NYPD Officer (Sort Of) Apologizes To Uber Driver After Tirade

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: April 6, 2015

15 comments

Last week I posted the insane video of the NYPD officer who abusively went off on an Uber driver:

You’ve gotta love that virtually everyone is a cameraman nowadays thanks to smartphones, so the interaction was caught on tape. Within days the officer was identified and even demoted due to his actions.

On top of that, it looks like over the weekend he appeared on a local New York City station to issue an apology… or something like that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3F0A0UNNcY

He should have known better, he says, but he also claims there was more to the story than was caught on tape. And he claims the fallout has been too heated.

So it’s a half-assed apology, no doubt, but I guess it’s better than nothing. He has also offered to take the Uber driver to dinner to offer his personal apologies… what a prize!

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MEFR Member

April 7, 2015, 8:00 pm

@Paul It doesn't matter who is at fault. A policeman, an employee of the people, shouldn't explode like that. Watch the video, and see how Detective Cherry expressed himself. There is no valid reason to swear like that, to denigrate someone at that level.

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Tony Guest

April 7, 2015, 1:44 pm

@Paul you comments show either you never saw the YouTube Video or you watched the Video not believing the Detective was in the wrong. Watch the video again and listen to the passenger who was video taping the whole thing.. When I saw the apology video and how the Detective was talking about how he was trying to park and making it sound like it was the Uber drivers fault.. I have been in NYC many time, taxi drivers, delivery guys and police are always honking and using hand signals to each other. If there was no video Detective Cherry wouldn't be making this apology, as I'm sure he was forced to do... I don't believe his apology was sincere at all...

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Dax Guest

April 7, 2015, 9:58 am

snic says: "We need to reform police oversight so that officers face real punishment if they mess up – especially if they do so chronically. Anything less than that is just hot air and BS." ^ Agree wholeheartedly, Snic.

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snic Diamond

April 7, 2015, 8:50 am

@Alex: "Take away his retirement benefits? How about we tame away yours the first time you mess up?" Excuse me, but if you've been following the story, this is NOT the first time this officer has screwed up. He has had multiple complaints against him, some of which have resulted in settlements paid by the city. The fact that there are NO consequences to him personally - AT ALL - is precisely what is wrong with the police relationship with the public. Officer Cherry knew he could abuse anyone he likes with complete impunity, which is why he behaved the way he did. In fact, he knows that he can STILL do exactly the same thing and nothing would happen to him. So what weight does his "apology" carry? So, although Cherry owes not only the Uber driver, but the entire public an apology, I, for one, do NOT accept his apology. We need to reform police oversight so that officers face real punishment if they mess up - especially if they do so chronically. Anything less than that is just hot air and BS.

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J. Dee Guest

April 7, 2015, 4:06 am

@MEFR Re Tim's comment, well said & better than I was about to post!

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