On Sat, 26 May 2012 10:57:32 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 26/05/2012 10:48, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 26/05/2012 10:41, JNugent wrote:
On 26/05/2012 10:09, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 26/05/2012 09:47, Partac wrote:

Just thought I'd post this clip about the cyclist's paradise in the
Netherlands:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=02a_1337971310
Enjoy

Should have pepper sprayed him.

There is nothing in that video to suggest that the arrest was made for
"going the wrong way".

It could just as easily have been a drugs arrest or an "assault police"
and nothing to do with the bike.

The poster clearly has an agenda;
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Police brutality in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This Italian tourist dared to cycle in the wrong direction, on his bike.
Apparently enough reason for Dutch authorities to roughen him up a bit...

Dutch police are well known to ignore true crimes, to prevent dangerous
situations for themselves. Instead, they mostly harass citizens for speeding
or minor offenses like this.

Being one of the smallest countries in the world, The Netherlands is also
known to have the lowest respect for privacy and the world's highest number
of phone taps by the government.

No, no, no... that's the blurb claimed by the person who posted the video.
That doesn't mean it's true.

None of it is supported by anything seen in the video.

The commentary of the bystander is a first hand account.

AFAICS, it's just as likely that the arrest was for heroin-possession.

Who was the highly-vocal woman speaking English with a Spanish (or maybe
Latin American) accent?

While there is evidence to suggest that the cyclist was being arrested
for cycling contra flow on a one-way street, there is no evidence to
suggest it was a drugs arrest.