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Miami Critical Mass has run in with the Cops
Miami Critical Mass has run in with the Cops
09:32 Miami's monthly Critical Mass ride ended on a sour note today. Unlike our first ride last month, which was cop free, this time we had an encounter with the dreaded Miami Cops. The Critical Mass ride began on NE 23 ST and Biscayne and took a slight detour to drop of a rider at the Metro Rail Station. She later called us to tell us that the transit authorities had someone escort her to her stop because they thought she was some "crazy" protester who might try to do something to, or on, the trains. After that we decided to ride to Little Havana because we heard there was some sort of street fair going on. This is where the Miami Authorities decided to rear their ugly head, and ruin our festive and peaceful ride. He told us over some loud speaker that we had to get off the road. When we decided to ignore him and continue our ride through the streets, he threw his vehicle in front of the riders. After a failed attempt to nab any of the riders, he repeated his technique, this time he succeeded in stopping several riders, I guess someone he had singled out as the leader of the ride. We immediately stopped to see why he was arresting our friends and he wouldn't give us any details. I'm not even sure if we where able to get his badge number, because he told us that, "he would give it to us when he was good a ready." So after our friends were put in the back of the police vehicle, we decided to simply ride back home. On our way home it began to rain, and we decided to pull over momentarily. The cops showed up again, this time telling everybody to stay where they were. I was a little ahead of the ride and therefore was not rounded up with that group. I had trouble seeing what was going on, and I didn't go back because I had no idea of what was occurring at the moment. I didn't know if they were getting arrested or what. It felt so helpless to watch from a far as my friends were being harassed by these cops, but because of the uncanny nature of this unreasonable detainment, I felt like there wasn't much I could do. Luckily, they were all release after about five hours, but not before the cops took pictures of them. So five riders sits in jail tonight for who knows what, and I sit in front of my computer, typing this and trying to make sense of the whole incident. |
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Ok... (as I say to my two small children)....now tell us what REALL happened, Dan Dan Azorbia Wrote: Miami Critical Mass has run in with the Cop 09:3 Miami's monthly Critical Mass ride ended on a sour note today. Unlik ou first ride last month, which was cop free, this time we had a encounte with the dreaded Miami Cops. The Critical Mass ride began on NE 23 S an Biscayne and took a slight detour to drop of a rider at the Metro Rai Station. She later called us to tell us that the transit authoritie ha someone escort her to her stop because they thought she was som "crazy protester who might try to do something to, or on, the trains. Afte that w decided to ride to Little Havana because we heard there was some sor o street fair going on This is where the Miami Authorities decided to rear their ugly head an ruin our festive and peaceful ride. He told us over some loud speake tha we had to get off the road. When we decided to ignore him and continu ou ride through the streets, he threw his vehicle in front of the riders Afte a failed attempt to nab any of the riders, he repeated his technique thi time he succeeded in stopping several riders, I guess someone he ha single out as the leader of the ride. We immediately stopped to see why he wa arresting our friends and he wouldn't give us any details. I'm not eve sur if we where able to get his badge number, because he told us that, "h woul give it to us when he was good a ready." So after our friends were pu i the back of the police vehicle, we decided to simply ride back home On our way home it began to rain, and we decided to pull ove momentarily The cops showed up again, this time telling everybody to stay wher the were. I was a little ahead of the ride and therefore was not rounded u wit that group. I had trouble seeing what was going on, and I didn't g bac because I had no idea of what was occurring at the moment. I didn' know i they were getting arrested or what. It felt so helpless to watch from fa as my friends were being harassed by these cops, but because of th uncann nature of this unreasonable detainment, I felt like there wasn't much could do Luckily, they were all release after about five hours, but not befor th cops took pictures of them. So five riders sits in jail tonight for wh knows what, and I sit in front of my computer, typing this and tryin t make sense of the whole incident -- kf5nd |
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=x= This is a troll, probably a forgery, reposting invective
from years ago regarding Miami. It's an old and contentious topic and is of course irrelevant to the nyc.* groups. _Jym_ |
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"Jym Dyer" wrote in message ... =x= This is a troll, probably a forgery, reposting invective from years ago regarding Miami. It's an old and contentious topic and is of course irrelevant to the nyc.* groups. _Jym_ We all know you love to hide what you disagree with, "Jym" This is no troll, no forgery, not "long, long, ago and far, far, away" in some distant galaxy, like you want it to be. This is the real thing, and it is relevant to post it here, and people need to read it. It puts a light on what CM really is, failed accomplishes, and why. Jym, why don't you want honest people to openly read this? Jym, why are you afraid? |
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