I'm sorry, I misspoke earlier.
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Yes, if they've done this for years without incident, and this year cops decided they should crack down, it would have been a good thing for the cops to make that known ahead of time.
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Now that I've had time to read the article, I see I was wrong:
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Schmautz said officers were only enforcing the law, addressing an escalating number of complaints of vandalism to cars, harassment and assault of drivers.
Police made suggestions to ride organizers about how to make things run more smoothly, Schmautz said, even handing out 180 fliers before the ride indicating that they would enforce the law. But they were “met with deaf ears,” he said.
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It does look like the police tried to make their intentions known beforehand. It is a shame that a few bad apples have to spoil the event. I wonder why these guys don't take pictures of the cyclists who assault drivers and vandalize vehicles?