Here's 10 Million Reasons Why YOU Don't Run Over A Cop's Foot When You're Driving A Ferrari In Soho

It wasn't too long ago on a bright Sunday morning I stumbled across what seemingly was a stupid story. Some young fool piloting an all-new Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder gets written a parking ticket but then everything went wrong.

Instead of taking it like a man, the idiot inches the vehicle forward. The cop, who in all honesty is just doing his job, moves further in front of the shiny Ferrari to keep the vehicle there.

The vehicle continues to inch forward and seemingly the officer's foot is "run over." A fist flies, the 20-something in hightops is yanked from the car and roughed up.

Cut. Next we notice that the dude's -- who is now in a fetal position on Soho's infamous cobblestone -- girlfriend comes into the picture and is none other than an MTV reality show queen, Stephanie Pratt.

The kicker? The clip ends with a cop limping across the street with what can be assumed is a badly damaged foot. Didn't look that injured when he jacked that guy up, huh?

The cherry on top: Apparently the officer is said to be filing a $10 million dollar lawsuit against the driver of the Ferrari now.

Check out the clip, again, below and judge for yourself -- is this some serious hogwash or is there a case?

An NYPD officer is planning to sue reality star Stephanie Pratt’s playboy boyfriend Julien Chabbott for $10 million, after he allegedly ran over the cop’s foot with his $260,000 Ferrari outside the swanky Mercer Hotel this month.

Officer Felix Recio will claim Julien, 28 — who owns social media site Line Snob — tried to run him over in his flashy red Ferrari Spyder, injuring his foot, after he gave him a parking ticket in SoHo on Aug 4.

Recio has now hired lawyer Sal Strazzullo, who’s seeking to up the charges against Chabbott from felony assault to first-degree assault with a deadly weapon. Strazzullo said, “Chabbott clearly had no regard for Officer Recio’s life. Hitting him with his Ferrari could have caused serious injuries or death. I would like the charges adjusted to first-degree assault. I am meeting with the district attorney’s office next week to discuss bringing more serious charges.”

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MorePower - 8/22/2012 12:56:29 AM

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The wealthy young man was quite stupid. Sucks the cop had to slam the car door against a Ford POS taxi interceptor.

Holydude - 8/22/2012 5:28:58 AM

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Wealth usually meant some sort of intelligence, but it didn't serve him well this time...

HoustonMidtown - 8/22/2012 7:21:22 AM

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To all you legal pros out there....can a cop do that (sue the "perp")? Wouldn't cops all over the world be suing people that shoot at them, punch them, etc ?

HughJass - 8/22/2012 9:48:32 AM

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Police didn't do anything wrong. I thought he actually ran over the foot, probably just got wedged under the tire a bit.

Whether he can sue or not, the cop will get a payout. Doesn't mean the police dept will drop any "assaulting a police officer" charges.

Wonder if this guy earned his money, won the lottery, or just inherited it and is actually driving dad's Ferrari around.

MBCLS07 - 8/22/2012 2:09:51 PM

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I thought they employed psychological screening to weed out cops like this. From his leaning into the front quarter panel and placement of his foot under the tire to his dramatic overreaction and absurd lawsuit, it's clear "protecting" and "serving" the public was not part of his agenda on this day.

As video cameras have become more ubiquitous, the reputation of police officers has suffered. The abuse of authority, unnecessary assaults, intimidation, trumped up charges, coverups and general dickishness of many (not all) police officers is becoming more apparent to the public who pay for their salaries and lavish pensions. Hopefully sunlight proves to be the best disinfectant for this sort of behavior.

91z4me - 8/22/2012 2:29:03 PM

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I think he was well within his rights to move in front of a vehicle that was trying to leave. He was writing a ticket for some reason and the guy was trying to evade it. The driver also dis-obeyed a police directive and placed the officer in harms way. Then he drove without a seatbelt. I see no abuse of authority in this video.

HughJass - 8/22/2012 4:13:13 PM

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So if a police officer obstructs you from driving off after your break a law, he's abusing his power and its your god given right to run him over?

MBCLS07 - 8/22/2012 5:01:05 PM

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@91z4me— "The driver also dis-obeyed a police directive and placed the officer in harms way."

Umm, no. The officer placed himself in harm's way by unnecessarily leaning into the front fender and then placing his foot in front of the tire. (though I'm still not convinced his foot was actually ran over). An unnecessary risk and escalation of the situation over a minor parking infraction. I'm no expert, but I doubt standard protocol instructs officers to place their body in front of a vehicle attempting to exit an apparent illegal parking space.

@HughJass—Stop exaggerating. No one was run over. The driver was barely moving at all and it's questionable whether or not the officer's foot was even touched by the tire. I'm not here to defend the Ferrari driver, but the officer's behavior during the event and his 10 million dollar lawsuit is ridiculous. We don't need police officers or parking enforcement running around the city overreacting and escalating minor situations into major ones and risking unnecessary injuries taxpayers will end up paying for. Officers should have the mental fortitude and self-control to stay calm and handle situations professionally, even if the perpetrator is driving an expensive car. Envy, douchbaggery and potential multi-million dollar lawsuits are no excuse. As I stated earlier, psychological screening should filter these sorts of people out of law enforcement.

85bmw745i - 8/22/2012 8:53:33 PM

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Dramatic over reacting? Let me run over your foot and see how calm you are. I think he handled it well. He didn't throw any punches or strikes, which is better than I would have handled it.

MBCLS07 - 8/23/2012 12:44:33 AM

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@85bmw745i—Watch the video closely and it's quite clear the car doesn't run over the cop's foot. If he really had over a ton of Ferrari on his foot how would he so easily free his foot from under the car and walk to the door to yank the driver out of the car?

As for allowing you to run over my foot, I wouldn't be so stupid as to place my foot in front of a moving car.

vin1013man - 8/22/2012 3:21:24 PM

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In NY traffic cops are not real cops...No gun, training, etc..They really are Meter Maids...

iamdabest1 - 8/22/2012 6:52:21 PM

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this didnt look like a meter maid,i live in nyc, and this looked like a regular cop, usually meter maids write out the tickets but every now and then regular cops write them out.
either way, the cop is a twat. all the cop should have said was, " even if you drive away, you are still getting the ticket" they usually say " i started writing the ticket so its already in the system"
the cop is a true moron and was a typical pig hating on a successful guy in a beautiful ferrari. he wanted to show him whos boss..
its not like the ticket has to be on the windshield for it to be a violation to be on the plates..
it was also excessive force..

pcar4evr - 8/23/2012 8:37:37 AM

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Cop may get a few bucks but I doubt he'll get much, if anything. Large $'s for personnel injury must be associated with permanent or long-lasting injury and loss of income. I read the cop's own comments that his foot was bruised and sore. Doesn't sound like a big deal. Rich guy's insurance may throw the cop some bucks just to settle and most will go to lawyer.