I read this article while I was taking a break at work... It kind of makes me wonder how people even learn to be so senseless. If you don't feel like watching the clips, what happened was, Ryan Moats, a NFL player for the Houston Texans was caught running a red light while driving to the hospital with his wife, grandfather-in-law and other family members because his mother-in-law was dying. From what I can gather, this is dying in the sense that she could die at any second.
The police officer in the video clip, followed the Moatses after witnessing the running of the red light to the hospital where the family got out of the car and attempted to get in the hospital to the dying woman. Not shown in the video clip, the police officer actually drew his gun and allegedly pointed it at the people getting out. Ryan Moats' wife ignored the office and rushed into the hospital while Ryan stayed behind where he attempted to inform the officer of the situation. What follows is about 10-15 minutes where the officer struts about and does everything he can to slow Ryan down and display his authority as a officer of the law.
Excerpts from Officer Robert Powell and Ryan Moats:
Moats: You really want to go through this right now? My mother-in-law is dying. Right now! ... I got seconds before she's dying, man!
Powell: If my mom was dying I'd probably be a little upset too, but when I saw flashing red and blues, I would stop.
Moats: Did I not stop at the red light?
Powell: You stopped, then you drove through the red light.
Moats: I stopped, I checked the traffic, I waved the traffic off, then I turned.
Powell: This is not an emergency vehicle. You do not have the right to control the traffic.
Moats: OK. All right ... just go ahead and check my insurance so I can go ahead and go. If you're gonna give me a ticket, give me a ticket. I really don't care, just ...
Powell: Your attitude says that you need one.
Moats: I don't have an attitude. All I'm asking you is just to hurry up. Cause you're standing here talking to me...
Powell: Shut your mouth and listen.
Moats: Shut my mouth? Is that how you talk to me, too?
Powell: Shut your mouth and listen. If you want to keep this going, I'll just put you in handcuffs, and I'll take you to jail for running a red light.
Moats: OK. All right.
Powell: I can do that.
Moats: OK.
Powell: State law says I can.
Moats: Yes, sir. Go ahead.
Powell: If you don't settle down that's what I'm gonna do.
Moats: Yes, sir.
Powell: All right, If you don't settle down, your truck's illegally parked – I'll tow that as well.
Moats: Yes, sir.
Powell: OK, I can screw you over. I'd rather not do that. Your attitude will dictate everything that happens, and right now, your attitude sucks.
Moats: Yes, sir.
Powell: OK, I turned my red and blues on as you were going over the bridge ...
Moats: You think I'm gonna stop when my wife's mother is dying?
Powell: You are required to stop. What you're doing does not matter. Red and blues, you have to stop. I can charge you with fleeing right now.
Moats: Yes, sir. ...
Powell: I can take you to jail. I can tow your truck. I can charge you with fleeing.
Moats: Yes, sir, you can. I understand.
Powell: I can make your night very difficult.
Moats: I hope you'll be a great person and not do that.
These kinds of situations just make me shake my head and wonder where people get their self-inflated sense of importance. It made me really sad to hear that his mother-in-law died before he could get in to see her.
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