i guess it is due to the nature of the rider and the what the ride represents. i have personally worked this ride multiple times. truth be told, these people suck. big time. but personally, i have never seen a biker do anything but talk a bunch of crap to us. we usually laugh. but when action needs to be taken, we take it.
the video looks bad. but i have learned there are 3 sides to every story: yours, mine, and the truth. however, when an affidavit and a video camera is involved, you (as a cop) had better be closest to the truth.
I have no doubt. You can practically smell the patchouli oil over the internet.
but personally, i have never seen a biker do anything but talk a bunch of crap to us. we usually laugh. but when action needs to be taken, we take it.
I support necessary and appropriate action by the police against dickheads like this. This doesn't appear to be anything of the sort. It was a punk move by a two-weeks-on-the-job cop who then he lied about it and arrested his victim.
He'd be better off as an ex-cop, for his own sake, the sake of his fellow officers, and the sake of the public at large.
He's not worthy of the NYPD badge.