Do you think the police have had it with protesters in Seattle? Here’s a video that looks an awful lot like a police officer on a bicycle riding over the head of a protester who’s volunteered to be a speed bump by lying in the road. It turns out, though, if you watch it closely enough, the officer gets off his bike and then walks it over the head of a protester lying in the street. It’s a great video either way.
Seattle: Rioter lays in the street to try and stop the police from moving in on bicycles. One officer rides over him anyway. #AntifaRiots #BLM pic.twitter.com/zQHC2wXJrP
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 24, 2020
Correction: He moves the bike over the man laying on the ground, not ride it. The incident is being investigated for potential misconduct following an uproar by anti-police activists.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 24, 2020
Looks like the officer has been placed on administrative leave:
Update: The officer who walked his bike over a rioter laying in street has been placed on administrative leave. The Office of Police Accountability has referred the incident to the King County Sheriff’s Office for a potential criminal investigation. https://t.co/tBXfy5yRMa
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 24, 2020
SOMEONE GIVE A MEDAL TO THAT OFFICER?
— K.H.A.O.S⚪ (@Rhapsodychaos) September 24, 2020
Made my day seeing that! ??
— mme.lyons (@LyonsMme) September 24, 2020
THIS IS MY TIANANMEN SQUARE MOMENT! I'M GONNA BE
*squish*
— SOPHT, New York Division (@smc347) September 24, 2020
It is a battlefield for them every night. They have had enough. I personally could not show as much restraint as they have been able to so far.
— Lynnette (@lynnettecw) September 24, 2020
Agreed.
On a rainy night in Seattle a new super hero was born from the streets of protest, SPEEDBUMPMAN!
— Christophe (@sophoclesajax) September 24, 2020
I would have done it like this… pic.twitter.com/kVjiHUpDIa
— Joey (@jjstyx) September 24, 2020
— Emu99 (@Emu993) September 24, 2020
They told me I could be anything I wanted when I grew up. So I became a speed bump.
— @BrassButtonFox (@BrassButtonFox) September 24, 2020
I hope the bike is ok.
— NotRlyAChair (@please_sit) September 24, 2020
So refreshing
— ?? Sam Honcho ?? (@wildbillheax) September 24, 2020
It kind of does look like he did it on purpose
— PT (@PTassPTass) September 24, 2020
That’s what makes it so great. Was it unnecessary? Yes. Does that hinder our enjoyment? No.
I could watch this all day.
— Conservative Woman (same on Parler) (@DyedintheRed) September 24, 2020
Now he can add "human speed bump" to his long list of accomplishments on his resume. That should get him hired by a DOT immediately.
— colsdaddy (@bretcolson) September 24, 2020
Don’t laugh, That’s probably the most useful thing he did all day long.
— J Sepeda (@sepej01) September 24, 2020
"Haha I'm such a smart person I'll just lie down here and NONE OF THEM CAN GET PAST!"
— World's Longest Sigh (@ShidaPenns) September 24, 2020
That’s awesome! They should’ve been doing that months ago.
— FB1776 (@FB17761) September 24, 2020
We're going to see more of this as the stress accumulates, and police recruiting erodes. If defunding means less pay cops will increasingly be less professional. Body cams will malfunction, opponents will have off-camera accidents. Decay.
— Stephen Bond (@StephenVBond) September 24, 2020
Don’t forget that in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has introduced tougher penalties for pulling stunts like these.
Related:
‘Winning the stupid prize’: Things don’t go well for protester who climbed on top of moving police car https://t.co/9VloqWeAMu
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 15, 2020
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