BumbleBeeDave
09-05-2008, 12:57 PM
This was on the AP wire today . . .
Anyone have any more info on what's going on with the assaulting officer?
BBD
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BC-YouTube-Cyclist,0226
Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the
bicyclist who was body-checked by a New York City policeman in a widely
viewed YouTube video.
Christopher Long was charged with resisting arrest after the incident on
July 25 during a Critical Mass ride through Times Square. The monthly bike
rides are held around the world to draw attention to alternatives to motor
vehicles.
The charges were dismissed in court on Friday.
Police said the Hoboken, N.J., cyclist was arrested because he was
obstructing traffic and deliberately steered his bicycle into an officer.
After the video emerged showing the policeman knocking Long to the ground,
the officer, Patrick Pogan, was stripped of his badge and gun and assigned
to desk duty. The Police Department is investigating.
The video had been viewed some 1.5 million times on YouTube as of July 27.
AP-ES-09-05-08 1117EDT
Anyone have any more info on what's going on with the assaulting officer?
BBD
==========================
BC-YouTube-Cyclist,0226
Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the
bicyclist who was body-checked by a New York City policeman in a widely
viewed YouTube video.
Christopher Long was charged with resisting arrest after the incident on
July 25 during a Critical Mass ride through Times Square. The monthly bike
rides are held around the world to draw attention to alternatives to motor
vehicles.
The charges were dismissed in court on Friday.
Police said the Hoboken, N.J., cyclist was arrested because he was
obstructing traffic and deliberately steered his bicycle into an officer.
After the video emerged showing the policeman knocking Long to the ground,
the officer, Patrick Pogan, was stripped of his badge and gun and assigned
to desk duty. The Police Department is investigating.
The video had been viewed some 1.5 million times on YouTube as of July 27.
AP-ES-09-05-08 1117EDT