'The 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.' 'Our Uber driver, Humayun, was abused by a police officer today in New York,' wrote Seth on Facebook. The video was captured and uploaded by Sanjay Seth, who was one of the paying passengers in the car at the time. The only reason you're not in handcuffs going to jail and getting summonses in the precinct is because I have things to do.' 'Almost how long? Two years? I got news for you and use this lesson: Don't ever do that again. 'How long have you been in this country?' he asks. Cherry continues makes jabs at the driver's ethnicity, mocking his accent and English skills. The driver repeatedly tries to diffuse the situation with respectful apologies, to no avail. 'You understand me? I don't know what fucking planet you think you're on right now.' 'Stop it with your mouth, stop it with your, 'For what, sir,'' he yells at the driver.

Moments later, Cherry gets out of his unmarked car and approaches the Uber driver's window.

The driver honked at Cherry, who was attempting to park his vehicle on a busy West Village street without signaling or using hazard lights. A passenger recorded the tirade, and now everyone gets to see what a hideously abusive asshole Officer Patrick Cherry is.Īccording to Sanjay Seth, one of the passengers in the Uber car who recorded the video on his cell phone, the officer was at fault. Officer Patrick Cherry, a 38 year old New York Police Department detective assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, became insanely angry at an Uber driver who honked at the detective for blocking him while parking his unmarked vehicle.

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