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Direct action is possible

Update July 2020: This post was originally written in early February 2020, just before — well, you know. It still holds up. And, for at least a while, it worked — that space was left clear.

Well, this got some attention, didn’t it!

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/02/06/hero-of-the-week-the-cyclist-who-calls-placard-abusing-cops-assholes/

If you’d like to try this yourself, you might want to print these.

Polite version (“this driver is rude“):

Medium-spicy version (“this driver is a jerk“):

Extra-spicy version (“this driver is an asshole“):

Use these at your own risk. You might be arrested, or punched in the face. Please consider one of the choices above instead.

WARNING: TOUCHING POLICE VEHICLES OR PRIVATE VEHICLES IS DANGEROUS. BE CAREFUL.

  • DO NOT PERMANENTLY AFFIX ANYTHING TO A POLICE VEHICLE OR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE, DAMAGE OR MAR A VEHICLE, OR TAKE ANY ACTION THAT MIGHT BE REASONABLY INTERPRETED AS VANDALISM.
  • Our police are generally hostile as are civilian drivers when their vehicles are approached, touched, photographed, or even looked at. Avoid occupied vehicles. Protect yourself.

It is my (non-professional; I am not a lawyer) opinion that it is legal to touch a police car for this purpose, legal to place a flyer on a police car, and legal to call a police officer an impolite word. It is also reasonably safe for me to do so, given my appearance. But do not take any risks you are not comfortable with!