Critical Mass
Speikers says Treisman intervened in what he thought was a fight between his cyclist friend and a gangster. “In this state it is legal to use reasonable force to help someone you think is in physical danger.” It turned out the gangster was actually an undercover cop. “They started a fight as citizens and ended it as law enforcement,” says Speikers, who says the detectives did not identify themselves before attacking the biker “with absolutely no provocation.”
The Stranger, Vol.15, No.43
Zachary Treisman didn’t have any idea where his Friday evening bike ride would end. That’s not unusual, since Critical Mass, the bike demonstration Treisman rode in, starts every month without any planned route or ride leaders.
But Treisman’s ride ended the last place he intended… The Seattle Times