> it's possible they were confusing or clumping CM in the same
> basket as Reclaim the Streets... I've seen plenty of
> improvised (read ineffective) barriers at RTS' over the years.

=v= There was an RTS action four days later, but none of the
NYPD documents linked the two. Gory details in the documents
themselves:

http://iwitnessvideo.info/blog/18.html

> as for the drivers claim being recorded by police. they have
> to record each sides "claims" but as to whether or not they
> believe one side or another is a separate matter...

=v= In the incident at hand the police wrote down what the
motorist said but refused to take statements from bicyclists.
This is not unusual for the Bay Area.

=v= The police also made statements to the press based on what
they claim were statements from unnamed independent witnesses.
The statements are flatly contradicted by the videotape.
<_Jym_>