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NEW YORK — Police stripped a New York City officer of his badge and gun Monday after a video posted on YouTube showed him body-checking a bicyclist who was part of a Times Square demonstration. The video was recorded Friday at the Critical Mass ride, a monthly protest of urban reliance on motor vehicles.
The biker was arrested because he was obstructing traffic, a criminal complaint said. He was charged with attempted assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. His lawyer said he hopes those charges will now be dropped.
