Oktay At least he didn't get shot 41 times or sodomized with a plunger (as far as we know).
Mother_Puncher 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
moral sex 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.
Smellvin 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.
chumbucket 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
spikestoyiu 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?
spikestoyiu Also, I found his joke to be very funny.
fractured Sometimes you just got to use the sidewalk. I find it pretty hard to understand why people have such extreme reactions to someone cruising on a bike on blocks of cement instead of asphalt.
sosage Who said there are no jobs for professional bullies?
notascientist No one ever said that, and in fact, the police and military are routinely observed to be, in some circles, jobs for professional bullies. I am sure I have almost heard that exact phrase uttered.