Second Video Shows Much More of Cop Bike Bodyslam Arrest

HHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good to see the more of the video than what originally was put out, now I can see the CM cyclist for the complete asshole he is...sadly the city will probably settle to save money wasted on going to trial.

You're an asshole- does that give your mommy the right to knock you down?

As well they should. Just because someone is an asshole doesn't give the cops the right to arrest them or knock them off of their bike. If it did, the cops would've kicked the shit out of you by now.

And just because someone is an asshole doesn't make it OK to perjure oneself about it, or falsify a police report.

Fuck these pigs.

Send 'em to hard time and turn a blind eye when the other prisoners have their fun.

Your eyes are deceiving you, we will tell you what you see. And it works too, all too often. Straight out of the Rodney King incident playbook. We didn't know they were murdering Jews in the concentration camps. People think they can see what they want to see, truth is relative.

Um... Ok... sure...

Also the way I heard it from cops on the beat is that Pogan was a rookie cop with orders from upstairs to make arrests.

Albeit, I saw the guy briefly but he has that thug look about him even dressed in a suit.

Here's a little something I heard from a very reliable source. There is yet another video that will be released showing the action from a different view point. It might be released tomorrow.

In this new video you see at least 5 other people filming.

The pig f*ck will walk. Pig f*cks always walk- it's 2010 in the u s of a and we're on obama time, which is time for our black president to murder more people of color.

Um... Ok... sure...

Pogan was a BAD cop! He should never been, let on the force! When I had an accident with my bicycle, and was unconscious for 45 minutes it was the cops who took care of me until the EMTs got there. They made sure that I was ok, and that my possessions were safe also, so give them a break. They have a tough job to do and get very little credit for it. But I agree, get rid of the Pogans, they stink up the rest!

Come on, you must be new to the program.

There is no black & white in commentland. Either all cops are great or they're all pigs. Bikers vs. drivers, breeders vs. non-breeders. There is no nuance. Simple people need simple generalizations to make sense of a complex world.

"He wasn't injured at all, he got back up, never went to the hospital, refused medical attention, attempted to get away."

The lawyer is wrong about that first part - that he wasn't injured. Long's mistake was for taking off though, especially with the video evidence being so damning (although he likely had no idea what got caught on film) - and the natural defense to this is "of course I got up? I got shoved off my bike and assault - hey, I was pissed and you would be too." And refuse medical attention? That's amateur-hour right there is what that is. His ride in cuffs should have been in the back of an ambulance, not a squad-car. You would think every Critical Masshole in the world would know by now that there's nothing wrong with being arrested, certainly not after writhering in pain on the ground for 10 minutes after being shoved off your bike. Pogan is lucky he didn't shove Long's head into that street sign and killed him, because we'd have a very different case here. His lawyer in that case would probably use the defense of "he wasn't wearing a helmet.". Actually, I'm surprised that hasn't come out in this case.

Long, in general, might want to reconsider being so jazzed-up while riding his bike, as would most Critical Massholes. I ride a bike here everyday - yes, it's exciting and exhilarating, but I try and not act like a 9-year-old girl who just got her first pony...

Riding in Critical Mass, through Times Square is a bit different than your everyday bike ride.

Totally, there's like more people and stuff

Oh? How so?

This is so self evident I'm not even going to explain it.

Actually it's not, because I've been on a few, and don't see what the big deals is.

Cops are usually of low intellect. Its rare you meet a cop who is mildy smart. The detectives are bit bit smarter for sure. Patrol cops just seem dumb.

detectives start as patrol, they all start as patrol.

Generalizations like this are part of the reason cops have an us Vs. them view of civilians.

Not all cops are dumb, not all cops are bad; some of them legitimately protect and serve.

Then a jerkoff like Pogan comes along, breaks the law he has sworn to uphold, and in some misguided sense of fraternity, other cops conspire to protect him. Put Pogan and the other lying cops behind bars and restore the public's faith in due process. If they let him get a pass on this, civilians will only mistrust cops even more.

The cops have a 'them against us' thing. That's why we fucking hate their guts. They do all kinds of messed up shit to people for no reason - just cause they're dicks on power trips. If the other cops had tried to HELP the victim here, I'd feel differently but they didn't and they seldom do because they're like a big gang. Gang of pussies with badges and guns.

While this collusion being institutionalized (blue wall of silence) is definitely grounds to accuse them of being a gang, as far as the officers in the video go, it's possible they were just helping their friend. For example, if you go out with your buddies and your friend gets into a fight, whether your friend deserves to get his ass kicked or not, you're on his side because he's your friend. I think the other arresting officers probably didn't know exactly what was going on at the time. What they did that was criminal was falsify records later; that is what makes them a gang, and thats what they should be prosecuted for.

So one douche knocked over another douche. Just like every episode of Jersey Shore.

Yeah, I'm usually all for Darwinist cage-fighting: take all the jerks, idiots, assholes, and brunch-goers and stick them in a cage to fight to the death.

BUT I'm also for due process -- before you go slamming a guy to the ground, you have to make sure that he actually deserves it. Procedures were not followed...

Not sure about due process, but douche process was followed. If you're planning to tackle a random Critical Mass rider, there's a 99% chance you'll be tackling a douche.

There's no reason to hate on brunch. It's a perfectly good marriage of two meals.

Sure there is. Brunch is an excuse for the B&T's not to return to their native...I don't know, swamp or whatever...during the day on weekends.

Agreed, but don't blame the meal, blame the B&T's. They can't be much worse than the Eurotrash that frequent brunch in Astoria.

lord, us non-badge carrying people have to put with a lot.

if a regular person did that too you, you'd be in your rights to fight back, make a righteous bloody mess of them...but because its a cop, even though you're innocent, you have to submit to them letting them attack you, or else you'll be in jail and or shot.

watching this video makes me angry.

This video shows a NYPD uniformed thug in an unprovoked attack on a citizen. Then he is aided by his co-thugs to arrest the same citizen. And they all collude in a false police report for the sole purpose of covering up thier illegal activity.. Its as simple as that.

Mr Long could screw small animals in his spare time and it would not change the above.

Thank you.

I am happy to see how defiant Long is in this clip. The earlier one only showed him getting shoved and cuffed so it's nice to see him being vocal and even trying to run (not the best idea, but when someone is attacking you, police or not, run!)

1. POGAN DELIBERATELY KNOCKED THE BICYCLIST OVER.

2. POGAN IS A COWARD AND A CRIMINAL AND SHOULD BE CAGED.

"If Christopher Long smokes grass, the jury must give Pogan a pass!"

hah!! too funny!!! good one john!

This city really needs violent cops like Patrick Pogan. It needs them behind bars where they can't injure innocent civilians.

Oh, yes, his lawyer is an asshole, too. What does smoking marijuana have to do with this case. Not a damn thing. Look at the videos, people! If the jury acquits because they listen to "If Christopher Long smokes grass, the jury must give Pogan a pass!", my belief that people are hopelessly stupid will be confirmed.

The behavior of the police, the PBA, and the legal profession make me want to puke!

The initial push by the cop is outright assault. If someone is riding their bike and I lunge and push them off of it, it is assault, plain and simple.

Yes, Logs behavior afterwards was uncalled for, but beforehand, all I see are cops abusing their power.

You ignorant fuck. The guy didn't stop when the cop told him to stop. That was the only way to get that psycho fuck off the bike.

Really - he told him to stop? At what point on the video do we see Pogan raise his hand in front of him and say "Stop?" At what point do we hear him say "stop?"

I see you trollin', they hatin'...

y'all postin in a troll thread

looks like a shove, and that's what everyone is calling it. a 'shive' in nys is harassment in the 2nd degree- not assault. be careful

'shove'- sorry

I don't think the distinction you're drawing is quite right. If I understand correctly, you're arguing that a "shove" is categorically not assault. After all, if I give you a harmless little shove...that's not assault. (At least not criminal assault.) That's just harassment, if anything. I mean, it's not like I punched you.

But the law doesn't work that way -- a shove can most certainly be assault. For example, let's say I shove you in front of a train. Harassment? Yeah, maybe -- but also murder. Or how about if I shove your face into the wall, breaking your nose -- harassment? Maybe, but it's definitely also assault -- the law doesn't care that I used an open hand rather than a fist to break your nose.

And the same is true about shoving someone off a bike at speed -- that's why the cop is charged with misdemeanor assault.

A shove can also NOT be assault. If you are confused, just read the NYS Penal Law:

120.00 Assault in the third degree.

A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:

1. With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes

such injury to such person or to a third person; or

2. He recklessly causes physical injury to another person.

Both of those state that a physical injury MUST be caused. The vicim in this case was not hurt, and refused medical aid. So, according to the law, it is NOT assault. The other commenter was right, a shove with no injury is harassment.