NYPD Officer Screams at Uber Driver in Foul-Mouthed Tirade [Video]

UPDATE:

The NYPD detective who was recorded ripping into an Uber driver has been stripped of his shield and gun, and will be placed on modified duty, as reported by The New York Post.

Detective Patrick Cherry, has been moved to desk duty, and removed from the elite Joint Terrorism Task Force. He will remain on desk duty until he is transferred out of the division.

Commissioner Bill Bratton said:

No good cop should watch that video without a wince. Because all good cops know that officer just made their jobs a little bit harder. In that kind of encounter, anger like that is unacceptable. In any encounter, discourtesy and obscene language like that is unacceptable.That officer’s behavior reflected poorly on everyone who wears our uniform.

 

See the original story and video of the berating below.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The NYPD is investigating a video posted to YouTube of an officer ripping into an Uber driver, in a xenophobic profanity-laced rant.

The video shows a man in plain clothes man berating an Uber driver on the West Side highway. He hands the man a summons, and returns to his unmarked car with flashing lights.

The video was recorded by one of the passengers in the back seat.

The NYPD said in a statement, as reported by The Huffington Post: "We are aware of the incident and video and it is under review with the Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau."

The officer was completely inappropriate, and demanded to know how long the driver, who speaks with an accent, has been in the United States.

Watch for yourself.