Former Buffalo officer wins lawsuit and pension after termination for stopping police brutality

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Former Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop's chokehold on suspect will get pension after winning lawsuit

A former Buffalo Police officer who said she was fired for intervening when a White officer attempted to choke a Black suspect will receive her pension after winning a lawsuit on Tuesday. The New York State Supreme Court vacated a previous ruling upholding the firing of Cariol Horne, CBS Buffalo affiliate WIVB-TV reports.

In his ruling, Judge Dennis Ward wrote that "the City of Buffalo has recognized the error and has acknowledged the need to undo an injustice from the past. The legal system can at the very least be the mechanism to help justice prevail, even if belatedly."

"While the Eric Garners and the George Floyds of the world never had a chance for a 'do-over,' at least here the correction can be done," Ward wrote.

It's hard to stop the bad apples when you get punished for stopping them. This story mirrors another where a police officer was terminated because they didn't treat violence as a first resort. I remember a previous case discussed on this forum where the police officer not resorting to violence was attacked; in fact, the whole "back the blue" attitude only lasts so long as there is violence directed at certain populations. We need more police officers like Cariol Horne.