This is the guy who pushed over the bicyclist in Times Square. Pogan was convicted of filing false statements (saying that he was assaulted by the victim). Pogan was also convicted of a misdemeanor for attesting to the complaint’s truthfulness. Patrick Pogan, who was only on the job for 11 days, was acquitted on assault…
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Police Officer Pogan, who tackled a bicyclist in Times Square, has been fired. I told you so. Here’s the the story in the Times. A friend of mine has claimed that there’s “more to the story” and that the officer was specifically trying to stop thisbicyclist. I don’t buy it. If that had been the…
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I’m quick to give police the benefit of the doubt. I rarely feel good when an officer gets criminally charged. But an unprovokedassault on someone that could have been me? F**k ‘im. I’ve written about this incident before. The big offense, interestingly, isn’t for assaulting the guy. Early reports are that he’s just going to…
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If you need more proof that something ain’t right in how the NYPD handles Manhattan’s Critical Mass bike ride, you should watch this video on the blog, The Agitator. There’s an anti-police tone I don’t like. And overproduction. And half-assed legal knowledge (there is no Constitutional right you “wave” when you identify yourself to police.…
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Leave it to Bike Snob NYC to give a beyond-the-obvious take on the take-down. Here is an edited version: By this point most people have seen the footage of critical mass cyclist Christopher Long getting tackled by NYPD officer Patrick Pogan. This is a classic example of the eternal conflict between the younger, more progressive…
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Ray Kelley, the commissioner, just came on the radio and said he “couldn’t fathom” why the officer, Pogan, did that. That means the officer is officially being fed to the dogs… hung out to dry… you might even say thrown under a bus. And since the officer is still on probation… well, it’s time to…
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Luckily somebody was filming. Uh, officers, you should always police like people are filming. Especially when you know they are. As a former cop and current bicyclist, I don’t get is why the NYPD is so hellbent against Critical Mass. Other cities manage just fine. Police escort. A little traffic disruption. A lot of bicyclists…
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