[NYCkayaker] {NYCWTA} kayak race timer arrested yesterday?

Martin Kaminer martin.kaminer@gmail.com
Mon Apr 22 10:27:28 EDT 2013


Guy should be very glad he wasn't carrying a starter pistol!  He'd be in
Guantanamo by now, or worse. :)

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Nancy Brous <nbrous@gmail.com> wrote:

> i totally agree, agassi.
>
> people who are doing no wrong need to be able to live their lives as
> usual - he is a cyclist and this is how he carries things.  it sounds
> like his only possible "crime" was riding against traffic in the park.
>
> this was the perfect storm of high alert and someone by chance
> carrying something that, having seen it myself (its a little slow!),
> looks like what one imagines an incendiary device looks like - timer,
> switches, wires, and home-made.
> but in spite of looking like something Wile E Coyote would fabricate
> to catch the road runner, the "device" is intended for a totally
> legitimate use and our cyclist friend has at least 12 people who can
> vouch for its actual use as a sprint-timer.
>
> one thing that bothers me is that i fear if he weren't an
> english-speaking blue-eyed white guy, he'd be in jail right now or
> worse.
>
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Agassi Nakhapetian <agas6@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > I know the person and feel really bad about this incident.
> > Naturally there was no ill intent on his part. When it comes to the
> > timer-its used for timing practices and sprint drills.
> > I don't know what the outcomes of this incident should be as I was not
> there
> > and don't know the details but I would assume that biker may get a ticket
> > for riding where he was not suppose to be biking and police may need to
> > provide public apology for holding this person and/or compensate for any
> > stress caused.
> > as far as causing alert-i don't how and if we as members of society we
> > should alter our lives in fear of causing high alert.
> > does that mean that we should stop carrying large cases? or stop wearing
> > dark sunglasses?
> > I think we should continue to go about our business and people paid to
> > protect us should do what they need to keep us safe, hopefully without
> > abusing power. and if we happen to cross the line-not forget to rectify
> the
> > damage.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ray Fusco <Ray@rayfuscoinc.com>
> > To: NYC Water Trail <nyc-water-trail@googlegroups.com>; nyckayaker post
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> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:20 AM
> > Subject: {NYCWTA} kayak race timer arrested yesterday?
> >
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about this?
> >
> > There was a small incident where police stopped a man on a bike riding
> > against race traffic with a large backpack. Inside his backpack was a
> > cardboard box with holes for triggers and a screen with a clock, which
> had
> > NYPD ready to arrest him.
> >
> > In the end, he was a timer on his way to time a kayak race and his timing
> > equipment was in a box to protect it from weather.  I'm wondering if
> anyone
> > might know who this person is and what kind of timing equipment he might
> > have had?
> >
> > As far as I know, he was released but some people were upset that he
> should
> > not have been in the park riding against a race with everyone on high
> alert.
> > My thought is that he probably had no idea about the race.
> >
> > Ray Fusco
> >
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