Indian man slammed down after caller reported 'black guy'
 

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MADISON, Ala. (AP) ? A grandfather from India who was slammed to the ground by a police officer in a northern Alabama suburb had been singled out by police after a caller said a "skinny black guy" with a toboggan hat was walking in the neighborhood and peering into garages, recordings show.

The man, Sureshbhai Patel, 57, doesn't speak English and was slammed to the ground face-first by an officer when he didn't respond to commands. But he had committed no crime, the Madison police chief said.

Officer Eric Parker was arrested and is being fired. He has not commented publicly, and court records were not available Friday to show whether he has a lawyer. Patel filed a lawsuit Thursday over the Feb. 6 incident in Madison, where he was visiting his son's family. His injuries include partial paralysis but he hopes for a full recovery, according to the lawsuit and Patel's lawyer. The lawsuit says Patel's civil rights were violated. It seeks an unspecified amount of money.

The Indian government is taking the incident seriously and is "extremely disturbed" by the treatment of Patel, a spokesman said Friday. "This is a matter of concern for us, and India and the U.S. as open pluralist societies need to address these issues and find ways in a mature manner so that these are aberrations and are not the norm," said Syed Akbaruddin, India's foreign ministry spokesman.

Embassy of India spokesman Sridharan Madhusudhanan said in an emailed statement that the office has been in touch with Patel's family, the doctors who are caring for him and the U.S. Embassy in Delhi.

"Our understanding of the situation is that while there has been some progress, the medical condition of Mr. Sureshbhai Patel is still a matter of concern," Madhusudhanan said. The incident began when a man called police complaining that an unfamiliar man was wandering about his neighborhood and peering toward garages. He said the man had been seen wandering the day before as well.

Indian man slammed down after caller reported 'black guy'

wtf is up with the police lately. They really need to do psych checks every 6 months

fucked up shit, not sure why the cop reacted that way.

You can even hear him saying the guy doesn't speak a lick of English. Then starts speaking to him in English again. You know the cop knows he is screwed when he sees the guys limp legs. He looks at the camera and starts brushing leaves off the old man.

This cop was training that day btw...training another cop...lol

where's the video I can't find it :(

what in the fuck .......

But he didn't respond to their commands....the cop should have executed him to protect himself.

Two videos and audio of the 911 call can be found here

Madison officer charged with assault for use of force incident - Huntsville News | WAAYTV.com and ABC 31: Appnews

"Black guy!!!Alert!!!! Alert!!!"

hahaha....there's a few people here who would say that without a hint of facetiousness.

Crazy what is going on world, for words people getting all the shit

Obviously the cop did this for his and the victims protection.

They charged the US policeman. The video is over here:

BBC News - US policeman charged for pushing Indian man

Doesn't actually look much like he was walking away but the video isn't that clear. Not defending this cop at all but here's one reason why government should make sure people living in a country can speak the language or at least basically.

It's not a lately thing, it's just getting reported more...because of the use of video -- cell phones, surveillance cameras, etc.

English speaking people can be drunk and do the same thing.
Cops beat the shit out of and kill English speaking people every day.

And he wasn't living in the USA; he was visiting a relative.

The country music on the cop radio just adds that special flavor.

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http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/mp/cqzPiWvyTLPl.jpg

Looks like this whole thing went viral......... he even got his own Wikipedia page:

Sureshbhai Patel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He'll probably wind up on Oprah and get his own tv show.....