[*BCM*] Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 74, Issue 1
Tony Telesco
telesco.a at gmail.com
Wed Sep 1 12:17:15 EDT 2010
The Boston Globe ran the article today, and as predicted a shit-storm of
reader comments ensued...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/01/critical_mass_rider_says_officer_pushed_him_off_bike/
-Tony T.
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> 1. Re: Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central
> Square: Follow up... (ykurland at gmail.com)
> 2. Re: Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 73, Issue 20 (Yoni Kurland)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:54:05 +0000
> From: ykurland at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in
> Central Square: Follow up...
> To: "Galen Mook" <gmmook at gmail.com>
> Cc: Danny Piccirillo <human at thesilentnumber.me>,
> "list at bostoncriticalmass.org" <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>,
> Jonathan
> Fertig <jonathan.fertig at gmail.com>, stephen messinger
> <s.messing at gmail.com>, Lauren Saraiva <lauren.saraiva at gmail.com>,
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> oliver.jahn at gmail.com"
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> Hi everyone-
>
> Attached is the police report.
>
> I will update later tonight with the developments of yesterday and this
> morning. They're all good news.
>
> I'm also planning to write the complaint against the officer tonight and
> submit it tomorrow. I'll email a draft to the list when I complete it.
>
> -Yoni
> --
> Yoni Kurland
> ykurland at gmail.com
> 781.249.1612
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Galen Mook <gmmook at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:53:35
> To: Yoni Kurland<ykurland at gmail.com>
> Cc: Danny Piccirillo<human at thesilentnumber.me>; stephen messinger<
> s.messing at gmail.com>; Chris Ball<chris at printf.net>; daf at rhydd.org<
> daf at rhydd.org>; Greg Hum<thehum at gmail.com>; oliver.jahn at gmail.com<
> oliver.jahn at gmail.com>; smessing at gmail.com<smessing at gmail.com>; Dave Earth
> Music<dave.earthmusic at gmail.com>; Lauren Saraiva<lauren.saraiva at gmail.com>;
> Jonathan Fertig<jonathan.fertig at gmail.com>; list at bostoncriticalmass.org<
> list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central
> Square: Follow up...
>
> I'm glad this will be an article -- though expect a ShitStorm of online
> comments from Globe readers. They will be aggressive and degrading and
> one-sided and probably extremely inflammatory so Seriously, don't take them
> too hard and keep in mind the solidarity of cycling in this city. We have
> created a "spontaneous" parade for bikes and I'd like to keep the beauty of
> what we do away from the trolling hands of nasty internet bloggers.
>
> ha, that said this has also turned into a thread on BostonBiker.org so keep
> your eyes on the press.
>
> as Nicole Freedman, the Boston bike-czar signs her emails; "keep smiling"
>
> (this message was sent from a mobile Internet communication device, please
> pardon any typos)
>
> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Yoni Kurland <ykurland at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you all for your support in this matter. I wanted to send out this
> email simply to say that I am still here and reading all the responses.
> >
> > I spoke to Brian Ballou (sp?) at the Boston Globe for the story that
> should run tomorrow.
> >
> > As for further actions, they are somewhat up in the air, though I have no
> desire for a lawsuit against CPD, nor would I desire any involvement with
> the ACLU.
> >
> > In the past hour, I have received some conflicting information regarding
> the actions CPD plans to take, so I am currently awaiting clarification and
> completely panicking at the same time. I may send out an update when I know
> more, depending on the results of the clarification (sorry for the
> vagueness- don't want to spread any rumors).
> >
> > Best,
> > Yoni
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Danny Piccirillo <
> human at thesilentnumber.me> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I spoke to the ACLU today and they were very professional. They
> > assured me that 100% of information you provide them is kept
> > completely confidential. The only people who would have the
> > information is the person you speak to, and the attourney who reviews
> > it. They seemed very interested, so if you decide to call them, i'm
> > sure they can help you. They might even have know-how on getting the
> > surveillance footage to make this case rock-solid.
> >
> > I hope you are not feeling guilty for not obeying the erradic
> > officer's unwarranted order to stop. You said you knew in your heart
> > that you didn't stop, but you should also know that he had no right to
> > assault you either way and also no grounds to order you to stop. Here
> > is a good quote: "The first issue--whether cyclists must obey the
> > orders of law enforcement officers--was central to the "motion to
> > dismiss" hearings for Tony and Ryan. As the Court held, if the cyclist
> > hasn't broken a traffic law, then the cyclist can't be lawfully
> > arrested, and the order to pull over is itself unlawful. Therefore, if
> > the order is unlawful, the cyclist is not required to obey the order,
> > and can't be arrested for failure to comply."
> > - http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop
> >
> > I hope you are doing well, and that things haven't been overwhelming.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > -Yoni Kurland
> > ykurland at gmail.com
> > 781.249.1612
> > AIM: sinmosTaza
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> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:36:59 -0400
> From: Yoni Kurland <ykurland at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 73, Issue 20
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> Some randomness:
>
> Can any witnesses please send over their contact info?
>
> I'm still working on the complaint, I'll share it at a future time.
>
> It appears as if the listserve won't let me attach files. I'll find some
> other way to share Officer Pina's report.
>
> There are no active criminal charges against me. Apparently Officer Pina
> filed a Criminal complaint for "Failure to Stop" but did not notify me at
> the time of the incident. This charge has been subsequently "torn up" by
> the
> Prosecutor. I hope to obtain confirmation of this tomorrow.
>
> I think the Globe article will run tomorrow.
>
> These events have not scared me away from cycling, nor future Critical Mass
> events. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the next ride, as I will be
> attending a wedding in Virginia on the last weekend of the month. I will
> try
> to make future rides, but my normal work schedule conflicts with the time;
> it was only a lucky fluke that I was able to attend the last one. Since I
> won't be there, can I make the suggestion that both Central Square and the
> Police Headquarters at 125 6th street seem like a nice scenic route?
>
> -Yoni
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