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VIDEO: NYPD embarrasses itself, arrests bystander for harmless banter — Brooklynian

VIDEO: NYPD embarrasses itself, arrests bystander for harmless banter

Let's hear it for iPhone video catching this super clear exchange -- unthreatening banter from a bystander towards a bike rider stopped for being on the sidewalk turns into I don't know what. Grumpy officer ought to be suspended for this ridiculous overreaction.

http://nyctheblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/nypd-continues-crackdown-on-cyclists.html

Comments

  • Does anybody wonder why the police have a bit of a negative image?

  • I would love to know what serious crimes went unattended while this van full of cops decided to harass a member of the community they swore to protect.

  • Don't forget about the other two squad cars that came in for additional support apprehending this menace.

  • ridiculous.

  • Maybe the cops are headed towards finally going overboard and the city, or mayor, or SOMEONE caring that they're wasting their time on this sh-t?

  • Sad and frightening. It made me want to cry. There was no reason for the police officer to approach the passerby in the first place. How easily this situation could have escalated even further. The thought of it scares the crap out of me.

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