The Brooklyn Democrat was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor"
If it were me or you, would it be a misdemeanor?
S 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or
emergency medical services professional.
A person is guilty of assault on a peace officer, police officer,
fireman or emergency medical services professional when, with intent to
prevent a peace officer, police officer, a fireman, including a fireman
acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician administering
first aid in the course of performance of duty as such fireman, or an
emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service
technician, from performing a lawful duty, he causes serious physical
injury to such peace officer, police officer, fireman, paramedic or
technician.
Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency
medical services professional is a class C felony.
You want to know the funny part? Traffic enforcement in NYC aren't peace officers. There's a bill to make them peace officers, partly to discourage assaulting them, and the Senate passes it every year over Democrat objections, and the Assembly lets it die.