    by Tork (3914) on Monday March 27, @06:30PM (#1298365)
    I appreciate what you wrote, especially the example about counting the cash. I'm still processing here but I've definitely softened my stance after reading what you had to say. Thank you, man. The Afroman story... wow... no I had missed that. I do remember catching a headline about a police raid turning up nothing and $400 not being returned to him, but I had no idea he had made a music video about it. Wow.

    It's funny to me that you showed that vid because in my last post I had started to go into civilians videoing the police and suggesting we needed some sort of addition to the law so that copyrighted material that lands in that vid isn't an automatic take down. My post was running long already (and my back was killing me) so I dropped it. But that is something else on my wishlist of things to do to. What I don't have is a solid idea of what that would look like. How does one create a reliable exception for videos involving law-enforcement?

    This ended up being a pretty good thread.

    I agree, man. Thank you for being patient with me.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday March 27, @07:35PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 27, @07:35PM (#1298380) Journal

    How does one create a reliable exception for videos involving law-enforcement?

    In the US, you don't need an exception if you honor the first amendment.

    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday March 27, @09:24PM

      by Tork (3914) on Monday March 27, @09:24PM (#1298392)
      Sure, after a court case. I'm talking about the automatic takedowns. The reason it's important is sometimes these cases don't get investigated until the public is made aware of a violation of protocol.
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