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.

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

=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_

"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?