Love the good police officers, but this one has to go

Ryan Moates, corner for the Houstan Texans. while driving to the hospital late a few nights ago with his wife and other family members to be there for his mother in law, who was dying. He ran a red light, he did not blow through it, he had his hazards on, stopped, and rolled through carefully. a dallas police officer pulls him over, this is what happens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Q49VztpLI part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzjg2EhNLY0&feature=related part 2


This police officer should be fired, sure he should not have run the light, but this cop had no common sense or decency, it was very clear what was going on, there was no mistake, this police officer does not possess the mental compacity to perfrom his duties.

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thats nuts that cop is a complete asshole for that he does not deserve the right to be called a police officer

being a police officer i find that display embarrassing. i could see if the traffic stop was no where near a hospital but the fact that its in the hospital's parking lot makes this horrible. you could always go with the driver (motes) into the hospital and confirm the story if for some reason you think the driver is lying. that officer must be hard pressed to look productive. now my thoughts are is he that aggressive when it comes to actual criminals?

This just fuels the fire of police hatred. I don't care or worry about what happens to other people I'm just worried myself. I would've pulled over when his lights went on. But the office's attitude is incredible. If not for a celebrity football player then for who? Imagine what would happen to the average person., it wouldn't be on YouTube. What about those 4 cops who were killed in Oakland last week? Its stuff like this that's the reason why the black people at the scene in Oakland were taunting the cops after their friends just got killed.

Imagine what would happen to the average person., it wouldn't be on YouTube. What about those 4 cops who were killed in Oakland last week? Its stuff like this that's the reason why the black people at the scene in Oakland were taunting the cops after their friends just got killed.[/quote]

i agree, cops die in this country just about everyday and it goes unnoticed. and those guys taunting the police in oakland are the first to call when their daughter gets raped. i dont really care what the citizens of gorgeous prince george's think, i just care that my squad and myself get home at night. i still think that officer should of used better discression. and the chief should be standing by his officer, policy is policy no police officer is going to let the driver in a car they just pulled over run the show.

i saw that on the news...good thing he has a heart.... not

I will say this....bad judgement on the officers part. I don't know what the officer was thinking at the time of the incident but sometimes you need to step back and put your self in the citizens shoes. What if that was my mom? How would I act? Unless the car fit the discription of a crime like a Bank Robbery he should have escorted the driver in like pastang said. Making sure it is safe to do so of course..

That's just my take.

^ well i mean what do u kno tho... ur only a cop.... haha 2bad he didnt think like u....

zporta wrote:^ well i mean what do u kno tho... ur only a cop.... haha 2bad he didnt think like u....

If he thought like me he would have went to Dunkin Donuts instead...

Speaking of cops, this is pissing me of:

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=948333&topart=luxury

Well I can speak for PWCPD. We have not been told to write more tickets due to hard times. We still operate under ourown discretion...

Update: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=532190

Cliff Notes for Bernie: The statement from Officer Robert Powell was released through his attorneys and referred to his traffic stop last week of Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats.

"I wish to publicly and sincerely apologize to the Moats family, my colleagues in the Dallas Police Department, and to all those who have been rightfully angered by my actions on March 18, 2009. After stopping Mr. Moats' vehicle, I showed poor judgment and insensitivity to Mr. Moats and his family by my words and actions," Powell's statement reads.

Hope he means it.

That wasnt right.

Glad he apologized.

Im sure it was politically motivated, not sincere.

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We all have to be mindful of what cops go through day in and day out. Imagine living an existence where for at least 8 hours a day every citizen you come across is lying right to your face like you're stupid. If they're not lying then they are giving you these evil stares like you don't belong there. Knowing that you are the only entity that is standing between order and total chaos in this enviroment can make life really suck for you. Glad I'm not a cop!!!

Low 11s wrote:We all have to be mindful of what cops go through day in and day out. Imagine living an existence where for at least 8 hours a day every citizen you come across is lying right to your face like you're stupid. If they're not lying then they are giving you these evil stares like you don't belong there. Knowing that you are the only entity that is standing between order and total chaos in this enviroment can make life really suck for you. Glad I'm not a cop!!!

I have been where you fear to be,
I have seen what you fear to see,
I have done what you fear to do -
All these things I have done for you.

I am the person you lean upon,
The one you cast your scorn upon,
The one you bring your troubles to -
All these people I've been for you.

The one you ask to stand apart,
The one you feel should have no heart,
The one you call "The Statie,"
But I'm just a person, not to be hated.
And through the years I've come to see,
That I am not always what you ask of me;
So, take this badge ... take this gun ...
Will you take it ... will anyone?
And when you watch a person die
And hear a battered baby cry,
Then do you think that you can be
All these things you ask of me?

pastang wrote:

Low 11s wrote:We all have to be mindful of what cops go through day in and day out. Imagine living an existence where for at least 8 hours a day every citizen you come across is lying right to your face like you're stupid. If they're not lying then they are giving you these evil stares like you don't belong there. Knowing that you are the only entity that is standing between order and total chaos in this enviroment can make life really suck for you. Glad I'm not a cop!!!

I have been where you fear to be,
I have seen what you fear to see,
I have done what you fear to do -
All these things I have done for you.

I am the person you lean upon,
The one you cast your scorn upon,
The one you bring your troubles to -
All these people I've been for you.

The one you ask to stand apart,
The one you feel should have no heart,
The one you call "The Statie,"
But I'm just a person, not to be hated.
And through the years I've come to see,
That I am not always what you ask of me;
So, take this badge ... take this gun ...
Will you take it ... will anyone?
And when you watch a person die
And hear a battered baby cry,
Then do you think that you can be
All these things you ask of me?

Nicely put...