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Steven Haynes was sitting on the sidewalk and blocking traffic. He had also been drinking. A couple of police officers tried to get him to move. The video shows Steven being hostile, then he punched one of the cops. A struggle begins and Steven ends up pinning the cop to the ground.<\/p>\n
The other police officer called for backup and tried to get Steven to quit. Steven kept going. Other police officers arrived and Steven was eventually taken into custody. He was arraigned and then released without bail.<\/p>\n
From the New York Post:<\/span><\/p>\n The Sergeant’s Benevolent Association expressed their outrage on Twitter Saturday at the prolonged assault.<\/p>\n “Another ATTACK on NYPD Cops! Was this officer working alone?” the union fumed. ‘Who was saying “Mr. Get off of him?’ All street cops BE CAREFUL, the city is falling and YOU are the first target.”<\/p>\n Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch slammed city politicians in a statement to the Post responding to the footage.<\/p>\n “When will our elected leaders admit that the streets are out of control? The perps know they can sucker punch a cop and escape with no consequences,” he said. “And cops know that City Hall will not back them up. The situation is getting more dangerous by the day.”<\/p>\n Haynes has a long rap sheet of at least 24 prior arrests, most of them for theft of service, the NYPD said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The video and article could be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"