Cyclist-slamming cop indicted

From Techdirt:

Over the summer, you may have seen the video that got passed around quite a bit of a NYC police officer going out of his way to slam a Critical Mass cyclist to the ground. As you may have heard, the officer wrote up a report claiming that the cyclist ignored his commands to stop and tried to steer his bike into the him.

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The good news is that the officer, Patrick Pogan, has now been indicted and charged both with a misdemeanor assault and felony counts for falsifying his report.

Link: Cop Caught Slamming Cyclist To The Ground On YouTube Indicted [Techdirt]