The New York City Police Department wrote nearly 50,000 traffic tickets to cyclists in 2011.
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NYPD: 48,556 citations to cyclists in 2011
February 15, 20125 Comments on NYPD: 48,556 citations to cyclists in 2011
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February 15, 20125 Comments on NYPD: 48,556 citations to cyclists in 2011
NYPD and cyclists
September 26, 20113 Comments on NYPD and cyclists
NYPD officer who’s also a regular bike commuter talks about his job and the perceptions cops have of New York cyclists.
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Protect and serve FAIL
November 16, 20103 Comments on Protect and serve FAIL
NYPD Traffic Enforcement parks her car directly in front of a fire hydrant for a pizza break. Moments later, NYFD comes by responding to a fire and the firemen can’t get to the plug because of the cop car in the way.
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Jury nullification: Pat Pogan trial analysis
April 30, 20102 Comments on Jury nullification: Pat Pogan trial analysis
While reading responses to Patric Pogan’s jury trial yesterday afternoon, I learned a new phrase: jury nullification.
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Patrick Pogan: Guilty. Sort of.
April 29, 20101 Comment on Patrick Pogan: Guilty. Sort of.
Update: Analysis of the verdict.
The New York police officer who allegedly body slammed a cyclist during a Critical Mass ride was found guilty of falsifying his report in which he claimed he the cyclist assaulted Pogan, and Pogan merely hit back in self defense.
Strangely, the jury acquitted Pogan of the assault charge, which is exactly what he lied about in his police report.
So, if Pogan didn’t actually assault Christopher Long, why exactly would Pogan lie about it?
Elsewhere:
- Streetsblog: Pogan Verdict: Jury Finds Ex-Cop Guilty of Cover-Up, Not Guilty of Assault
- Bad Lawyer NY expresses his surprise at the acquittal. “ You want to know what jury nullification is, go watch the video,” write Bad Lawyer.
- NY Times: Ex-Officer Guilty in Shove of Bicyclist
- Gothamist: Patrick Pogan Found Guilty of Falsifying Records, Not Assault
- Take the Lane.
- Engaging the media, which calls the Critical Mass a ride a “race”.
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Monday Outrage
April 5, 20102 Comments on Monday Outrage
With the April Fools shenanigans I missed this news from New York City: Rodney Seymour was doored by a truck driver while cycling home from work. When Seymour insisted on an accident report from the responding NYPD officer, the policeman got upset and issued Seymour two traffic tickets — one for riding without a bell and another for lacking side wheel reflectors — before apologizing to the truck driver for the inconvenience and letting him go without a ticket. (more…)
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