Cop Who Shoved Bicyclist Indicted Using YouTube Footage
The police officer who seemingly randomly picked a bicyclist out of a critical mass crowd to tackle has been indicted for falsifying records and could also soon be charged with misdemeanor assault. The YouTube video [below], which went viral soon after the incident, was instrumental in the indictment.
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The officer claimed that the bicyclist had shoved him before the officer tackled him back, but the video shows no such incident.
Critical Mass is held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities across the world. Bicyclists join together for a cross-city ride moving as one unit and often disobeying traffic laws. The movement is intended to allow bicyclists, who typically must watch out for cars on the road, to be the traffic themselves.
[Via: Gawker]Photo Credit: Doug Letterman on Flickr under Creative Commons license.
Most cops join the force to be a legal Bully .
Everyone needs to FILM EVERYTHING. You could single handedly destroy police corruption with ubiquitous videography.
I hope the cop and NYC is sued for damages. NYC could pay a hefty price for that one. So tell me again why we shouldn’t question authority…?
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Spoiled kids in the richest country on earth rebelling against authority. So prideful. So embarrassing to watch.
“The idiot cyclist got what he deserved. Too bad it wasn’t a fractured skull.”
How can anyone think that?
Your the Idiot!
fucking pig pwned
Is there a related news article with this video? Anyone have a link?
As long as he’s fired, I don’t care what he’s charged with. There are no shortage of applicants for the police departments in this country.
I remember when this event was exposed on youtube. They ought to bring that cretin to full justice. I ride critical mass every month here in Chicago and I’ve never seen or been a part of an issue with authority during our rides. City cops even ride with us!
This particular cop in NY must be a very, very bad apple. Sadly he’s not unique.
People like that should rot in prison. What a horrible human being.