Charges against cop-punching Times Square Spider-Man dropped

The saga of the Times Square Spider-Man and their battle with the law continues as the last Spider-Man to cause a ruckus, Junior Bishop, has miraculously had his charges dropped by the Manhattan DA office despite being caught on video punching a police officer.

Junior Bishop was released on bail and went on to state that he was going to return to Web-Slinging as a Spider-Man street performer posing for pictures with tourists and that Times Square needed street performers like Spider-Man otherwise it wasn’t Times Square anymore, as reported by New York Daily News.

"“I feel like it’s not Times Square anymore…I feel like we make it what it is. Not only characters, but ticket agents, comedy show [ticket sellers]…Without us it’s not Times Square. It’s only stores and shopping, theaters.”"

Despite being caught on video committing the crimes and having a hearing for several counts of criminal activity including second-degree assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, all charges against Bishop were dropped in a move sure to infuriate J. Jonah Jameson, as reported, once again, by the New York Daily News:

"An accused Times Square “Spider-Man” cop-puncher was cleared Friday after prosecutors declined to bring a case against him…On Friday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office consented to the case’s dismissal on speedy trial grounds. Prosecutors did not give a reason for the unusual move."

As you can see no reason was given by the prosecutors, who didn’t even file for an official indictment following his hearing. It’s strange that they had him on video actually hitting a police officer but have decided they don’t have a case.

The confrontation is said to have arisen when Junior felt underpaid for posing for a picture and demanded more money off of the tourists in question leading to the police getting involved to stop the harassment. However Junior has always maintained his innocence stating that it was he, in fact, that was harassed, along with other street performers.

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And perhaps he has a point? With Junior’s charges being dropped, the first Spider-Man being found not guilty in court and doubts about whether the second Times Square Spider-Man, who allegedly groped a tourist, is innocent or not, could the problem of troublesome street performers be an exaggerated one? That is three arrests all seemingly not leading to a conviction suggesting that perhaps street performers are being wrongfully arrested and harassed.

Perhaps J. Jonah Jameson is behind this after all?

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