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Originally Posted by jwallace262
This is my first post, but I have been an avid reader of this board since the end of the season.
Seeing police officers act like that give us a very very bad name. As you can tell I am a police officer in the area. We hear about incidents like this ALL of the time and you wonder why some people have such negative thoughts about police officers. Its because of situation just like this. I have been a fan of Moats since he got drafted by the Eagles and when I saw this video my jaw about hit the floor. But I do praise Moats for having the patience to deal with that ******* cop, that says quite a bit about his morale.
Ok, I am off my soap box for now.
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1) Welcome.
2) Normally, I support the police and give them the benefit of the doubt because they have a thankless job that pays them far less than they deserve. But not this time. And not because Moats is a Texan or even an athlete.
Moats was in a stressful situation and even if it wasn't *his* mother, it was his wife's mother so you know he's got to deal with her grief and keeping the family under control. A certain amount of leeway was required.
Part of the job is knowing what's important and what isn't. This 26-year-old officer either hadn't learned that yet or didn't care. Hopefully, in time he will learn.