At least he didn't get shot 41 times or sodomized with a plunger (as far as we know).

So it's illegal to ride bikes on the sidewalk but you can get hit in the street (often times on purpose) and now jokes are outlawed too. Maybe we shouldn't trust the poh-leese

I was almost arrested by NYPD once for standing next to the entrance to Forest Park a little too long at night.

... at least until I explained to the three officers that I was waiting for the light to let me cross the street.

He was arrested for joking while black.

My favorite part is when a van and three cars are focused on the joke teller and there's a drunk guy bobbling around in the middle of the street right near the cops with zero reaction.

when the camera panned back to the bicyclist at 2:50 I was kind of hoping to see him loping away nonchalantly on his bike during the commotion

As ridiculous as this entire situation is (except for the dude getting a ticket for riding on the sidewalk -- fuck him), it's pretty clear that he was not arrested for telling a joke. Am I on Reddit or something now?

Who said there are no jobs for professional bullies?

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Man, my feelings were hurt. I gotta arrest someone!