Critical Mass

[Keyser Soce]

As long as they don't infringe on others... I don't have a problem.

Same here... as long as their cars don't infringe on others.

Hey, I was asking about you guys when I went to Grafton a few weeks ago. How is everything?

[John Edward Mercier]

As long as they don't infringe on others... I don't have a problem.

Same here... as long as their cars don't infringe on others.

They won't. But in their demise, the structure of finance will either change or the benefit will be lost.

[Pat K]

[KBCraig]

Cop randomly pushes man off his bike at Critical Mass

Link and video:

http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php

I just found this follow-up to this incident:

Police Officer Seen on Tape Shoving a Bicyclist Is Indicted
By JOHN ELIGON and COLIN MOYNIHAN
Published: December 15, 2008

A police officer who was videotaped knocking a man off his bicycle in July during a monthly cycling event in New York City has been indicted, the officer's lawyer said on Monday.
The officer, Patrick Pogan, has been instructed to report to State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Tuesday for the unsealing of the indictment, said the lawyer, Stuart London. Mr. London said he did not know what the charges would be.

Another follow-up to this old thread: a year before the incident above, there were similar actions by police, where they shoved people off their bikes and randomly arrested people, including those who were following their instructions to walk away.

Someone did an outstanding job of editing together multiple videos to establish a timeline that shows the police lied in their arrest reports, and the city just agreed to pay out $98,000 to five people who were arrested.

http://carlosmiller.com/2010/03/30/nyc-to-dish-out-98000-in-critical-mass-melee-caught-on-video/

[CJS]

Thanks for the update .

Love that Carlos Miller guy .. he don't back down .

If I read this right the arrested cyclists and photog's / videographers split around $134,000 for their rights being violated .

The cops need to be fired and charged with filing false police reports . I have decided that if I am ever involved in an incident like this I will use every tool I can to get that kind of result.

[MaineShark]

The cops need to be fired and charged with filing false police reports . I have decided that if I am ever involved in an incident like this I will use every tool I can to get that kind of result.

The law's the law, right, copper?

Joe

[CJS]

looks like a cop has been fired and will be charged with something from a previous assault during a critical mass protest / demonstration in 2007.

http://www.ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/top_stories/116112/city-reaches-settlement-over-critical-mass-arrest

[KBCraig]

The cop was acquitted of assault, but convicted of lying on the police report. (In our perverse world, lying was actually a more serious charge than assault; he faces up to four years in prison.)

http://carlosmiller.com/2010/04/29/nypd-cop-guilty-in-body-checking-critical-mass-incident-caught-on-video/