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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (1241)	1/23/2005 9:05:57 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224699

B'klyn pol goes wild Punches agent for tix, cops say BY MELISSA GRACE, JONATHAN LEMIRE and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS nydailynews.com A state senator flew into rage after a fender bender in Brooklyn yesterday, tossing a citation into a traffic agent's face and then slugging him, police said. Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) was slapped with a misdemeanor assault charge after the 3 p.m. meltdown. Before flinging punches, Parker tried to throw his weight around, a witness said. "Don't you know who I am?" he asked the agent, according to Luis Perez, 20, who works at a nearby bodega. Perez, who watched the altercation from Avenue H and E. 34th St. in East Flatbush, said the traffic enforcement agent struck back after absorbing a push, verbal abuse and several punches. "He's lucky it wasn't a regular cop," Perez said of the hot-tempered senator. "He would have gotten shot." Robert Cassar, president of Local 1182, which represents more than 2,000 city traffic enforcement agents, called Parker's alleged actions unacceptable. "These guys are not punching bags for anybody," he said. "They're law enforcement agents who uphold the same laws Parker works to pass." The agent was treated at Kings County Hospital for minor injuries, authorities said. His name was not immediately released. Parker, who has a spotty driving record, declined to comment after his release from the 67th Precinct stationhouse last night. But a source close to the senator predicted the charge would be dismissed. "This was a renegade traffic enforcement agent trying to cover his own a-- and his own assaultive behavior," the source said. The incident began after Parker, 37, was involved in a minor accident, leaving his rented Nissan looking as though it were illegally parked, cops said. Police said the agent, who may not have been aware of the crash, began to question New York's youngest state senator. Parker pushed the agent, who brushed past him and got into a city-issued car to write a ticket. Police said the senator snatched the ticket, balled it up and tossed it back inside the car at the agent. The agent got out of the car and the slugfest began. A police source said Parker punched the traffic agent several times, leaving a bruise on his head. The city worker swung back, but it's not clear whether Parker was injured. Parker would not face legislative expulsion if convicted of the misdemeanor. State records show that before yesterday's crash, the senator had gotten at least three speeding tickets, had his license suspended briefly and had been in at least two other accidents. Asked last year by the Daily News about his driving record, Parker said, "I always try to obey the laws of the State of New York, period."