Alec Baldwin was arrested for biking the wrong way in New York
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Version 0 of 1. Perpetually calm and even-keeled actor Alec Baldwin, who has famously never raised his voice or gotten angry and who has definitely never said anything insulting to entire demographic groups, was arrested in New York on Tuesday morning for biking the wrong way down a Manhattan street. He “became belligerent and argumentative with the officers,” police told the New York Times, marking perhaps the first time that noted avatar of equanimity Alec Baldwin has even been associated with such words. His arrest came during a two-day police crackdown meant to eliminate traffic fatalities. Baldwin, who announced his retirement from public life earlier this year in a cover story for New York magazine, promptly tweeted the name and badge number of the officer who arrested him and then called New York “a mismanaged carnival of stupidity,” because that’s what you do when you’re no longer a public figure. Officer Moreno, badge number 23388, arrested me and handcuffed me for going the wrong way on Fifth Ave — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 Officer Moreno, badge number 23388, arrested me and handcuffed me for going the wrong way on Fifth Ave — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 Meanwhile, photographers outside my home ONCE AGAIN terrified my daughter and nearly hit her with a camera. The police did nothing. — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 Meanwhile, photographers outside my home ONCE AGAIN terrified my daughter and nearly hit her with a camera. The police did nothing. — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign. — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign. — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) May 13, 2014 Meanwhile, if you’re looking for some guidance on navigating bike lanes, this post provides helpful advice. For example, “salmoning” — otherwise known as riding the wrong way in a bike lane — is apparently a no-no. |