An afternoon with the NYPD

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Here's the scene:
We were enjoying the nice spring weather from our balcony. A friend was visiting on his bike, and he rode up on the sidewalk from the street to our front door. In NYC this is illegal. You are supposed to stop in the street, get off the bike and walk it on the sidewalk. Although he was merely coming from the street up to our front door, those few second were illegal. NYPD rolls up, and I begin to film as they are issuing him a summons to appear in court.

Meanwhile our neighbor walks by while this scene is unfolding. My neighbor and my friend on the bike exchange some banter. No one is offended. We all laughed. He keeps walking.

From there everything escalates... Seems completely unnecessary to me...

At the end of the day, my neighbor was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Welcome to an afternoon with the NYPD

UPDATE: All charges against my neighbor were dropped on January 12, 2012, nine months after the incident occurred.

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[joshuabamboo]

Update: on January 12, 2012, nine months after the incident occurred, all charges (harassment, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest) against my neighbor were dropped, and the case was officially dismissed.

[fetalalien1369]

@beefstroganof Actually we need more people to film cops. Maybe then police would actually do their fucking jobs instead of needlessly harassing and bullying people.

[britney1456789]

lmao nypd sucks there gonna get sued badly for what there doing in the wall street protest

[mousepad1123]

listen to the cops. shut the fuck up. myob. you won't catch shit.

[Holly888Gan]

bazar

[Aulmeyda]

It's reassuring knowing that the NYPD is focusing all of their efforts on such important matters.

[veryhappyvirus]

This is what happens when you give bullies a badge

[ehhhhhhhhhh]

@blackeyedolive 0:20 "Man, you a grown man. You know that's against the law." He's scolding his neighbor's friend for riding on the sidewalk and getting a ticket.

From there, the policeman in the passenger seat assumes the guy walking was ridiculing him. It was actually just a friendly joke.

[blackeyedolive]

i couldnt understand what he said. can someone please tell me

[chibimeanie]

WHAT HAPPENED TO "FREEDOM OF SPEECH"??? I GUESS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO CITIZENS WHO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND COPS. ARRESTED FOR ASKING HIS NEIGHBOR WHAT HAPPENED...SMFH.

[ssips720]

it was a funny joke too

wt hell

[beastemode]

fuck the police

[Trancecomms]

I think the NYPD did a great job and stayed very calm. Shame on you ppl for not supporting our police