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Unfortunate that he resigned, from the aspect of the media driving the hype to the department in this case...The former officer resigning was just icing on the cake for the media, to give them (media) the satisfaction that they accomplished this goal...And the goal of the people on the sidelines gently prepared to drop the race card if it needed to be played...

I think he should have gutted it out with the DPD, and proven himself to have corrected those difficiencies in his attitude over time...Yes, the stigma of his unprofessional behavior would have stuck to him for a very long time...But he would have succeeded if he had the backing of the department with those goals in mind...But he didn't and was not going to get it anyway...

I haven't seen it yet, but the national media hasn't picked this up, and probably won't due to the One being on his European Tour...

Who knows...Powell might get a job down here with HPD...

With the scrutiny Officer Powell has received from the media and the public, he should be concerned about his future in Law Enforcement...

The Dallas reporter that interviewed him recently rally hammered him...Those folks investigated him al the way back to his academy days...

A loose quote from a posting he made 18 days before he graduated says a lot...He was basically looking forward to finishing up his training, and getting out on the street to shoot people...

Which goes to show what you post on an internet accessable chat forums can and will find you again some day...And we have had a tremendous amount of discussion about that issue...

Officer Powell should get his day to explain further his conduct before, during and after this incident...That is the way it should be...And I would be appalled if he didn't before any punative action be taken on his ability to enforce the law in this state...

Law Enforcement is a tight community, and you guys and gals know I have my opinions about a lot of things, but you know I support the community 150%...

I bet I don't get an answer (publicly) to an ultimate gut-check question here:

"Would you work a shift with this guy, knowing what you know now, or may know before something like this could happen???"

Hindsight is 20/20, but this actually a pretty good lesson to be learned by anyone, regardless of experience...

Remember, both sides have communicated about this...Powell apologized, and looks to be intent on trying to save his job...Sincerity being needed to try and accomplish this obviously...Moats has accepted the apology (publicly), and stated it appeared to him to be sincere...

What is damning about this is the media is driving the bus now, and is pushing buttons that I do not believe need to be pushed...With the intent to get Powell fired, which may happen without their help...

Is Officer Powell salvagable???

You know...I kept quiet on this one...(Strange, I know!)

But it appears that the officer has apologized, and a sincere acceptance by the offended was publicaly rendered and the media just reported this...

The officer has probably been given a serious attitude adjustment, and that I believe everyone has learned a very good lesson from all of this...

Everyone needs to dig deep down on this one and understand that it may not have been the plan for these folks to say goodbye to a loved one...And that that understanding should encompass some faith and the grace to know that you should snap to this and let it roll off your back...

There have been several times where I was rushing to a friend or not even close to get to a loved one to say goodbye...Although it was upsetting every single time, I took a step back, and let it go because I knew our friendship and caring never ended when they passed on...

Matter of fact, FoxNews is about to talk about this very thing here in a bit...Just saw the lead in...