From Current TV:

It is important to note that THIS IS NOT A NEW TACTIC BY THE NYPD. Back in 2004 I saw plainclothes cops on motor scooters pull right up to a crowd of protesters and then start pushing right into the crowd with their scooters. THIS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN. It is also important to note that in this case the cop ran over a neutral legal observer, NOT a protester. That is equivalent to attacking a UN observer.

I stopped off at Occupy Wall Street today with my son. We went to look around. Walked around the park then started heading back to the subway. We were waiting at a light to cross. Suddenly about a dozen cops on the same scooters came up and started crossing in front of us. They came out of nowhere and lined up right next to the protesters. As I saw them coming I pulled my son back without thinking (we were not in the street but I still reacted this way) and said, "Be careful, the cops on motor scooters are dangerous. They ran over a man yesterday."

My son was shocked and I noticed one of the cops on the scooters looked at me with what seemed like a sad, almost tearful expression. This incident is wrong and it will drive a wedge between cops and people like me who usually support the cops.