This case could have been a slam dunk for the NYPD, had it not been for one thing: the video showing police claims of disorderly conduct during an OWS protest to be completely untrue.
Hundreds have been arrested during the Occupy Wall Street protests, but photographer Alexander Arbuckle’s case was the first to go to trial – and after just two days, the Manhattan Criminal Court found him not guilty.
Supporters of the OWS protest movement have already hailed the ruling as a major legal victory.
Arbuckle was arrested on New Year’s Day for allegedly blocking traffic during a protest march.
He was charged with disorderly conduct, and his arresting officer testified under oath that he, along with the protesters, was standing in the street, despite frequent requests from the police to move to the sidewalk.
But things got a little embarrassing for the NYPD officer when the defense presented a video recording of the entire event, made by well-known journalist Tim Pool.
6 comments:
I love every single last word of this article. Suck on that you OWS haters. Police will do what they want, someone has to hold them accountable, hope this officer is to embarassed to put the uniform back on ever.
Hell, the NYPD should have locked him up without a trial thats the Obama way
Cops that lie. No way
@2:26 oh no COPS would never lie ever....funny every story I see on this blog is about how cops are stepping over the line besides the SU incident. I guess thats when it is ok to mistreat people when they are young......
%100 of the world's population lies
%100 of the world's population lies
May 17, 2012 5:06 PM
That's a lie right there.
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