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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCaught on video: NYPD cruiser uses dangerous maneuvers to force scooter off Queens highway
QUEENS (WABC) -- An NYPD police cruiser used several unauthorized and dangerous maneuvers to force a scooter rider off a Queens highway.
In video posted to social media, the cruiser is seen swerving in front of, behind and almost into the moped - forcing the operator to take an exit ramp.
It appears to have happened in the southbound lanes of the Whitestone Expressway in Queens.
Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said the video raises a number of issues.
https://abc7ny.com/nypd-scooter-traffic-queens/13299147/
In video posted to social media, the cruiser is seen swerving in front of, behind and almost into the moped - forcing the operator to take an exit ramp.
It appears to have happened in the southbound lanes of the Whitestone Expressway in Queens.
Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said the video raises a number of issues.
https://abc7ny.com/nypd-scooter-traffic-queens/13299147/
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Caught on video: NYPD cruiser uses dangerous maneuvers to force scooter off Queens highway (Original Post)
demmiblue
May 2023
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Oh cops are the ones who keep people safe so these cops must need some more money for training!!!!!!
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2023
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BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,930 posts)1. I posted about this yesterday. shocking.
electric_blue68
(14,903 posts)2. Wth?! I hope there're some consequences for that cop.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,348 posts)3. Oh cops are the ones who keep people safe so these cops must need some more money for training!!!!!!
LudwigPastorius
(9,148 posts)4. Summary execution for a traffic violation?
I'd be shocked, but some black people have been dealing with that for a while.
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)5. Is it illegal to right a motorcycle on the Whitestone Expressway?