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Caroline Stern, 55, and her boyfriend George Hess, 54, claim they were handcuffed for having happy feet on the platform of the Columbus Circle subway station — and spent 23 hours in custody as a result. P
“We were doing the Charleston,” Stern said. That’s when two police officers approached and pulled a “Footloose.” “They said, ‘What are you doing?’ and we said, ‘We’re dancing,’ ” she recalled. “And they said, ‘You can’t do that on the platform.’ ”
The cops asked for ID, but when Stern could only produce a credit card, the officers ordered the couple to go with them — even though the credit card had the dentist’s picture and signature. When Hess began trying to film the encounter, things got ugly, Stern said.
“We brought out the camera, and that’s when they called backup,” she said. “That’s when eight ninja cops came from out of nowhere.”
Hess was allegedly tackled to the platform floor, and cuffs were slapped on both of them. The initial charge, according to Stern, was disorderly conduct for “impeding the flow of traffic.” “There was nobody on the platform. There were, like, three people,” she said.
The charges, including resisting arrest, were later dropped. The couple has filed a Manhattan federal court suit against the city for unspecified damages. Read more: www.nypost.com...
Originally posted by spinalremain
I dance on the platform all the time.
These people must have been doing something other than, or in addition to dancing.
NY may be a lot of things, but it's not a place where you get arrested solely for dancing.
Originally posted by spinalremain
These people must have been doing something other than, or in addition to dancing.
NY may be a lot of things, but it's not a place where you get arrested solely for dancing.
Originally posted by syrinx high priest
I worked in NYC for 5 years
never saw cops act like this
maybe the dancers were drunk, and too close to the rails ?
as much as everyone wants to get hysterical about the nazi police state, lets wait to get the facts
Originally posted by syrinx high priest
these folks were not arrested for dancing
The couple is suing for unspecified damages, claiming they spent a miserable night behind bars handcuffed and were later told it’s not illegal to dance on the platform after all.
The charges of resisting arrest and blocking the flow of traffic were eventually dropped.
Originally posted by syrinx high priest
I worked in NYC for 5 years
never saw cops act like this
maybe the dancers were drunk, and too close to the rails ?
as much as everyone wants to get hysterical about the nazi police state, lets wait to get the facts