http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:58:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 cybele Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:20:12 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/#comment-5599 That second video (which I watched) is gone now. That second video (which I watched) is gone now.

]]> http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 admin Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:08:42 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/#comment-5597 Here's a <a href="http://www.wizzao.com/video/video/show?id=2193015%3AVideo%3A1329" rel="nofollow">slightly longer version which shows a different angel</a> of the assault taken by another camera, just as messed up. Here’s a slightly longer version which shows a different angel of the assault taken by another camera, just as messed up.

]]> http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-5596 Mack Reed Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:06:55 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/28/nypd-assault-of-critical-mass-cyclist/#comment-5596 That looks a lot like a practiced or choreographed move on the part of the officer - the rider's handlebars swing suddenly to the right as if the cop has grabbed them and turned them to throw the rider's weight off the centerline, making it easier to shove him off the bike and onto his back where he could easily have cracked his head. That looks a lot like a practiced or choreographed move on the part of the officer – the rider’s handlebars swing suddenly to the right as if the cop has grabbed them and turned them to throw the rider’s weight off the centerline, making it easier to shove him off the bike and onto his back where he could easily have cracked his head.

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