Some folks did. However, a lot of what they claimed turned out to be true, and I eventually came to condemn Moose. What Moose did was inexcusable - turning clear evidence aside because of profiling and his own opinions.
If they knew anything about law enforcement, especially the feds, they'd realize that Moose was, quite simply, the face out front. If I remember correctly, the task force consisted of members (primarily the chiefs or sheriffs or their designees) of the cities/counties in Maryland, the cities/counties in Virginia, DC, the respective state law enforcement agencies, the FBI, the ATF, the Secret Service, Postal Inspectors, and other unknown federal & state alphabet agencies, but yet we're supposed to believe that Moose was the one with absolute power because he was black--and that's said without one scintilla of proof.
Look, all the profilers blew it. Even though they were willing to consider a woman as a sniper (because of Aileen Wournos because she killed her johns) as an outside chance, they didn't consider someone of another race. There have been black serial killers. There have been Hispanic serial killers. I can even think of one Asian serial killer just off the top of my head (Charles Ng). They also leaned towards this being one, not two, serial killer, because most serial killers work alone. They couldn't figure out his motive, because most serial killers like killing up close & personal. M & M didn't. They also, knowing what we know now, had more than one MO--robbery, thrill, and at least one for possible personal revenge. They had no set geographical area. From what we know now, they've killed on both coasts and places inbetween. And the cops in a number of jurisdictions blew it, from Washington state to Arizona to Louisiana to Alabama to Georgia to Virginia to Maryland to the District of Columbia to (possibly) Florida--and probably more states we don't know about yet. The connections weren't made early on. But yet, it's Moose's fault because he's black and he doesn't talk right. Pretty amazing, huh?
Nonsense. Anyone with a three digit IQ understands that Chief of Police is a job where excellent communication skills are a requirement. No white cop who speaks like a jibbering idiot with several horrendous but easily correctable speech impediments would ever even make it to lieutenant, much less Chief of Police.
You know it and I know it.
I mocked Moose from the beginning because he is an incompetent boob. His empowerment poses a danger to the communities he is hired to protect - starting with Portland, Oregon, where he trampled on civil rights (white people have civil rights, too) and got a veteran police officer killed because of it. He is a politically correct appointee, not a man who catches bad guys. The snipers were eventually nabbed despite Moose's efforts to mislead the hunt. Too many people were murdered in the meantime. He is NOT a hero and never has been.