And the police power trips keep on coming.....Uber driver vs. NYPD (2 Viewers)

[gianmarco]

NYPD Detective completely loses his cool

Undercover cop (and former member of the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force) Patrick Cherry couldn't handle a civilian being uppity. So, he ranted and raved at an Uber driver, who had the temerity to suggest Detective Cherry signal his intention to park his vehicle (via a nonoffensive hand gesture), peppering his unrehearsed speech with obscenities and racial slurs.

Patrick Cherry may have been an elite detective (Commissioner Bill Bratton stripped him of his badge, gun and task force position after the incident), but he failed to arrive at one very obvious conclusion before he started slinging slurs and swear words: almost everyone carries a cellphone and almost every cellphone contains a camera. The entire incident was recorded by a passenger.

With this undeniable evidence that Detective Cherry is willing to abuse his position to threaten other drivers for questioning his driving skills/actions, the NYPD (and Cherry himself) had no option but to address it. As mentioned above, Commissioner Bratton kicked Cherry of the joint task force.

Of course, the detective's union boss felt compelled to blast Bratton for this "unprecedented punishment" in response to a "verbal discourtesy," perhaps inadvertently signalling that any punishment of NYPD detectives is "unprecedented." For reasons that only make sense to Detectives Endowment Association head Michael Palladino, he chose to compare this incident favorably to recent, high-profile officer-involved deaths.​

"This is neither Ferguson nor Staten Island, but it is receiving equal attention."

Again, perhaps inadvertently signalling that any negative attention paid to his union's members is too much attention.

Commissioner Bratton fired back by stating the obvious.



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The supposed state-of-emergency level of attention also forced Patrick Cherry to offer an apology for his behavior. But his "apology" deserves every scare quote appended to it.



"I apologize. I sincerely apologize," he said. "People shouldn't be treated that way. I let my emotions get the better of me and I was angry. My intention was to be courteous and then we got into an argument. There was no intention to berate or hurt deeply the driver."

It may not have been Cherry's "intention" to "berate or hurt deeply" the person on the other end of his rant, but that's what actually happened. Cherry may not always be angry and unhinged, but the video shows how little it takes to set him off. And if the video hadn't existed, Cherry would still be a badge-carrying member of an elite task force -- free to berate and hurt other citizens until outed on YouTube.

But then Cherry went on to blame his victim -- and for the lousiest reason: contempt of special FBI joint terrorism task force detective.



Cherry told the network he pulled over the Uber driver to "clarify the problem†and that the driver “got smart†when Cherry asked for his license and registration.


"When I walked up, I was uptight. I wanted to know what the problem was. What did I do that was so wrong that I had to get chastised?" Cherry said. "I felt his driving actions were discourteous and impolite and when he stopped he said, 'I'm not going to give you anything."'

All the driver asked was what he was being pulled over for. And Cherry refused to answer, choosing instead to berate the driver for not being a purebred American, among other things. If someone refuses to provide identification to an officer, it's well within their rights, unless the officer can give them a better reason than "because I said so." And if they are required to turn over identification, there are remedies for that, none of which involve banging on a vehicle and yelling at its driver.

Not only that, but being "discourteous and impolite" isn't a crime. If it was, New York City's jails would be even more well-stocked than they already are. It's just that some law enforcement officers believe it is, and will throw out a barrage of BS charges in hopes that one sticks.

This "apology" shows Cherry either isn't used to people questioning his authority or isn't capable of handling these situations with any amount of professionalism. His non-apology "apology" simply provides more evidence that Bratton's "unprecedented" decision to strip him of his badge and power was the correct thing to do.

The right way to apologize for an incident like this is to stop after you've admitted your actions were wrong and reflect badly on yourself and your position. Adding "but you have to understand, the guy was being a jerk" just makes you look like one of those people who routinely blame others for their own failings.

Here's a link to the video

Detective Cherry's non-apology apology

 

[rockaction]

Is there anybody who isn't sick of this?

Hey, big news coppers! Let me holler from the rooftops. You're on camera now, #####.

 

[timschochet]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

 

[rockaction]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

The driver would, with his ticket in hand and his adrenalin jacked up from a rather angry confrontation by an authority figure. Guarantee that. You don't drive away from a confrontation like that without thinking about it years later, actually.

 

[NCCommish]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

When we give you a badge and a gun you should be held to a higher standard of behavior than is exhibited here.

 

[Ilov80s]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

I'm sure if you were the person being yelled at by a cop, especially someone newer to the country that drives for a living, you would think about it for more than 20 minutes.

 

[gianmarco]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

It is a big deal. Police officers should be expected to treat citizens with some modicum of respect. The driver was actually very quiet and respectful and this officer continued to berate him and talk to him like a POS when the driver's only fault (from the reading) was honking his horn.

Now imagine if the driver didn't show the control and restraint (and fear) that he did (and which the officer should have) and talked back to him. He's very likely getting some BS summons or even worse, taken out of his car and handcuffed.

An officer of the law should be able to control his temper in a confrontation like that. What happens when he's involved in something that escalates much more? When we watch these videos of officers beating people and shooting people, I would almost guarantee that they had a history of behavior such as this with no ability to control their temper and ability to respect adult human beings.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

It is a big deal. Police officers should be expected to treat citizens with some modicum of respect. The driver was actually very quiet and respectful and this officer continued to berate him and talk to him like a POS when the driver's only fault (from the reading) was honking his horn.

Now imagine if the driver didn't show the control and restraint (and fear) that he did (and which the officer should have) and talked back to him. He's very likely getting some BS summons or even worse, taken out of his car and handcuffed.

An officer of the law should be able to control his temper in a confrontation like that. What happens when he's involved in something that escalates much more? When we watch these videos of officers beating people and shooting people, I would almost guarantee that they had a history of behavior such as this with no ability to control their temper and ability to respect adult human beings.

This.

 

[Ilov80s]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

It is a big deal. Police officers should be expected to treat citizens with some modicum of respect. The driver was actually very quiet and respectful and this officer continued to berate him and talk to him like a POS when the driver's only fault (from the reading) was honking his horn.

Now imagine if the driver didn't show the control and restraint (and fear) that he did (and which the officer should have) and talked back to him. He's very likely getting some BS summons or even worse, taken out of his car and handcuffed.

An officer of the law should be able to control his temper in a confrontation like that. What happens when he's involved in something that escalates much more? When we watch these videos of officers beating people and shooting people, I would almost guarantee that they had a history of behavior such as this with no ability to control their temper and ability to respect adult human beings.

This.

Agreed. There are cops that use that tactic to bait people into getting loud or physical so that they can really go after them. It often works.

 

[Plorfu]

Guy just found out his BIL manufactures meth. Give him a break.

 

[Otis]

Guy should be thankful he wasn't shot.

 

[timschochet]

I don't disagree that police should be held to a higher standard. But, at the risk of being stereotypical, this just seemed like typical New York behavior.

Like most of you I've been watching over and over again a video of a man being shot in the back. That is horrific; that's a big deal. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin were big deals. This isn't.

 

[timschochet]

Guy just found out his BIL manufactures meth. Give him a break.

lol- nicely done.

 

[gianmarco]

I don't disagree that police should be held to a higher standard. But, at the risk of being stereotypical, this just seemed like typical New York behavior.

Like most of you I've been watching over and over again a video of a man being shot in the back. That is horrific; that's a big deal. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin were big deals. This isn't.

Maybe if we make a bigger deal of "this", we won't have as many Michael Browns and Eric Garners and Trayvon Martins.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk.

It's pretty good evidence that he's a jerk. I don't personally know any non-jerks who act like that on their worst days.

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

Rockaction is right about this part.

 

[Ilov80s]

I don't disagree that police should be held to a higher standard. But, at the risk of being stereotypical, this just seemed like typical New York behavior.

Like most of you I've been watching over and over again a video of a man being shot in the back. That is horrific; that's a big deal. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin were big deals. This isn't.

It's not a big deal. However, I think it's part of a geberal systemic problem that some cops think they are above the law and above basic decency. They are right to believe it because they often get away with it.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Detective Cherry's non-apology apology

“I approached his car and my intention was to clarify the problem and be courteous”

Yeah, that sounds pretty reasonable and accurate based on the video we saw.

Eat a ####, asscop. More cameras everyday.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

I had a 2 different encounters with cops like this, both of them were more than 10 years ago and I still think about them EVERY SINGLE TIME time I interact with police. Watching videos like this still pisses me off to this day.

Also love that Tim thinks without a camera people would not even remember this 20 minutes later. Coming from Tim, the guy who can spend 2 hours talking about the patterns he sees in the tile floor when he takes his morning ####. Yeah, I'm sure you'd just let this roll right off your back.

 

[njherdfan]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

The driver would, with his ticket in hand and his adrenalin jacked up from a rather angry confrontation by an authority figure. Guarantee that. You don't drive away from a confrontation like that without thinking about it years later, actually.

Definitely agree with this.

 

[timschochet]

I had a 2 different encounters with cops like this, both of them were more than 10 years ago and I still think about them EVERY SINGLE TIME time I interact with police. Watching videos like this still pisses me off to this day.

Also love that Tim thinks without a camera people would not even remember this 20 minutes later. Coming from Tim, the guy who can spend 2 hours talking about the patterns he sees in the tile floor when he takes his morning ####. Yeah, I'm sure you'd just let this roll right off your back.

well Id remember it, but I'm a #####.

 

[John Bender]

I watched the video. And the apology.

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. The cop acted like a jerk. Doesn't mean he is a jerk. Doesn't mean he wasn't provoked either (who knows?)

In the days before cell videos neither the cop nor the driver would be thinking about this incident 20 minutes later.

It is a big deal. Police officers should be expected to treat citizens with some modicum of respect . The driver was actually very quiet and respectful and this officer continued to berate him and talk to him like a POS when the driver's only fault (from the reading) was honking his horn.

Now imagine if the driver didn't show the control and restraint (and fear) that he did (and which the officer should have) and talked back to him. He's very likely getting some BS summons or even worse, taken out of his car and handcuffed.

An officer of the law should be able to control his temper in a confrontation like that. What happens when he's involved in something that escalates much more? When we watch these videos of officers beating people and shooting people, I would almost guarantee that they had a history of behavior such as this with no ability to control their temper and ability to respect adult human beings.

Nice post.

Not to mention, not only should they respect other human beings but how about respecting the citizens who help pay your mother####ing salary.

 

[HellToupee]

I'm onboard with the cop but the slamming of the car door was inappropriate. Wingtip guy seems like a weenie

overall the cop was a little over the top……meh