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struggle4progress

(127,275 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:07 PM Jun 20

Arrested Olympic cyclist speaks out

Jun 20, 2026 at 11:14 AM EDT
Jun 20, 2026 at 05:59 PM EDT

By Sam Stevenson and Hollie Silverman

A cyclist who was arrested on Friday by U.S. Park Police near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has spoken out after a video of him being handcuffed was posted on social media ...

David Hearn told The Washington Post in an interview Saturday that he stopped at the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool after finishing a loop at Hains Point during a 52-mile bike ride.

Hearn explained he reached in to feel a piece of the liner that was detached from the bottom of the pool and was arrested just moments later by park police. He was charged with destruction of government property and is scheduled to appear in court July 9, according to the report.

“I didn’t vandalize anything,” the 67-year-old told the newspaper. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs” ...

https://www.newsweek.com/cyclist-arrested-handcuffed-reflecting-pool-national-guard-12098916

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Arrested Olympic cyclist speaks out (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 20 OP

"By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs" ... Thats what happens when fascists win n/t Cheezoholic Jun 20 #1

Surprised he wasn't shot. rubbersole Jun 20 #2

so i had to google a photo of him. looks like a white guy so... orleans Jun 20 #21

A 67 year old on a bicycle . . . Aussie105 Jun 20 #3

President I Won't Take Responsibility for ANYTHING needed a scape goat Attilatheblond Jun 20 #4

Trump has to show his "Reflecting Lake" is a bust because radical leftwing terrorists are tearing up the bottom, sop Jun 20 #5

Meanwhile, the poor guy is going to have to hire a lawyer and spend Liberal In Texas Jun 20 #7

Piro and her box of wine will be there with bells on! sheshe2 Jun 20 #18

Lawyer up Blue Owl Jun 20 #6

and do it very publicly Skittles Jun 20 #11

Some liberal lion attorney should represent him pro bono. Gaytano70 Jun 20 #14

I sure hope for that. BadgerMom Jun 20 #22

Bondi should be available. rubbersole Jun 21 #25

Where are the handcuffs? Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition cbabe Jun 20 #8

He just spends OUR money hand over fist... slightlv Jun 20 #12

Charges will be quietly dropped when the morons discover.... paleotn Jun 20 #9

I DEMAND! BidenRocks Jun 20 #10

Dearth of evidence. no_hypocrisy Jun 20 #13

trumpty dumpty defaced public property 1st + worst. pansypoo53219 Jun 20 #15

Abuse of authority. nt delisen Jun 20 #16

The irony of it all. Mr. Evil Jun 20 #17

so where the fuck were those park police when that antifa algae vandalized the pond? orleans Jun 20 #19

Trumpty Dumpty has to find a scapegoat. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 20 #20

Lose the midterms and leave the fascists in charge there won't be enough prison cells/wharehouses/tents NoMoreRepugs Jun 20 #23

The Tesla tinhorn is makin' a list and checking it twice... rubbersole Jun 21 #26

Heck, people used to wade in it, now you can't touch it? jcboon Jun 20 #24

Pirro will issue an arrest warrant for Forrest Gump and Jenny... sop Jun 21 #27

I hate this wretched administration so fucking much. Initech Jun 21 #28

Cheezoholic

(4,165 posts)

1. "By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs" ... Thats what happens when fascists win n/t

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:18 PM

Jun 20

rubbersole

(11,353 posts)

2. Surprised he wasn't shot.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:19 PM

Jun 20

orleans

(37,501 posts)

21. so i had to google a photo of him. looks like a white guy so...

Reply to rubbersole (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:05 PM

Jun 20

maybe that's part of the reason he wasn't shot.

Aussie105

(8,367 posts)

3. A 67 year old on a bicycle . . .

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:42 PM

Jun 20

Looking at the (non)reflecting pool.

A serious threat to National Security!

Wall to wall and paranoid over reaction.

Attilatheblond

(9,509 posts)

4. President I Won't Take Responsibility for ANYTHING needed a scape goat

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:44 PM

Jun 20

Likely that orders went out to park service guys on site: Find and arrest the vandal that did all this, and no dinner until you do!

sop

(19,951 posts)

5. Trump has to show his "Reflecting Lake" is a bust because radical leftwing terrorists are tearing up the bottom,

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:46 PM

Jun 20

not because his handpicked crew fucked up the project. Now Jeanine Pirro will try to make an example of him to please Trump, but as usual, her case will fall apart in court.

Liberal In Texas

(16,554 posts)

7. Meanwhile, the poor guy is going to have to hire a lawyer and spend

Reply to sop (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:02 PM

Jun 20

money he probably doesn't need to spare to defend himself. On a BS case.

sheshe2

(99,098 posts)

18. Piro and her box of wine will be there with bells on!

Reply to sop (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:55 PM

Jun 20

I hope the Judge tosses them out on their ass after tossing the ridiculous charge!

Blue Owl

(60,156 posts)

6. Lawyer up

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:47 PM

Jun 20

Skittles

(173,695 posts)

11. and do it very publicly

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:42 PM

Jun 20

yes indeed

Gaytano70

(1,309 posts)

14. Some liberal lion attorney should represent him pro bono.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:32 PM

Jun 20

BadgerMom

(3,471 posts)

22. I sure hope for that.

Reply to Gaytano70 (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:09 PM

Jun 20

rubbersole

(11,353 posts)

25. Bondi should be available.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:51 AM

Jun 21

cbabe

(7,023 posts)

8. Where are the handcuffs? Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:14 PM

Jun 20

https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-2677068520/

Gasps as Trump’s birthday bash leaves White House grounds in ‘terrible’ condition

Alexander Willis
June 20, 2026 8:56AM ET

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday last Sunday with an unprecedented Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on White House grounds, but by Friday onlookers were stunned when photos emerged showing the damage left behind on the Ellipse, often referred to as President's Park South.

The UFC event has destroyed the grass on the Ellipse in front of the White House,” bluntly noted John Jackson, a podcaster, writer and U.S. veteran of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in a social media post Friday evening.

Captured by Reuters' Aaron Schwartz on Friday, an aerial photograph shows the once-green Ellipse – a 52-acre park just south of the White House South Lawn – with slivers and patches of green grass amid a sea of brown. The White House’s South Lawn also suffered damage, with a White House spokesperson telling USA Today that $1 million will be spent restoring its grass.

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