yikes! Good thing they got this on video. What is wrong with NY cops??
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07-29-2008, 09:34 AM #1
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cop body-slams cyclist
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07-29-2008, 09:40 AM #2
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I wonder how quickly that officer came to the realization that he just ended his career.
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07-29-2008, 09:45 AM #3
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07-29-2008, 10:01 AM #4
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Wow... Whatever you think of Critical Mass (and their lack of helmets
) it was clear by the video that the cop just targeted that guy for no reason. He could have cracked his head open...
I know the NYPD is all kinds of stressed out, but this is ridiculous. Cop was only on the job 6 months. There can be no possible excuse. Hope he's convicted of assault!My bike:Slideshow at Picasaweb
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07-29-2008, 10:46 AM #5
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Ha... cops who shoot innocent unarmed people dead don't get convicted of anything...
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07-29-2008, 11:55 AM #6
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07-29-2008, 12:04 PM #7
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We assume that because we saw it on video that we saw everything that was relevant.
I admit that when I first saw this last night, I came to similar conclusions...but we really don't know, we just think. We assume the witness saw everything else going on...but did he?
Keep in mind that whatever we think of this incident, it is not inconceivable that anyone involved with Critical Mass has done, or will do, anything that this guy was charged with.
Despite what I saw, I am personally not in a position to decide guilt or innocence. Why was this guy singled out when the policeman had plenty of other opportunities to do the same to any one of a number of folks.
I'm not taking sides. I believe in cyclists rights, but I disapprove of Critical Mass tactics, but it's time for the justice system to sort this out...not us.If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-29-2008, 04:39 PM #8
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Not saying anything about what the cop did but I'm more of a Critical Manners style rider myself
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07-30-2008, 03:57 PM #9
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Thanks for posting that! that deserves a topic of it's own. Originally Posted by Trek420
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07-30-2008, 05:31 PM #10
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HA! That about sums up the difference between the East and West coasts!!!! Originally Posted by TsPoet
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