New York, NY - Three teens claim that they were subjected to verbal abuse by a police officer after they were arrested and recorded everything on their cell phones.
Three high school students got picked up for being rowdy.
What they didn't expect was the verbal assault they'd get from their arresting officer.
They were so offended and so scared; they managed to get their cell phone out of their pocket while handcuffed, and record the cop's comments
He had no idea he was being taped.
The teens have not filed a formal complaint, but Eyewitness News brought this incident to the attention of the NYPD Tuesday.
They told Eyewitness News after what was said to them in the back of a police cruiser, they're now terrified to say anything to cops.
They say they were subjected to hateful comments about women, immigrants and religion.
These were just a few comforting words in a familiar language to calm a frantic classmate.
"She's crying and stuff and because we're both Russian, I tell her in Russian to calm down and stuff and not do anything stupid," the teen said.
Out of fear of retaliation, one teen didn't want to be identified by name.
But he says his comments in Russian set off an officer from the 9th Precinct on a racist and hateful tirade.
NYPD Officer: "Where are you d**** from?"
Teen: "I'm from Brooklyn."
NYPD Officer: "Good, you should ****** stay there. What are you ***** Russian?"
Teen: "You know what, officer."
NYPD Officer: "No you're Jewish. Go back to Israel, or where ever the *** you're from..
