
Houston Texans running back
Ryan Moats was held up--right outside the hospital doors--by Dallas police officer
Robert Powell. Ryan was rushing his wife and two of her family members to a hospital, where his mother-in-law lay dying. They even told the cop what was going on and he did not care. She died while Moats and his wife's grandfather waited outside the hospital for the officer to issue a ticket.
Check out the unedited police car dashboard video
here. People are in an outrage with how completely disrespectful and ridiculous this officer was being--esp. because he was only pulling him over for not completely stopping at a stop sign. When you have just seconds to see your dying mother, making a COMPLETE stop a stop sign when no one else is around is not your first thought. The officer said his dying mother was not an excuse to come to a complete stop. And he screamed and ordered the wife to get back in the car when she hopped out of it to run in the hospital--before she even knew they were being pulled over.
The Dallas police chief has "apologized" and suspended the cop with pay. He says it was a completely uncompassionate act and embarrasing. Others are saying it's much more than that. It's simply a reflection of the racism amongst the cops that is still alive and well in Texas. This is a mess.
Comments
its a good thing he didn't
3:03 pm - Mar 30, '09
Stupid a$$ cop this man has
12:50 am - Mar 30, '09
Who in the heck does this cop
12:47 am - Mar 30, '09
First and foremost...My
8:04 pm - Mar 29, '09
I live in Houston, TX and the
9:40 am - Mar 29, '09
I read an article awhile back
3:15 am - Mar 29, '09
As a resident of Dallas I
10:30 pm - Mar 28, '09
i hate reading things like
5:58 am - Mar 30, '09
I'M ORIGNALLY FROM N.O. BUT I
4:04 pm - Mar 28, '09
why does everything always
9:47 am - Mar 28, '09
AND THEN THEY TRY TO JUSTIFY
8:56 am - Mar 28, '09
LISTEN TO THE GETO BOYS ALBUM
8:53 am - Mar 28, '09
This is very upsetting. I
8:29 am - Mar 28, '09
After watchin this video that
5:04 am - Mar 28, '09
The video is damning evidence
5:03 am - Mar 28, '09
Just viewed the tape of this
4:51 am - Mar 28, '09
I jus wanted to say i lost my
4:46 am - Mar 28, '09
This video pissed me off to
3:50 am - Mar 28, '09
heart wrenching.. i almost
3:25 am - Mar 28, '09
What a asshole!
2:54 am - Mar 28, '09
The racism is not only a
12:34 am - Mar 28, '09
I remember my lil brother {6
12:04 am - Mar 28, '09
Watching that vid jus pissed
11:13 pm - Mar 27, '09
I wish to this officer a lot
11:05 pm - Mar 27, '09
Totally insensitive...
10:17 pm - Mar 27, '09
My heart aches for them.
10:15 pm - Mar 27, '09
All i Can Do is SHake my Head
10:12 pm - Mar 27, '09
I worked as a nurse in Dallas
11:59 pm - Mar 27, '09
Ryan should have tackled his
9:47 pm - Mar 27, '09
im still trying to understand
9:45 pm - Mar 27, '09
This is BEYOND words....I'm
11:51 pm - Mar 27, '09
This is just such a sad
9:27 pm - Mar 27, '09
I can't even express how
9:20 pm - Mar 27, '09
I happen to live in a small
9:07 pm - Mar 27, '09
Smileyface... Bless your
9:04 pm - Mar 27, '09
I happen to live in a small
9:00 pm - Mar 27, '09
what pissed me off was that
8:48 pm - Mar 27, '09
Being suspended with pay is
8:35 pm - Mar 27, '09
Um that pick that u have up
8:22 pm - Mar 27, '09
Just let the war begin. Sick
8:06 pm - Mar 27, '09
i don't know if this my post
7:59 pm - Mar 27, '09
I heard about this incident
7:58 pm - Mar 27, '09
KARMAS GONNA KICK THAT COPS
7:56 pm - Mar 27, '09
I F*CKING HATE PIGS!!!!!!!
7:38 pm - Mar 27, '09
The picture you are using is
7:31 pm - Mar 27, '09
That goes to show you, how
7:16 pm - Mar 27, '09
I cant fucking believe this
7:09 pm - Mar 27, '09
Well I live in NJ and this
7:05 pm - Mar 27, '09
This article is sad but the
7:03 pm - Mar 27, '09
i bet if it was tony romo
6:59 pm - Mar 27, '09
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