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In a sea of stories about police misconduct or indifference, here is a bit of good news, though more than a decade late.
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It was back in 2006 when Horne and fellow officer Greg Kwiatkowski were involved in an incident with Neal Mack. Mack was handcuffed when Kwiatkowski began to choke him out. Horne repeatedly demanded he stop, before physically interceding on the suspect's behalf. Both Horne and Mack believe that his life may have been in danger had she not taken that step which ended up costing her the job with the Buffalo Police Department. She was let go just months before she would have been eligible to receive her pension.
Kwiatkowski would later go on to be involved in an incident where he punched some handcuffed black teenagers and smashed their heads off the roof of a car. He was sentenced to prison for his role in that incident last year.
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Cariol Horne finally won her lawsuit yesterday that will reward her benefits and back pay from the pension she lost 13 years ago. In his ruling, Judge Dennis Ward had the follow to say.
"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."
Former Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop's chokehold on suspect will get pension after winning lawsuit
Cariol Horne intervened when a White officer attempted to choke a Black suspect named Neal Mack. Mack says she saved his life.
www.cbsnews.com
It was back in 2006 when Horne and fellow officer Greg Kwiatkowski were involved in an incident with Neal Mack. Mack was handcuffed when Kwiatkowski began to choke him out. Horne repeatedly demanded he stop, before physically interceding on the suspect's behalf. Both Horne and Mack believe that his life may have been in danger had she not taken that step which ended up costing her the job with the Buffalo Police Department. She was let go just months before she would have been eligible to receive her pension.
Kwiatkowski would later go on to be involved in an incident where he punched some handcuffed black teenagers and smashed their heads off the roof of a car. He was sentenced to prison for his role in that incident last year.
Ex-Buffalo cop gets 4 months in prison in 2009 excessive force case
Gregory Kwiatkowski admits he “lost control” of himself when he and other officers encountered four teenagers suspected in a drive-by BB gun shooting iin May
Cariol Horne finally won her lawsuit yesterday that will reward her benefits and back pay from the pension she lost 13 years ago. In his ruling, Judge Dennis Ward had the follow to say.
"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."
