This sickens my soul....

[Bike Chick]

He was screaming that "we couldn't go that way and we would have to go the same way everyone else went god$#@^&* why the f*(^ are you going that way! You think the rules are different for you ***&*)^!" BF was trying to tell him what we were doing and he would just scream and curse at us. BF tried to tell him we had done the NiteRide many times before and the cop just yelled at BF something along the lines of "well you still haven't got it right then have ya' buddy!" For the record, they actually DID change the route for the first time in a long time which was also how we ended up at the front. They ran the route out backwards from what they did in previous years due to road construction. The cop just kept putting himself in BF's path and he was trying to turn a circle while still clipped in, the cop almost made him fall over.

What an a**hole! It seems there's always one that gives the rest a bad name. I'd be willing to bet his coworkers all think he's an a**hole too!!

[Catrin]

I am sorry to hear this happened. Was there any chance to get the officers name or badge number? Knowing he was paid by CIBA to be there to protect you just makes it worse.

[indysteel]

I'm sorry WR. I wish I could say that I'm surprised, but I'm not. While I'm sure there are some fine officers at Indy Metro, the fact is that they've been in the news an awful lot lately for some exceedingly unflattering (and illegal) things.

You might take a look at this: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPS/CPCO/Pages/home.aspx

It's a link to the Citizen's Complaint procedure. I'm not sure what kind of reception you or your BF will get, but it's probably worth pursuing.

[Mr. Bloom]

Winding, Wow!

May I suggest:
- involve the Indiana Cycling Coalition - notwithstanding the organized event, you still had rights to the road...and as long as you had lights, I'm sure you were operating within the law.

- involve local media - while I agree with Zen, if you don't have 'footage', it's time to get some airtime

I also encourage you to sit down and write every detail...may be helpful later, OR it may be the catharsis to helping you resolve this issue in your mind.

[ScaldedCat]

That is really terrible! How awful for you and your boyfriend.
I'd like to think that that kind of thing wouldn't happen here but I suspect it might. It's pretty unusual to see black cyclists and we have some pretty bigoted police officers.

I would make a complaint through the official channels, even without the officers badge number the police dept, should know where their officers were at any given time on that night.
I would then go to my local newspaper and/or tv station and tell them the story.