<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Hi everyone-<br/><br/>Attached is the police report.<br/><br/> I will update later tonight with the developments of yesterday and this morning. They're all good news. <br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>-Yoni<p>--<br/>Yoni Kurland<br/>ykurland@gmail.com<br/>781.249.1612</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Galen Mook <gmmook@gmail.com>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:53:35 -0400</div><div><b>To: </b>Yoni Kurland<ykurland@gmail.com></div><div><b>Cc: </b>Danny Piccirillo<human@thesilentnumber.me>; stephen messinger<s.messing@gmail.com>; Chris Ball<chris@printf.net>; daf@rhydd.org<daf@rhydd.org>; Greg Hum<thehum@gmail.com>; oliver.jahn@gmail.com<oliver.jahn@gmail.com>; smessing@gmail.com<smessing@gmail.com>; Dave Earth Music<dave.earthmusic@gmail.com>; Lauren Saraiva<lauren.saraiva@gmail.com>; Jonathan Fertig<jonathan.fertig@gmail.com>; list@bostoncriticalmass.org<list@bostoncriticalmass.org></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central Square: Follow up...</div><div><br/></div><div>I'm glad this will be an article -- though expect a ShitStorm of online comments from Globe readers. They will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">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.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">ha, that said this has also turned into a thread on <a href="http://BostonBiker.org">BostonBiker.org</a> so keep your eyes on the press.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">as Nicole Freedman, the Boston bike-czar signs her emails; "keep smiling"</span></div><div><br>(this message was sent from a mobile Internet communication device, please pardon any typos)</div><div><br>On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Yoni Kurland <<a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>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"><a href="mailto:human@thesilentnumber.me">human@thesilentnumber.me</a></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"><a href="http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop">http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop</a></a><br>
<br>
I hope you are doing well, and that things haven't been overwhelming.<br>
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