The Boston Globe ran the article today, and as predicted a shit-storm of reader comments ensued...<br><br><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/01/critical_mass_rider_says_officer_pushed_him_off_bike/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/01/critical_mass_rider_says_officer_pushed_him_off_bike/</a><br>
<br>-Tony T.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bostoncriticalmass-request@bostoncriticalmass.org">bostoncriticalmass-request@bostoncriticalmass.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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1. Re: Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central<br>
Square: Follow up... (<a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a>)<br>
2. Re: Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 73, Issue 20 (Yoni Kurland)<br>
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:54:05 +0000<br>
From: <a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a><br>
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in<br>
Central Square: Follow up...<br>
To: "Galen Mook" <<a href="mailto:gmmook@gmail.com">gmmook@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: Danny Piccirillo <<a href="mailto:human@thesilentnumber.me">human@thesilentnumber.me</a>>,<br>
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Hi everyone-<br>
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Attached is the police report.<br>
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I will update later tonight with the developments of yesterday and this morning. They're all good news.<br>
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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>
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-Yoni<br>
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From: Galen Mook <<a href="mailto:gmmook@gmail.com">gmmook@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:53:35<br>
To: Yoni Kurland<<a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: Danny Piccirillo<<a href="mailto:human@thesilentnumber.me">human@thesilentnumber.me</a>>; stephen messinger<<a href="mailto:s.messing@gmail.com">s.messing@gmail.com</a>>; Chris Ball<<a href="mailto:chris@printf.net">chris@printf.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:daf@rhydd.org">daf@rhydd.org</a><<a href="mailto:daf@rhydd.org">daf@rhydd.org</a>>; Greg Hum<<a href="mailto:thehum@gmail.com">thehum@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:oliver.jahn@gmail.com">oliver.jahn@gmail.com</a><<a href="mailto:oliver.jahn@gmail.com">oliver.jahn@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:smessing@gmail.com">smessing@gmail.com</a><<a href="mailto:smessing@gmail.com">smessing@gmail.com</a>>; Dave Earth Music<<a href="mailto:dave.earthmusic@gmail.com">dave.earthmusic@gmail.com</a>>; Lauren Saraiva<<a href="mailto:lauren.saraiva@gmail.com">lauren.saraiva@gmail.com</a>>; Jonathan Fertig<<a href="mailto:jonathan.fertig@gmail.com">jonathan.fertig@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">list@bostoncriticalmass.org</a><<a href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">list@bostoncriticalmass.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central Square: Follow up...<br>
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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.<br>
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ha, that said this has also turned into a thread on BostonBiker.org so keep your eyes on the press.<br>
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as Nicole Freedman, the Boston bike-czar signs her emails; "keep smiling"<br>
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(this message was sent from a mobile Internet communication device, please pardon any typos)<br>
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On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Yoni Kurland <<a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> I spoke to Brian Ballou (sp?) at the Boston Globe for the story that should run tomorrow.<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> 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).<br>
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> Best,<br>
> Yoni<br>
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> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Danny Piccirillo <<a href="mailto:human@thesilentnumber.me">human@thesilentnumber.me</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello,<br>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> I hope you are doing well, and that things haven't been overwhelming.<br>
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> --<br>
> -Yoni Kurland<br>
> <a href="mailto:ykurland@gmail.com">ykurland@gmail.com</a><br>
> 781.249.1612<br>
> AIM: sinmosTaza<br>
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Some randomness:<br>
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Can any witnesses please send over their contact info?<br>
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I'm still working on the complaint, I'll share it at a future time.<br>
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It appears as if the listserve won't let me attach files. I'll find some<br>
other way to share Officer Pina's report.<br>
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There are no active criminal charges against me. Apparently Officer Pina<br>
filed a Criminal complaint for "Failure to Stop" but did not notify me at<br>
the time of the incident. This charge has been subsequently "torn up" by the<br>
Prosecutor. I hope to obtain confirmation of this tomorrow.<br>
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I think the Globe article will run tomorrow.<br>
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These events have not scared me away from cycling, nor future Critical Mass<br>
events. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the next ride, as I will be<br>
attending a wedding in Virginia on the last weekend of the month. I will try<br>
to make future rides, but my normal work schedule conflicts with the time;<br>
it was only a lucky fluke that I was able to attend the last one. Since I<br>
won't be there, can I make the suggestion that both Central Square and the<br>
Police Headquarters at 125 6th street seem like a nice scenic route?<br>
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-Yoni<br>
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