[*BCM*] Cop attacks Boston Critical Mass cyclist in Central Square: Follow up...

[Yoni Kurland]

Thank you all for your support in this matter. I wanted to send out this
email simply to say that I am still here and reading all the responses.

I spoke to Brian Ballou (sp?) at the Boston Globe for the story that should
run tomorrow.

As for further actions, they are somewhat up in the air, though I have no
desire for a lawsuit against CPD, nor would I desire any involvement with
the ACLU.

In the past hour, I have received some conflicting information regarding the
actions CPD plans to take, so I am currently awaiting clarification and
completely panicking at the same time. I may send out an update when I know
more, depending on the results of the clarification (sorry for the
vagueness- don't want to spread any rumors).

Best,
Yoni




On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Danny Piccirillo <human at thesilentnumber.me
> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I spoke to the ACLU today and they were very professional. They
> assured me that 100% of information you provide them is kept
> completely confidential. The only people who would have the
> information is the person you speak to, and the attourney who reviews
> it. They seemed very interested, so if you decide to call them, i'm
> sure they can help you. They might even have know-how on getting the
> surveillance footage to make this case rock-solid.
>
> I hope you are not feeling guilty for not obeying the erradic
> officer's unwarranted order to stop. You said you knew in your heart
> that you didn't stop, but you should also know that he had no right to
> assault you either way and also no grounds to order you to stop. Here
> is a good quote: "The first issue--whether cyclists must obey the
> orders of law enforcement officers--was central to the "motion to
> dismiss" hearings for Tony and Ryan. As the Court held, if the cyclist
> hasn't broken a traffic law, then the cyclist can't be lawfully
> arrested, and the order to pull over is itself unlawful. Therefore, if
> the order is unlawful, the cyclist is not required to obey the order,
> and can't be arrested for failure to comply."
> - http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/when-cop-says-stop
>
> I hope you are doing well, and that things haven't been overwhelming.
>



-- 
-Yoni Kurland
ykurland at gmail.com
781.249.1612
AIM: sinmosTaza
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