This texas cop truly upholds the letter of the law!!!
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Given this officer is from Texas leaves us without need for further clarification as to why he acted the way he did. My brother is an RCMP officer and could not believe the way in which the situation was handled when he saw the footage. The resignation, coerced or otherwise in this circumstance brings full circle the results of his mishandling of Mr. Moats.
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If I understand it correctly from what I have read the guy only ran a red light AFTER he stopped and checked for traffic. If that is truly the whole story then I think the cop should have used better judgment.
However, did this cop have to follow him with lights on? If he did and he never pulled over then I say the cop did his job correctly and should have hauled him in and maybe pistol wipe him a bit as well for good measure…
However, did this cop have to follow him with lights on? If he did and he never pulled over then I say the cop did his job correctly and should have hauled him in and maybe pistol wipe him a bit as well for good measure…
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It is not a police officer's job to cut anyone slack. Sure it is great if they do every once in a while, but it is not his "job". How the "assailant" handles a situation has a lot to do with how the officer reacts to the situation. Jumping out of the vehicle, refusing to return to the vehicle, and then running inside the hospital was probably what teed the officer off.
I'm sure cops hear excuses 100's of times a day. The most used excuse is a family member has died or is dying.
Saying this officer did something wrong and should be fired is rediculous. Could he have used better judgement; probably, but so could the folks who were pulled over.
He did his job and because he crossed paths with a celebrity while doing so he made the news.
I'm sure cops hear excuses 100's of times a day. The most used excuse is a family member has died or is dying.
Saying this officer did something wrong and should be fired is rediculous. Could he have used better judgement; probably, but so could the folks who were pulled over.
He did his job and because he crossed paths with a celebrity while doing so he made the news.
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Wow.... I hope you have good car insurance.
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Based on the dash cam, I don't understand how anyone could say he did nothing wrong.
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Maybe, but the fact that the driver is well known also enters into the equation.
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Based on the dash cam, I don't understand how anyone could say he did nothing wrong.
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The policeman has been on the news several times after the incident. He has been very apologetic and has said he lost control of himself and handled the situation inappropiatly. He has resigned from the police force. I hate it as he seemed to be a very honest guy and had really learned from the situation. He wanted to meet with the Moats family and personally apologize and they refused to do so. He sent them a recorded message and they issued a statement that they accepted his apology, but would not meet with him. To me, it makes them look a little small at this point. His life is far more messed up than theirs, from the incident.
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One other thing. Usually in this type situation, if the driver pulls over when the lights start flashing, explains his situation, the police will escourt them to the hospital. I suspect that would have happened in this case had Moats pulled over. It has not been discussed, to my knowledge, but that is what typically takes place. You do not keep running from the police.
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I don't think the officer did anything wrong by drawing on him. I would have done the same for officer safety reasons. To me the video showed a cop conducting a felony traffic stop for evading and followed procedures by taking his weapon out. Although after being told that his mother was slipping away he should have let him go and that is where the officer messed up. I'm not think he should have quite, but definitely a suspension followed by some kind of sensitively and diversity classes.
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One other thing. Usually in this type situation, if the driver pulls over when the lights start flashing, explains his situation, the police will escourt them to the hospital. I suspect that would have happened in this case had Moats pulled over. It has not been discussed, to my knowledge, but that is what typically takes place. You do not keep running from the police.
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