George Madison Jr., an Indiana firefighter and pastor, says he was simply waving hello at officers, whom he thought he recognized. But the cops thought he was making an obscene gesture, and cuffed him and forced him to the ground before pulling out a Taser. Madison has filed a formal complaint in the case.
George Madison Jr. (left) said he waved at police officers he thought he recognized, but it turns out the cops thought he was flipping them off, and forced him to the ground after handcuffing him.
A pastor making a friendly gesture at police in Indiana wound up being forced to the ground and threatened with a Taser — because they thought he was flipping them off.
African-American firefighter George Madison Jr. was riding his bike on South Weinbach Ave. in Evansville at about 3:30p.m on Tuesday when he saw a police car approaching the same intersection.
Being familiar with a number of officers through his work with the local fire department, he waved to one of the men in the car believing he recognized them.
But police interpreted it differently, claiming they thought he was flipping them off and stopped him.
Madison went to call the police chief Billy Bolin, who he is friendly with, when he claims the officers got confrontational, but they told him to hang up his phone and get on the ground.
The Courier Press reported that when Madison hesitated the officer took out his Taser.
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