Guild President Rich O'Neill is on a rip over last week's confrontation between a trio of King County Sheriff's Deputies and some yahoos that were part of a massive bicycle demonstration.

Every month the group "Critical Mass" swarms Seattle streets on their bikes as a way of asserting their right to run red lights and ignore stop signs.

Last week, members of the group were illegally blocking traffic, including a van that contained those King County Sheriff's Deputies.

Long story short, the deputies arrested a couple of people amid what I think are weak allegations that they were a little too rough in the process.

And that's where Rich O'Neill publicly busts into the picture with an attitude about how county deputies should 'leave Seattle to Seattle Police'.

When I talked with him, I really wish O'Neill had explained why this "Critical Mass" group is allowed to freely terrorize drivers and impede traffic with impunity every month.

I'd also like to know if he really thinks deputies should've just quietly sat in their van and watched the group's illegal antics.

As a police officer, is that what O'Neill would do if a pack of cyclists blocked his car at a green light in, say, Bellevue?

Or does being the head of a police guild simply make one forget what being a cop really means?

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