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To: az.b1bbomberfxr
Once this story goes viral, this officer will be forced to resign.

I doubt it. Blue protects Blue.

Does anyone remember the Ryan Moats incident in Dallas a few years back?

For those who aren't familiar with this sad story:

A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his mother-in-law died inside the building.

Officer Robert Powell also drew his gun during the March 18 incident involving Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats in the Dallas suburb of Plano, police said.

"I can screw you over," he said at one point in the videotaped incident. When another officer came with word that Moats' mother-in-law was indeed dying, Powell's response was: "All right. I'm almost done."

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Moats' wife, who was in the car along with other relatives, said Powell pointed his weapon at her. "He was pointing a gun at me as soon as I got out of the car," Tamishia Moats told The Dallas Morning News.

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He ordered Tamishia Moats, 27, to get back in the SUV, but after pausing for a few seconds, she and another woman rushed into the hospital. She was by the side of her mother, 45-year-old Jonetta Collinsworth, when she died a short time later from breast cancer.

"Get in there," said Powell, yelling at Tamishia Moats as she exited the vehicle. "Let me see your hands!"

"Excuse me, my mom is dying," Tamishia Moats said. "Do you understand?"

Ryan Moats explained that he waited until there was no traffic before proceeding through the red light. When Powell asked for proof of insurance, Moats grew more agitated and told the officer to go find it.

"My mother-in-law is dying! Right now! You're wasting my time!" Moats yelled. "I don't understand why you can't understand that."

As they argued, the officer got irritated.

"Shut your mouth," the officer said. "You can either settle down and cooperate or I can just take you to jail for running a red light." Source: ESPN

It happens to someone, somewhere, every day. You could be the next lucky winner. And imagine if you're not a famous NFL star...
98 posted on 06/20/2010 9:01:59 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: B-Chan
It happens to someone, somewhere, every day. You could be the next lucky winner. And imagine if you're not a famous NFL star...

Unless the cop just happens to be a big fan of yours or knows you're politically connected, a person is much better off if they are not famous.

Being able to assert their authority over a famous person is a huge turn on for cops and puts a notch in their belt. Arresting an NFL star is even better as they tend to be physically imposing so it gives cops something to brag out to their buddies.

Of course, a cop working off-duty security at a night club will ignore any transgression by the club's VIPs or bouncers.

120 posted on 06/23/2010 8:37:12 AM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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