Meet Cariol Horne, Black Police Officer Fired After Stopping Fellow Cop's Assault on Handcuffed Man
Amid nationwide protests over police abuse, we speak with Cariol Horne, the Buffalo police officer whom a New York court has just vindicated for stopping a fellow cop from choking a handcuffed Black man during an arrest. In 2006, Horne, who is Black, saw a white officer repeatedly punching the man in the face before putting him in a chokehold. After Horne heard the man say "I can't breathe," she intervened by grabbing the officer's arm. Horne was sanctioned by the Buffalo Police Department, reassigned, then fired in 2008, just months before she was eligible to receive her full pension. A new ruling makes her eligible for back pay and pension benefits. Horne says she is now calling on state governments and Congress to follow the lead of Buffalo, which passed Cariol's Law, legislation that makes it the duty of officers to intervene in cases of brutality. "I knew that I did the right thing," Horne says. We also speak with Intisar Rabb, a Harvard Law professor who is one of three attorneys representing Horne. Cariol's Law "should spread far and wide" to other cities and states, Rabb says.
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Good call. She's exactly the kind of police officer your nation needs.
@Men In Black I doubt she would want to go back. I know I wouldn’t What she did SHOULD be the norm 🤦♀️🤦♀️
We all need officers and police just like her It’s debatable however if we really need policing as it is today at all
But she was fired.
We don't need police, but when they exist, this is the kind that is necessary.
They dont want good officers they want murdering thugs geared towards the black man.
It's still disgusting how she was fired in the first place. These monstrous predators need to be found and punished.
These predators run the world, they makes the laws. What can you do?
found and terminated!
@@enoughofthis Well for one thing we can "Live Free or Die" and demand that the Rights of ALL people be respected and upheld. If you see something , say something. Film these criminals and hold them accountable. Together we are much stronger, we are many, they are few.
Yes! Cariol's Law should become the law of the land! Absolutely!
It is sad that people need a law to tell them how to behave....
This woman stopped a possible murder and was fired🤔
Naturally, the police want people who want to kill, not save people
The most painful thing is, most of these officers that policing these cities don't even live in the cities in which they are policing, they live like 10,15,20,30 miles away, so they don't give fuck about the people in these inner cities. Minneapolis, Minnesota for example 86 percent of the police in that city do live in Minneapolis, go figure. You have police supervisors who are giving their junior officers special instruction to target a certain group of people.
And assaulted by the officer.....the people who fired her need to lose their jobs or be demoted.....
Wow Mrs. Cariol What Away 2 Go Even though you were called by God 2 be an Officer God Has Called You To Do Better Things Now, Thank You "JESUS CHRIST"!!!
Excuse me Ex Officer Cariol Horne I Highly Respect This Ex Officer Praise You Jesus!!!
Now that's a "good cop!" 🙏🏿✊🏿
Wow...we finally found ONE!!! But "a few bad apples..." right?! Defund & Dismantle!!
100% the correct decision by the court to take care of her. She is what a good cop is supposed to be
YAY!!! Finally she gets some kind of justice.!!!!
I remember this case from years ago...congrats to this lady.
Thank You Cariol Horne. You’re the kind of cop this country actually needs. A million times, thank you for the sacrifices you made and hardships you endured for doing the right thing.
Wow. A fellow officer punched her in the face because she stopped him from assaulting a handcuffed Black man and SHE was the one who lost her job? The man was a serial offender and his bosses had to know and yet they still fired her? 😶😒 She doesn't just need vindication and back pay. She needs compensation. She has five kids, all of whom were young when she lost her job. Her life became immeasurably harder. She deserves to be compensated for that hardship.
*Maniac Cop* would later go on to CHOKE a fellow Officer... 🔥🔥
This is America, where criminals run our society at every level.
Cariol Horne (*auto-correct messed her name up) is a true hero! Black, and a woman, she's got a lot against her, yet she Did. The. Right. Thing. She deserves 💯 reparations!! 💪🏿👠💜⚖️
@@bettyveronica460 ❤❤
He's of the right complexion of course
Beautiful woman, inside and out. I’m Indigenous, I had a brother handcuffed to a fence by the police and beaten by police
Sorry to hear that Deneen! Hope that things are well with your brother and family! Peace to you and your family!
Sorry to hear that Deneen
I love Cariol Horne. She is a brave and courageous role model for all good people to emulate. We all must stand up against horrific circumstances wherever we find them.
Fired for saving a life? That says it all right there.
What a pity a law is needed to make police officers do the human, decent and moral thing. Only in the States. I hope she gets loads of money.
Please don't think that this shit doesn't happen in the UKkk!
police as an institution is arguably inherently problematic in consisting of armed, mostly men, in close quarters for long hours, and taught to view people generally as potential threats (this is not a normal human behavior, thus seems to be bound to backfire somehow).
This is a real real SISTER! Blackmen in BLUE need to follow this lead! SHE PAID A HELL OF PRICE!
That's the Police: Only a few *good* apples, that get weeded out...
Precisely!
The police aren't apples, some are bad yes, but they aren't *apples* .
@@larrybrinley8222 Wow, thanks for setting me straight, Lare. Way to bring the facts…
That what they do.
I had a neighbor who was a police detective, one day he told me people that go into the police force do that or go into organized crime, it’s a toss up. True story.
police and military have become the job of the unemployable
@@sam70000 and the very awful.
@@rhonda6791 T'was ever thus, m'dear.
@@norawright807 I worry for Americans.
An example for all women in the world and for all human beings!
Also an example of how vindictive they are they remember what she did 15 years ago she protected that black cuffed man and not that officer
Mrs. Horne was an actual good cop, serving and protecting people, and she gets fired. Imagine how many other good cops met similar fates.
Cariole Horne, you ma’am are a Shero ❤️ thank you!!
The word hero says it all, her o, it has taken a woman a her o to stop these bullies!
She deserves justice for being a good human. 🥺 she suffered for stepping in and possibly saving a life.
We honor Officer Horne..you are my shero. We need more of you 🖤💚💛 you did the right thing. I hope the pay you for pain and suffering retroactively.
Thank you so much for this interview!! So good to have some good news for a change.
The truth is there's only a few GOOD Apple's...and they get punished for being decent human beings.
I’m so happy for her, took long enough. Keep fighting the good fight!!!
What and excellent and refreshing piece of information to come to the fore after months upon month of hearing nothing but deadly police brutality!
heroes are rare indeed, i am glad she is getting everything they tried to take from her
Sadly, she cannot get back the TIME that it took to work very hard for a bit of justice and to care for her mental, physical and emotional health...as well as that of her family. Time is very precious, not a commodity that we can get back.
@@lemostjoyousrenegade kinda just made one my most popular comments a shit sandwich lol well done
@@metalbean813 LOL. Not at all my intention, mate. I, too, am glad she's getting the money & pension they took from her. Much Love to you! & Stay safe & healthy.
Cariol's law sounds like a good idea!
She’s the definition of Hero. A word overused in many other cases.
The time is always right to do righteousness! Words to live by! Shame on the Buffalo Ny State police department!
It's so insane that it was never just a given as law that if one officer comes unglued it is up to his/her partner or any other officer on or off duty to set him/her straight with an obligation to testify if necessary!
15 years for the ruling to come down in this woman's case. What a travesty. This proves the wheels of justice turning are nothing to be proud of in this country.
Thank you, Ms. Horne for your service and sacrifice. You are the very definition of hero and patriot. And thank you, Democracy Now for covering this story.
A rare case of good news, cherish those days!
End qualified immunity!
This wonderful ex officer should have been applauded and given promotion for her heroism in stopping that pyscho from killing that man. That abusive jerk even struck her for stopping him and he still worked? This is rascism at it's height. The chief should have been fired. I thank God this Sister got justice. I wish she could sue the dept. for damages as well. Love you Sister and God bless you all the days of her life.
"The land of the free and the home of the brave”. What a crock!
SHE certainly was BRAVE....these MEN, however, have ZERO respect for human life.
@@whygohome172 Who said she wasn't? That's from your anthem! It's a lie.
@@tomtheeagle1 you're dumb!
@@whygohome172 I can speak!
@@tomtheeagle1 You're not dumb. Your critique of that song is correct.
All good on Ms Horne...Way to represent good and truth. Courage to continue her initial stand against unnecessary violence and racism.
Two great women in conversation... Cariol Horne is a real heroine! What they did to this woman is disgraceful. They disgrace themselves, again and again, until another person with courage and moral character intervenes and uncovers, what's been swept under the carpet!
This topic doesn't get covered anymore in the news elsewhere. Back in the old days we used to conjure up Good cop Bad cop now it seems there are only Bad cops, the Good cops either get fired or won't get recruited altogether. I remember a cop who refused to kill a nervous breakdown brown man and he got fired for it.
6:07 epidemic of police violence, of excessive use of force 6:23 - the law has to be used as a tool for justice. Thank you, Ma'am! Keep fighting.
Great report Amy.
Thank you former officer Horne. You deserve every penny of backpay and more. This entire episode reveals the widespread corruption and rot in America's police departments.
Lost nearly all my income in March 2020, sent her $100 anyway.
Where did you send it to?
@@aliciadaley7764 I think it was GoFundMe, but it was a year ago and I don't have it bookmarked. The case was not very well known until recently.
@@l.w.paradis2108 God bless you, if you need help let me know where it can get to you? May God continue to blest you❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@bigvalley4987 Aww, thank you. How kind of you! I have family abroad, so I can always leave. You are really, really kind. I once paid for the defense of a police brutality victim. Police claimed he hit them -- found out that's the usual song and dance when they beat you. It was half my income that year. Would do it again in a heartbeat. I knew this person since age 4, this happened to him when he was 21. He had two jobs at the time. The best guy. People still DO NOT KNOW what is going on. I believe your good wishes will influence my life. I mean it. I'll be all right. ;)
Richly deserved; truly a brave and remarkable lady.
Thankyou so much Mrs. Cariol Horne.. U are a real inspiration... God Bless You
God bless her and any who would follow in her footsteps.
Great work, thank you.
Thank U 4 not only yr Service 2 yr citizens, but 4 being a hero 4 YR citizens. I wish America had MORE coppers like U. God bless ❤️❤️
Ty Amy 🙂
This is what you call divine justice. May not happen when you want it but always right on time.
The community was robbed of a good police woman desperately needed.
The good ones leave or get fired, the bad cops stay. the only ones left are the bad cops.
Wow, good for you, Miss Cariol. And you gettin' back pay? Good! Very very good.
I an so glad Horne received her pension back!
To My D-NOW Family have a Safe and Productive Week ✌🏽❤️ So Cal
As a native of Buffalo, I can say I am very proud of this brave woman and F--- the Buff police chief who fired her.
Truth always prevail !
Exceptional individual. We need more people like her in this world. Happy to hear justice finally after so many years was served.
The way police behave is ubiquitous. The "bad apple" misnomer is dubious at best.
More like one good apple
Horne is the rare good apple
She's a hero 👍🌹.
Brave lady officer.
Yes! And thank you for doing the right thing.
The system won't change, because every precincts in every state are protecting these abusers in uniforms .
So, she actually protected and served and she got in trouble for that??? What does that tell you about the police's culture and how they are trained?
For once Justice finally was done, hope this is the beginning of a badly needed change🙏🏻😂👏.
Chauvin just found guilty! There is hope!
The state needs to pay her for every silver strand of hair in head for all the worry, stress, egregious, capricious acrimony they did to her 10x over! Stay strong SISTAH! THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!
WORD! 🎯 Well said! ♥️ “ 10x .... “
8:14 THIS What about compensation? She only got what she should have had in the first place, not compensation for the harm done to her.
Why isn't the federal government acting on this?
"Nothing will fundamentally change."- Joe Biden Unless WE MAKE it change!
This lady is my new hero. And she is fine too!!
My anger about the NECESSITY of this ruling is temporarily secondary to my satisfaction that (partial) justice is done: (1) Does the other, assaulting, cop realize that she saved him from becoming a murderer? (2) Where are Cariol Horne’s punitive damages? Will Officer Horne have to wait another 15 years? ps. LOVE that planter!
Why are you taking up for these people. Show some pride.
@@suffolk6311 you're sick🤨
Cariol is a hero. If this is how cops treat real heros it speaks to their integrity. Changes are necessary!
An instance of long delayed justice
Yay 😀 I’m so happy for her she has been fighting for a long time...
Thank you Ms Cariol Horne, cops jobs are hard but you are not the judge and jury, you bring the criminal in not choke punch while hand cuffed . Glad to see Ms Cariol case turn out right for her.
Cariol Horne is a hero. Her actions are an impetus for change. We who support justice and civility salute you.
You didn't come this far to only come this! You can't give up, ik it's hard😤
good for you Cariol Horne! it took a long time & a great personal cost to you...but I'm so very glad you were vindicated
Thank you Cariol for being so brave, and intervene.
God bless you Cariol. Thank you Amy for another great interview.
So happy she finally got justice! She should also be compensated for the hardship she endured. Thank you Ms. Horne for your service and sacrifice.
He punched her in the face, racial discrimination. Negligent performing police precinct.
Thank you for having the courage to stand up Mrs. Horne.
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽AWESOME OUTCOME!!!
No, it isn't. YOU WILL PAY with your taxes for that man's saved life. Nobody else will . Not the bully who liked to beat cuffed ppl and women, not the police chef, not the commision that fired her, nobody. Just YOU, the taxpayer. YOU WILL PAY for the priviledge to be chock to death by the next cop , for a traffic violation. And it's called "freedom'".
We pay taxes for a LOT MORE... Stupid Stuff!!!! This police officer Deserved what is owed to her.... PERIOD
@@MamieLove1957 yes, she certainly deseves the money AND the apologies .... But it should be the ppl in charge who get billed for it, not the taxpayer. They should lose EVERYTHING they own.
What, he punched her in the face? I hope he got a punch when he went to jail on another assault. Give this good woman the rewards she deserves with back pay, interest and her pension. God bless her!
So we need laws for police officers to police their fellow officers. There's more than a few "bad apples."
The good apples need to stand up and speak out!
She is what every cop should be. This is a good example of how police department around America treat good cops who do the right thing. Punish them yet support and back up the bad cops.
What a lesson we should learn from this. Bless you Officer Horne for your bravery and I apologise for the way you were treated.
We need more officers like her.
Cariol Horne is a light-bearer, her suffering from standing up against unjust treatment speaks volume of more unjust treatment for those of us in similar situations. Retaliation is a reality we activists must speak up against and unite to correct for the sake of future generations of activists.
She’s a hero to person that she stepped in the save
My hero!!!
These are the patriots that should be in office, she's a brave soul❣🇺🇲💯
Love it!😃😍
❤️
Good morning America! 💚🙌
Great Book on this Topic! Title: America Has Never Been Great - Perspective of a So-Called Black Man Available on Amazon and Ingram Sparks.
🥳Yay,she's a great American!
It is a very sad state of affairs when the vessel of purity is filled with such corruption.
Thank you for your service and for stopping something you knew was wrong! I am so happy to hear about your retirement benefits being restored. Your story needs go viral! 💕
About time! Wishing her all the best.
This story both warms my heart and brakes it at the same time. She deserves the Nobel peace prize for her actions