Daily Mail – by Darren BoyleAn undercover police officer who was captured on video ranting at an Uber driver is assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, it has emerged.
The New York Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the incident after the footage was posted online involving Detective Patrick Cherry.
One of the passengers in the car captured the exchange after the incident in West Village.
The officer has been named by the New York Daily News as Detective Patrick Cherry of the NYPD’s joint terrorism task force.
Detective Cherry was trying to park his Hyundai without indicating when the Uber driver known only as Humayun honked his horn.
The angered detective pulled over the Uber cab and launched a tirade, questioning the diver’s command of the English language as well as his car control skills.
Detective Cherry is now under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board following a complaint of ‘discourtesy’.
President of the Detectives Endowment Association said Detective Cherry had been visiting his colleague Detective Harry Hill who had recently had a heart attack while undergoing surgery and was very stressed.
He said: ‘The past five days have been emotionally draining for the members of the JTTF dealing with their fellow detective’s health
‘Despite what some people think, cops have feelings, too.’
During the three-minute video, Detective Cherry shouts: ‘I don’t know where you’re coming from, where you think you’re appropriate in doing that; that’s not the way it works. How long have you been in this country?’
The two passengers in the backseat of the car can be heard assuring the driver that he has done nothing wrong, with one of them saying; ‘It’s not your fault; this guy’s just a d***.’
Moments later the cop returns with a ticket, this after he has pounded on the car and, according to one of the passengers, thrown things in the vehicle.
As the driver agrees with everything the cop says, he manages to cut off the man, which sends him into another tirade as he screams; ‘I don’t know what f****** planet you’re on right now!’
The officer also mocks the driver’s accent throughout and his pronunciation of certain words.
According to the New York Daily News, the NYPD has seen the video and said in a statement; ‘We are aware of the incident and video and it is under review with the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau.’
‘Our Uber driver, Humayun, was abused by a police officer today in New York,’ Sanjay Seth, who took the video, wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
‘The unending rage, door slamming, throwing items into the car, threatening arrest without cause was bad enough – but the officer’s remarks at the end really took it to another level.’
Uber said in a statement; ‘The behavior in the video is wrong and unacceptable and we appreciate the NYPD investigating the incident. We are in touch with our driver-partner who was subjected to this terrible experience and will continue to provide any support he needs.’
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“‘Despite what some people think, cops have feelings, too.’ ”
Yeah, homicidal feelings.