{"id":5035,"date":"2013-04-09T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2013-04-09T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T20:21:11","slug":"if-nypd-had-killed-this-cyclist-they-might-have-sent-next-of-kin-a-bill-to-cover-for-the-body-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/if-nypd-had-killed-this-cyclist-they-might-have-sent-next-of-kin-a-bill-to-cover-for-the-body-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"If NYPD had killed this cyclist, they might have sent Next-of-Kin a bill for the body bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/news\/local\/brooklyn\/biker_dent_do_it_uEA4ZUy6dv6KqwUV9F5bXK\">New York Post<\/a> reports today that the New York Police Department sent a $1263\u00a0 bill to a cyclist who was struck by an unmarked police car.\u00a0 The Post&#8217;s account makes it sound like the police car sideswiped the biker. Otherwise, the cops might have written their victim a ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reports: &#8220;The case is at least the third in recent months in which the city has billed people for damages to police cars that hit people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Is it any wonder that so many urban cyclists are anarchists?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Post reports today that the New York Police Department sent a $1263\u00a0 bill to a cyclist who was struck by an unmarked police car.\u00a0 The Post&#8217;s account makes it sound like the police car sideswiped the biker. Otherwise, the cops might have written their victim a ticket. 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