Critical Mass Bike Rides Drew Large N.Y.P.D. Presence, Records Show – NYTimes.com.
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“I think they show the Police Department going from very small details of officer assigned to assist the rides to these huge details designed to make mass arrests and send the message that people shouldn’t be participating in the rides,” said Gideon Oliver, a lawyer for the cyclists in the recently settled federal suit. “It’s not every detail request that the Police Department assigns mass arrest teams.”