This is How NOT to Approach the Presidential Motorcade
About 15 to 20 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, 8 to 10 secret service SUVs and a few dozen NYPD vehicles cordoned off Park Avenue as the President’s Obama motorcade made its way through New York City, when a silly passer by got the surprise of his life.
Thanks to this Instagram video by mattpeco, we have the almost comical chance to witness a cyclist try to cross the wrong street at the wrong time. The cyclist can be seen approaching an area blocked by an NYPD van and protected by police officers and secret service agents afoot, when one of the police offers realizes that cyclist really shouldn’t be there.
After a moment of hesitation, the officer yells at the cyclist to stop and proceeds to tackle him on the ground, just as the Harley-Davidson motorcycles from the presidential motorcade start to pass by. A few seconds go by when another police offers kicks things up a notch and begins restraining the cyclist. The rest of the motorcade, including the presidential limo pass by the area about 20 seconds later and disappear in a heartbeat.
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Regardless whether you think this is possible police brutality (as some of the comments suggest) or not, do think that this individual presented a serious threat to security as he was able to get within 10 feet of the presidential motorcade. Had he had ulterior motives, this article could have a very different tone.
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