As I understand it the the Plano officer went to the Dallas deapertment. I don't have any reason to believe that the Department would not have handled it appropriately. To acuse a department of what they may have done instead of for what they did is pretty unfair.DEADEYE1964 wrote:Are you saying that if the Plano cop did not come forward and DPD found out another way, they would discipline the officer ? I am saying that he would have gotten a slap on the wrist if that plus if the media did not have the story, all of these other cases would not be coming out so DPD would not know the extent of the problem they have. I do believe in taking care of things internally but that does not mean ignoring the problem. Trust me, there would not of been the news conference and public apology if the media did not have a hold of this.
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- Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:13 pm
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- Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:23 pm
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I think its a little unfair to claim tha DPD would sweep it under the rug. DPD would not have known their was a problem until the Plano officer complaiined about it. Moats never made a complaint.DEADEYE1964 wrote: I too dislike the media but if it was not for the Plano cop, which I respect, DPD would have swept this so far under the rug, you would have never heard about it. The last I heard there was 3 different people who have now come out against this guy and I am sure there will be more once they do not fear him anymore.
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:02 pm
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One problem is that sometimes in a corrupt department, the brotherhood thing kicks in and coverups and excuses can kick in. We saw this with the Atlanta Police department in the Ms Johnson affair, the Feds had to come in to straighten that one out. In this case though it was a police officer who brought it to the departments attn. DPD released the video and publically did all the right things at least so far. The bright side of this dark cloud was that it was handled well by the reporting officer, and the Chief.Keith B wrote: This is how it should be. You should always be judged by a jury of your 'peers'. They understand what goes on out on the street and will be able to better asses the situation and appropriate punishment if it is needed. In this case, I think it is pretty cut and dried.
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:39 am
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He was with his wife whose mother was dying in the hospital parking lot! Many of us who are always insured have had trouble finding the insurance papers when under pressure. This officer had a lot of attitude and its pretty clear that there was something about Moats that he didn't like.ninemm wrote:I agree. I saw the video when it first came out. I guess I look at it a little differently. It seemed to me that the officer would have let it go if Moats had simply provided proof of insurance. In Dallas, if someone is stopped for a traffice violation and cannot provide, the car is supposed to be impounded. It seemed to me that Powell really didn't want to do that be Moats was forcing his hand. I'm a little surprised that people here are OK with people not having insurance on the vehicle they drive.Captain Matt wrote:If he wasn't some kind of celebrity would this even make the news?
I guess if you drive a Cadillac Escalade, it's OK to violate the law. Sure, Powell could have shown more compassion but (it seemed to me) that Moats expected special treatment.