An elderly protester was the latest victim of the police tactics being used against anti-racism protesters across the US, sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Video shows the 75-year-old, white-haired man bleeding from a head injury after he was pushed by a police officer in Buffalo, New York.
The video, filmed by local radio station WBFO, shows the man walking towards a line of police officers who were clearing people from a city square as a curfew started.
Two officers can be seen pushing at the man, one using his baton and the other using his hand, forcing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the pavement.
The video shows the officer with the baton start to lean over him before he is motioned away by another officer. Someone is heard calling for a medic.
On Friday the man, who has not been identified, was in a stable but serious condition at Erie County Medical Centre Hospital in Buffalo, and two police officers had been suspended.
“Police officers must enforce - NOT ABUSE - the law,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted, referring to the Buffalo incident, which happened on Thursday. He said what he had seen on the video was “wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful”.
The Buffalo incident has been called a sign of what is wrong with policing in America, in a week that has seen peaceful protests, violent looting and demonstrations across the country.
Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 after police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest.
Mr Chauvin, who has since been suspended, now faces second-degree murder charges. Three others have also been charged.
“The casual cruelty demonstrated by Buffalo police officers tonight is gut-wrenching and unacceptable,” John Curr, the Buffalo chapter director for the New York Civil Liberties Union, said.
Mr Curr said it should be a “wake-up call” for city leaders to address police violence.
Buffalo police initially stated the man was “injured when he tripped & fell,” but police captain Jeff Rinaldo later said an investigation had been opened by the police misconduct unit.
The Mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown, said he was “deeply disturbed” by the video.
“After days of peaceful protests and several meetings between myself, police leadership and members of the community, tonight’s event is disheartening,” he said.
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Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
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