[*BCM*] NYC [Fwd: A(n important) triviality?]

[Thomas John Vitolo]

I say this as a lover (and occasional rider, when my bike works) of CM:

He got pinched.  He'll likely pay some find.  The disorderly conduct charge is
downright silly -- but the "parading without a permit" isn't as far flung. 
Given that he can't honestly say that he was just out for a ride and happened
upon this group, he was, in fact, parading without a permit.

Except that he wasn't parading.  He was operating a vehicle in the appropriate
manner.  It's no different than 50 NYers deciding to drive around the block at
the same time.


The question is this: can a group of people get together and operate vehicles on
the city's roads in a somewhat-organized manner without the intent of getting
from A to B?  Is that legal?  What line must it cross to become a parade?


 - TV

Quoting Jeff Rosenblum <jrosenblum at alumni.carnegiemellon.edu>:

> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: A(n important) triviality?
> Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:28:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Kit Bland <kitbland at yahoo.com>
> To: kitbland at yahoo.com
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> My pal Blue wrote this. I edited it and added some
> photos of us (which can befound on the internet!)
> 
> The topic of bicycles on roads brings out a lot of
> opinions, some well-reasoned and intelligent. I'm
> interested in yours. If you have one, and care to
> share it, please feel free to tell me.
> 
> I think it's good for people to know this is
> happening--both the rides and the arrests. (Being
> handcuffed for hours, sitting in a paddy wagon, then
> stewing in a jail cell--all for riding a bike--can
> really get a guy thinking on people's feelings about
> so called "bicycle activism," the impact of
> automobiles on the environment, &c.)
> 
> For more on the history of Critical Mass, police
> responses to it around the world, and the ensuing
> legal wrangling: Google it (like a normal person).
> 
> Thanks for reading,
> 
> Kit
> 
> 
> 
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Thomas John Vitolo
Ph D Systems Engineering Candidate,
Boston University

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