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.<div><br></div><div>I spoke to Brian Ballou (sp?) at the Boston Globe for the story that should run tomorrow.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Yoni</div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
<div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Danny Piccirillo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:human@thesilentnumber.me" target="_blank">human@thesilentnumber.me</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
I spoke to the ACLU today and they were very professional. They<br>
assured me that 100% of information you provide them is kept<br>
completely confidential. The only people who would have the<br>
information is the person you speak to, and the attourney who reviews<br>
it. They seemed very interested, so if you decide to call them, i'm<br>
sure they can help you. They might even have know-how on getting the<br>
surveillance footage to make this case rock-solid.<br>
<br>
I hope you are not feeling guilty for not obeying the erradic<br>
officer's unwarranted order to stop. You said you knew in your heart<br>
that you didn't stop, but you should also know that he had no right to<br>
assault you either way and also no grounds to order you to stop. Here<br>
is a good quote: "The first issue--whether cyclists must obey the<br>
orders of law enforcement officers--was central to the "motion to<br>
dismiss" hearings for Tony and Ryan. As the Court held, if the cyclist<br>
hasn't broken a traffic law, then the cyclist can't be lawfully<br>
arrested, and the order to pull over is itself unlawful. Therefore, if<br>
the order is unlawful, the cyclist is not required to obey the order,<br>
and can't be arrested for failure to comply."<br>
- <a href="http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop" target="_blank">http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop</a><br>
<br>
I hope you are doing well, and that things haven't been overwhelming.<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-Yoni Kurland<br><a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com" target="_blank">ykurland@gmail.com</a><br>781.249.1612<br>AIM: sinmosTaza<br>
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