Originally Posted by
sirpoopalot
How interesting that the NYPD sees it this way:
Instead of slowing down or stopping as any reasonable person would when an officer approached, this rider dropped his shoulder in an attempt to avoid arrest by plowing into the officer's chest, which resulted in the officer pushing him away.
Apparently their view of the video was seen through some special sort of rose colored glasses or something.
Even the Mayor has some doubts about this one.
Mayor Bloomberg does not see eye-to-eye with the police union on this one. Yesterday he described the video as "totally over the top.