The Big Shove Cop Gets Life
July 15th, 2010 admin
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It seemed as if things couldn’t get any worse for Police Officer Patrick Pogan, when his arrest of Christopher Long, a cyclist in the Critical Mass rally, for attacking him was covertly videotaped. Only 10 days on the job and he was shown to be a violent attacker and liar. He had a great future ahead of him on the NYPD. Except for that video . Finally prosecuted . Finally convicted , though not of the vicious assault on Long, because cops have to be allowed some latitude in vicious harming people, but convicted of filing a false instrument. And yesterday, Patrick Pogan was sentenced to life. No, not life in prison. Not life on probation, Not life in…
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