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A Black Cop is Receiving Restitution 15 Years After Being Fired from Preventing Brutality

Former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne lost her job when she intervened on a fellow officer choking a Black man. A recent court ruling is making amends for her old department's decision.

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Donney Rose
Apr 15, 2021
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Photo Credit: Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News via The New York Times

15 years ago former Buffalo police officer, Cariol Horne interrupted the brutality of one of her colleagues, and her intervention resulted in her losing her job. Horne responded to a call related to domestic abuse, and found her then-partner Officer Gregory Kwiatkowski, a white man, punch…

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