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by milkytron 2422 days ago
Is parking in a bike lane illegal? If so, would it be possible to citizen's arrest a cop for that? Or take them to court?

Maybe it's an overreaction to a small crime, but it would set a precedent, no?

Edit: I do not recommend trying to citizen's arrest a cop.

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Citizen's arrest for a non-moving traffic violation? Sounds implausible, though I don't know NY law at all.
> Or take them to court?

Probably not a viable course of action considering they murdered Eric Garner just for selling loosies.

bike lane parking is just a form of "double parking", so theoretically it is illegal- however the laws of the road do not apply in NYC :)
Let me adjust that: The rules of the road (and common decency) do not apply to the NYPD.