Monday, July 28, 2008

New York's Finest

Did you guys see this?


This cop goes and body-checks this bicyclist completely unprovoked. We usually call that "assault". Granted, these Critical Mass cyclists are annoying, but in no way does that excuse a cop just pushing a guy to the ground.

Apparently it was a rookie cop and he's being disciplined right now. I can't indict the entire NYPD on the actions of this guy. But it's not like this is the first time. Hell, I still remember as far back as the Tompkins Square Park riots - seems like not much has changed, eh?

1 comment:

  1. I hate cops. I have some good cop storys that I need to post about. Sadly, this story doesn't surprise me in the least. Oh, and sounds like NYC cops and Virginia cops aren't very different.

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