Two police officers in Buffalo, New York, accused of using unnecessary force against an elderly protester in 2020 have been cleared by an arbitrator of wrongdoing. Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski acted to protect themselves and only acted after Martin Gugino, the protester, ignored multiple commands, arbitrator John Selchick wrote in a 43-page decision. The situation unfolded at Niagara Square, where protesters were ordered to leave because of a city-ordered curfew. According to testimony from several other officers, Gugino responded to the announcement of the looming curfew by stating he found the curfew to be a violation of his constitutional rights and he would have to be arrested because he would not comply. “You might as well take me to jail now because I’m not leaving here, I’m going to jail one way or the other,” Gugino was said to have told one officer. Most protesters left the area but …