This sickens my soul....

[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.