[SJSAMPLE]

Yes, and neither of them is a violent act.

Well, except the part where the officer assaults the guy on the bike.

[thefactor]

i said nothing about what the officer did.

you come see one of these "protests" and tell me what you think of the cyclists behavior. this is not a sunday ride through the park.

[gridlock]

There are time, place and manner restrictions on protesting. Riding your bike down the middle of the street in Times Square is an illegal form of protest. The reasons for this are obvious.

But, at the risk of stating the obvious, if folks ride their bicycles down the middle of the street in Times Square, it is likely that somebody is going to get hurt or killed, either the cyclist or some pedestrian standing on the sidewalk when a taxicab swerves to avoid hitting the cyclist.