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Cyclist From Infamous Cop Bodyslam Video Isn't Perfect
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 3, 2009
Modified Dec 4, 2009
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You'll recall the brouhaha sparked by the video of a cop body-slamming a man off his bicycle back in the summer of '08; the officer lost his job and the cyclist, Christopher Long, filed a fat lawsuit. Well, the Post is quick to report today that Long was recently involved "in a drunken incident" in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Does this mean we have to find a new hero?
An NYPD spokesman tells us Long was charged with criminal mischief for damaging a car mirror. According to the Post's source, he kicked off a mirror on the 2000 Honda as the driver sat inside. The 31-year-old woman got out and a "commotion" ensued. It sounds like a cyclist-driver altercation, but the NYPD press liaison tells us Long was not riding a bike. Details are a little sketchy, but really this is all just an excuse to watch the classic video that started it all, for old times sake:
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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