Open Container violation in Prospect Park

king without a crown

Thats funny, because that footage actually documented Police acting properly and making Lawful arrests of cyclists who apparently thought they were above the Law.

filmlover44

What law was the cyclist breaking besides "leaving his bike in the crosswalk" which was dismissed and why wasn't he charged with it?

What laws were the photographers breaking?

filmlover44

King without a crown wrote: How bout next time you see a Cop on the phone, interrupt him/her and ask them if it's a personal call.

Ha ha. You are funny!

carnivore

King without a crown wrote: Thats funny, because that footage actually documented Police acting properly and making Lawful arrests of cyclists who apparently thought they were above the Law.

Actually, it pretty clearly shows them violating the civil rights of numerous individuals. Did you actually watch the whole video? If the arrests were lawful, why were all the cases thrown out?

littleredmenace

Jamzer wrote: It is actually a good law. Parks are not bars. Do your drinking at home or at a bar.

I think it might be a good law in this country, only because I think we Americans in general have an unhealthy relationship around alcohol. I shudder to think of the potentially meteoric rise in assholocity, particularly in THIS city, if it were actually legal to drink in parks.

You CAN do that in Portugal. However, I noticed that their relationship with alcohol is entirely different. It's more of a "let's have a glass of wine or two in a cafe with friends" as opposed to "let's get shitfaced playing some drinking game". Not that all Americans do the latter, but it's way more common here than in the European countries I've been in.

filmlover44

Carnivore wrote: [quote=King without a crown]Thats funny, because that footage actually documented Police acting properly and making Lawful arrests of cyclists who apparently thought they were above the Law.

Actually, it pretty clearly shows them violating the civil rights of numerous individuals. Did you actually watch the whole video? If the arrests were lawful, why were all the cases thrown out?

Looks like the guy may have run a red light, but usually people are issued a ticket for that and he wasn't charged with "Running a Red Light". He was charged with "Leaving his bike in the walkway" or something like that, which he did because he was knocked off of it and was in the process of being arrested for leaving his bike in the walkway which he did because .... well, anyway, the charges were dropped. The photographers arrests are just plain crazy.

king without a crown

This thread is giving me an ULCER!

jeffrey

King without a crown wrote: This thread is giving me an ULCER!

Please pronounce as "ULSUHH" for proper effect.

May also be substituted for "I'M DYIN' OVUH HEAHHH."

<grin>

daver

jeffrey wrote: [quote=King without a crown]This thread is giving me an ULCER!

Please pronounce as "ULSUHH" for proper effect.

May also be substituted for "I'M DYIN' OVUH HEAHHH."

<grin>
IIIIIISS NOOOT A TOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMOOOOOOOOORREEEEE!

jeffrey

ha ha ha...

botgirl

I never dreamed it possible, but do you think we could make it to 9? We're so close. I haven't looked at the thread in over 5 days and I'm shocked to see it still alive. But happy. I never knew an online post could take on such a life of its own.

pitu

Carnivore wrote: Amazing footage of NYPD violating New Yorkers' rights and abusing their authority:

http://glassbeadcollective.blip.tv/file/784711/

whoa!
Is that a different angle on that rookie cop/linebacker body check video that was all over YouTube (and the cover of the Daily News "NYPD BOO!") ?
I didn't know the guy got charged with leaving his bike in a cross walk AFTER THE COP PUSHED HIM OVER. Sheeeeeeesh!

That officer, being a rookie, got his gun and badge taken away from him. It was just so ridiculous and blatant...KWAC, why would you defend this crazy behavior?

pitu

pitu wrote: [quote=Carnivore]Amazing footage of NYPD violating New Yorkers' rights and abusing their authority:

http://glassbeadcollective.blip.tv/file/784711/

whoa!
Is that a different angle on that rookie cop/linebacker body check video that was all over YouTube (and the cover of the Daily News "NYPD BOO!") ?
I didn't know the guy got charged with leaving his bike in a cross walk AFTER THE COP PUSHED HIM OVER. Sheeeeeeesh!

That officer, being a rookie, got his gun and badge taken away from him. It was just so ridiculous and blatant...KWAC, why would you defend this crazy behavior?

o dur - I see this video is from a few months ago

The more recent one is
(with almost a million and a half views on YouTube...)
Pardon moi if it's already mentioned upthread somewhere

hamilton

Give the officer a break He's young ,a rookie and when he saw all those people on bikes he thought we were being invaded by China and panicked

filmlover44

or maybe he thought that they were radical Muslim terrorists?

whatchuwant

Rookie, my ass. I read somewhere he's a second generation cop, so no. No excuses.

hamilton

what does second generation have to do with anything .

daver

Whatchuwant wrote: Rookie, my ass. I read somewhere he's a second generation cop, so no. No excuses.

Third gen officer former high school football player (offensive line - and they said those skills would never come in handy in "real life!") who lives at home with his parents in LI.

FWIW.



PBA President says that it is clear that he saw a threat and needed to take action to protect the public, but doesn't address the perjury in the sworn statement. The Commissioner and Bloomberg disagree, the kid is most likely out of a job soon. Oh, and his retired NYPD Detective dad said that he was proud of the lad.

whatchuwant

Hamilton wrote: what does second generation have to do with anything .

Ok, so 3rd generation- unless the kid's a complete moron (if he played football and got hit too many times....) then he would have proabably
somewhat of an idea how cop work works.

So, if both my parents work in radio (true), and I then go into radio (alas, no jobs in radio ), then chances are my background is going to provide for me an SOP for my career in radio.

daver

SOP:
1. Beat da ass.
2. Don't get caught.

We need to give him another chance, he's only half trained!

hamilton

what did your parents do in radio

carnivore

Q: How many cops does it take to push a prisoner down the stairs?





A: None. He "fell".

whatchuwant

Hamilton wrote: what did your parents do in radio

They pushed people off their bikes and then broadcasted it.

filmlover44

Whatchuwant wrote:
Ok, so 3rd generation- unless the kid's a complete moron (if he played football and got hit too many times....) then he would have proabably
somewhat of an idea how cop work works.

Yeah, you can do whatever you want and get away with it with no consequences.

Things were better for the cops in the good old days before everybody had a video camera. You went to court, told a story and the jury always believed you. Why would you lie..you're a cop, sworn to protect.

hamilton

Whatchuwant wrote: [quote=Hamilton]what did your parents do in radio

They pushed people off their bikes and then broadcasted it.


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That kinda makes the cop one of your family

whatchuwant

Hamilton wrote: [quote=Whatchuwant][quote=Hamilton]what did your parents do in radio

They pushed people off their bikes and then broadcasted it.


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That kinda makes the cop one of your family

Back-off Hamilton, and don't make this personal. I may not be funny, but you're really not funny. My parents are currently in radio, and I'm not divulging any further info than that.

hamilton

It was your "Rookie, My Ass " rant that started this and you are right your not funny.

whatchuwant

Hamilton wrote: It was your "Rookie, My Ass " rant that started this and you are right your not funny.

My so-called "rant" was a two, barely three, sentence post. You want to try insult my parents, have the balls to say it to my face.

Whatever, old man... :roll:

brooklynlager

A friend of mine got a ticket like this for having a beer in washington square park, he did noting about it, got a citation in the mail to go to court at some certain date, he meant to go but forgot and nothing happened.

i drink in all parks, prospect, central, washington, where ever, even on the streets many times. with a little discreetness and awareness of my surroundings i have never got caught. and if i did, $25 is not a ton of money for me to get shaken up about, in my opinion the "crime" is totally worth it. One time I had a close call, i had left a bar with a beer and so did my friends, we where walking down the street, I saw cops ahead and simply tossed my beer in the first available trash can and kept moving along right passed them. One of my friends got a ticket but no one even spoke to me. In general cops are pretty easy to avoid in this manner.

hamilton

Whatchuwant wrote: [quote=Hamilton]It was your "Rookie, My Ass " rant that started this and you are right your not funny.

My so-called "rant" was a two, barely three, sentence post. You want to try insult my parents, have the balls to say it to my face.

Whatever, old man... :roll:


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You are the one who brought your parents into this and when you were asked an honest question about what they did on the radio, which you brought up, you came up with I guess you thought was a clever or sarcastic response.

Why Would I try to insult your parents when you already had with that stupid response.

Get over yourself and grow up.