Originally Posted by
Koyote
You do realize that such laws would violate the Fourth Amendment, right? And so there probably aren't very many of them..
Undoubtedly many laws are overturned for this reason. How many more never come before the courts?
Originally Posted by
Koyote
Now, if you want to adjust this argument, you could suggest that police sometimes misuse their authority to try to control people's behavior even when they have no legal authority to do so.
Did the police in this video not have legal authority to do what they did? I'll answer that for you:
§ 158-9 Violations and penalties.
[Amended 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 648.91]
A. Any bicycle being operated or propelled in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, upon the personal observation of a law enforcement officer, is subject to immediate confiscation. A confiscated bicycle shall be returned upon payment of any fine imposed or upon any final adjudication.