You should just go read this post.
When I suggested that he review the video, he refused. The supervisor said he'd contact the officer but that I shouldn't expect anything to come of it, as I was a bicyclist.
I've known about this story for a while, but I'd never seen the footage. Unbelievable. It hurts to watch it.
Wow. People are callous.
Posted by: David Mann | June 27, 2013 at 12:24 PM
This reinforces my lack of trust and respect for police officers. So many liars in the bunch.
Posted by: Brandon | June 27, 2013 at 03:12 PM
Amazing, too, is that several drivers appear to simply continue on their way rather than stop to render assistance and/or offer contact information as a witness.
On second thought, not so amazing...
Posted by: Kolo Jezdec | June 27, 2013 at 06:48 PM
How fast do you think the cyclist was going? He's lucky they didn't hang that on him in a contributory negligence sort of case. Still, we can be good little boys and girls for a century and still get treated like dirt by the police and courts.
Posted by: Brendan | June 28, 2013 at 06:53 AM
There really needs to be a way to challenge police investigations, especially when the evidence is so clear.
Posted by: SJE | June 28, 2013 at 12:20 PM
This really screams out - even in this very late case- to have WABA directly approach Cathy Lanier to explain, defend or punish the offending officer. Had the MPD done the correct thing the rider would not (likely) have had to pay lawyers from his claim settlement.
Posted by: ken | June 28, 2013 at 04:07 PM
I completely agree ken. I'd also ask WABA to bring this before the council. It shows what cyclists have been saying for a while: even when we play by all the rules, we can get hurt and the law not only does nothing but blames us. This is an environment that encourages cyclists to break the law.
Posted by: SJE | June 28, 2013 at 05:26 PM