Slog - Comments on Re: Violence During Critical Mass in NYC

Comment by pragmatic

pragmatic — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:14:56 -0800

Always remember to prominently display your batch.

Comment by MK

MK — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:11 -0800

Critical Mass - Pittsburgh also had a run-in with police in the last year or so. PBS story below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cW6qWqU84h8

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:20:32 -0800

"don't clear it!" ha!

well, when you practice civil disobedience, you shouldn't be too surprised about getting arrested. that said, uh, yeah, "batches" should be displaying, and officers identified. and throwing punches? not necessary.

the fact that no one remained in the van's way after the arrest leads me to believe no one would have staying in the way to begin with if the officers identified themselves, or flipped on the siren...

Comment by King County Gestapo

King County Gestapo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:27:19 -0800

We don't need no steenkin' badges!

Comment by m

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:38:05 -0800

@ 3

Civil disobedience is often defined as passive resistance to laws or commands from a government or occupying force that the resister feels is immoral.

What laws are CM protesting against? The only law I really see them break is the running of red traffic lights. Are they protesting against traffic laws regarding red lights? Is the government oppressing cyclists with traffic lights? I'm confused.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:43:02 -0800

Douchebags all.

Notice the intensity of the dude-factor. Big shirtless men blocking the street and shouting and stinking up the neighborhood with sweat and testosterone. Love the "I'm ex-military" at the end.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:44:43 -0800

"I'm ex-military..." and currently a dumb shit.

I was blissfully unaware of these bike-riding clowns until this contretemps. Nothing more than a bunch of joyriding hooligans whose loosely constructed "social argument" is a clear second to their macho King-for-a-day posturing.

Comment by chops

chops — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:48:49 -0800

"okay---here's what happened..."

Comment by Critical Stupidity

Critical Stupidity — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:01:13 -0800

@7 Jubilation nailed it.

And THAT is exactly how most of the general public feels about the morons who participate in that event.

Time to shut it down.

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:04:34 -0800

Here's hoping the SPD sends lots of undercover cars to CM rides, so that a few of these douchebags get arrested every time they try to "cork" an intersection.

Comment by Westlake, son!

Westlake, son! — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:30:35 -0800

I didn't even know about CM until this incident. I started going the very next ride (huge turnout, Seward Park!) and I've done it in three countries and two continents since.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:33:33 -0800

@10 - I agree, arresting undercover cops is fun, especially when they shoot them.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:45:28 -0800

Being arrested is sort of the point of civil disobedience isn't it? Part of the reason for groups like Critical Mass is to create changes through the law (the public on both sides has already made up their minds).

Comment by Explorer

Explorer — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:48:29 -0800

Another Critical Mass SUCCESS STORY!

Comment by FuckFatFuck

FuckFatFuck — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:11:54 -0800

�Send in the Cops!� This mentality reminds me of the idiocy that took us to war with Iraq. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, so let�s invade and destroy it. A Gay dude rammed critical mass, so let�s punish and fuck with Critical Mass. It�s the same mentality that inspired that out of work truck driver to enter the Unitarian church yesterday with a shotgun and shoot liberals because he was out of work due to the idiot policies of Washington, both Dem and Repug, who are conservative shit heads. Funny how Fat Fuck Fnarf�s voice rings the loudest in this let�s get Critical Mass bullshit. Of course this makes sense considering he does not consider Bush a war Criminal.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:38:22 -0800

@15 As a moron, and an obnoxious one at that, you should recuse yourself from all threads which call for serious discussion.

Comment by hyperbole

hyperbole — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:38:25 -0800

one of the bikers ran a red light and commanded them to stop their car

Sounds like an attempted carjacking to me, the fuckers are damn lucky the people in the car were cops, I would have run them over, and since it is not unusual for carjackers to have guns, I would have backed over them a couple of times to make sure they were unable to continue their attack..

Comment by wisepunk

wisepunk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:43:56 -0800

douche.

bags.

Comment by uncle baggy

uncle baggy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:47:43 -0800

#17 - agreed. These are the same fucktards who could give a shit if they run down a pedestrian. Time to return the favor.

Comment by Bob

Bob — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:10:24 -0800

CM makes me want to get an aftermarket bull bar for my truck just in case I'd ever get so lucky as to have the chance to knock one of these punks into a bus bench.

Comment by Also

Also — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:32 -0800

But... They're bicyclists! They must be noble and generally superior. Plus, they are engaging in civil disobedience to protest... er, something, and they're in the right and car drivers are evil because, um, they're not bicycling, and...

Nevermind. I tried. They're just assholes. No other explanation makes any sense.

Comment by Paul in Ballrd

Paul in Ballrd — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:25:24 -0800

"Charged our other brother"

NICE mullet