Ryan Moats and the DPD

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Please keep in mind not all cops are like this. When your the last line of defense for the public/community the cop has to get control of any given situation in order to keep others as well as himself safe. Sometimes looking like an asshole. I doubt people actually know how many time an officer hears on a traffic stop " my family member is in on their way to the hospital," " a family member is having a baby," " a family member is on their death bed" on traffic stops simply to get out of a ticket. I've heard co-workers say they use lines like that in hopes the officer will believe they need to move on in a hurry and let them go with a warning.

Now the B.S. part of this story is the officer could have parked his car, notified his dispatcher that he was out with someone going into the hosptial and actually checked this story out and given a warning if proven true. Something the cop failed to do. Two other factors; How young was the officer and how long has he been on the force.

That's all well and good, but by the time he actually got to the car they were already in the hospital parking lot and Moats' wife was crying and running to the door.

I understand the cop probably felt like he was just doing his job, and that he probably became aggrevated because Moats was fairly emotional himself, but common sense should have taken over sooner. There was no reason for the cop to hold him for 15 minutes, or to threaten to arrest him and have his car towed when it was obvious that the man just needed to get into the hospital ASAP.

And I thought the cop was only 25. Towards the end of the video he says "I've had one chase in 3 years," or something like that.