Atlanta Police stalk Critical Mass
After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.
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