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Moron of the week - Securb - 03-23-2009 THREE Vietnamese men were killed while trying to saw through a war-era shell to salvage metal and explosives, police said. The men, between 19 and 44 years old, were trying to break open a 105mm shell when the blast happened in southern Tay Ninh province on Friday, local policeman Nguyen Minh Kha said."The poor men wanted to sell the metal for money. They could not escape the sudden blast,'' he said. According to earlier figures from the Public Security Ministry, more than 38,000 Vietnamese nationals have been killed and 100,000 injured by explosives left over from the Vietnam War, which ended in 1975. Moron of the week - Prog - 03-26-2009 I don't normally bag on cops, but this one was a douche. I've heard the audio and the guy was obviously distraught and anxious, but the cop was in "I'm the authority" mode. -------------- As he rushed his family to the hospital, 26-year-old NFL running back Ryan Moats rolled through a red light. A Dallas police officer pulled their SUV over outside the emergency room. Moats and his wife explained that her mother was dying inside the hospital. "You really want to go through this right now?" Moats pleaded. "My mother-in-law is dying. Right now!" The officer, 25-year-old Robert Powell, was unmoved. He spent long minutes writing Moats a ticket and threatened him with arrest. "I can screw you over," the officer told Moats. "I'd rather not do that." The scene last week, captured by a dashboard video camera, prompted apologies and the promise of an investigation from Dallas police officials Wednesday. "There were some things that were said that were disturbing, to say the least," said Lt. Andy Harvey, a police spokesman. Moats' mother-in-law, Jonetta Collinsworth, was struggling at 45 with breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. Family members rushed to her bedside from as far away as California. On March 17, the night of their incident with Powell, the Moatses had gone to their Frisco home to get some rest. Around midnight, they received word that they needed to hurry back to the hospital if they wanted to see Collinsworth before she died. The couple, along with Collinsworth's father and an aunt, jumped into the SUV and headed back toward Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano. They exited the Dallas North Tollway at Preston Road, just down the street from the hospital. Moats turned on his hazard lights. He stopped at a red light, where, he said, the only nearby motorist signaled for him to go ahead. He went through. Powell, watching traffic from a hidden spot, flipped on his lights and sirens. In less than a minute, he caught up to the SUV and followed for about 20 more seconds as Moats found a parking spot outside the emergency room. Moats' wife, 27-year-old Tamishia, was the first out. Powell yelled at her to get back in. "Get in there!" he yelled. "Let me see your hands!" "My mom is dying," she explained. Powell was undeterred. "I saw in his eyes that he really did not care," Tamishia Moats said Wednesday. Tamishia Moats and her great-aunt ignored the officer and headed into the hospital. Ryan Moats stayed behind with the father of the dying woman. "I waited until no traffic was coming," Moats told Powell, explaining his passage through the red light. "I got seconds before she's gone, man." Powell demanded his license and proof of insurance. Moats produced his license but said he didn't know where the insurance paperwork was. "Just give me a ticket or whatever," he said, beginning to sound exasperated and a little argumentative. "Shut your mouth," Powell told him. "You can cooperate and settle down, or I can just take you to jail for running a red light." There was more back and forth. "If you're going to give me a ticket, give me a ticket." "Your attitude says that you need one." "All I'm asking you is just to hurry up." Powell began a lecture. "If you want to keep this going, I'll just put you in handcuffs," the officer said, "and I'll take you to jail for running a red light." Powell made several more points, including that the SUV was illegally parked. Moats replied "Yes sir" to each. "Understand what I can do," Powell concluded. "I can tow your truck. I can charge you with fleeing. I can make your night very difficult." "I understand," Moats responded. "I hope you'll be a great person and not do that." Hospital security guards arrived and told Powell that the Moatses' relative really was upstairs dying. Powell spent several minutes inside his squad car, in part to check Moats for outstanding warrants. He found none. Another hospital staffer came out and spoke with a Plano police officer who had arrived. "Hey, that's the nurse," the Plano officer told Powell. "She said that the mom's dying right now, and she's wanting to know if they can get him up there before she dies." "All right," Powell replied. "I'm almost done." As Moats signed the ticket, Powell continued his lecture. "Attitude's everything," he said. "All you had to do is stop, tell me what was going on. More than likely, I would have let you go." It had been about 13 minutes. Moats and Collinsworth's father went into the hospital, where they found Collinsworth had died, with her daughter at her side. The Moatses, who are black, said Wednesday that they can't help but think that race might have played a part in how Powell, who is white, treated them. "I think he should lose his job," said Ryan Moats, a Dallas native who attended Bishop Lynch High School and now plays for the Houston Texans. Powell, hired in January 2006, did not return a call for comment. Assistant Chief Floyd Simpson said Powell told police officials that he believed that he was doing his job. He has been re-assigned to dispatch pending an investigation. "When people are in distress, we should come to the rescue," said Simpson. "We shouldn't further their distress." Collinsworth was buried Saturday in Louisiana. Video clip here Moron of the week - Securb - 03-26-2009 Welcome to my world Moron of the week - 3dR3 - 03-26-2009 I see two issues, one being the cop's age the second being his race. he could have simply walked them all into the lobby, checked the patient registry, confirmed the story and released them. there are bigger things in life then blowing red lights. a 26 year old cop with minimal life experience may not have that perspective. at the same time he pulled over an unknown vehicle and people started fleeing.. so I understand a little, but this seems pretty cut and dry to me. Moron of the week - Prog - 03-26-2009 SAGINAW, Mich. ââ¬â A man police caught performing a sex act with a car wash vacuum has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. Jason Leroy Savage must also submit to drug testing. The 29-year-old from Michigan, was sentenced Wednesday at Saginaw County Circuit Court. Savage pleaded no contest to indecent exposure last month. Police say Savage was arrested after a resident called officers early on Oct. 16 to report suspicious activity at a car wash in Thomas Township, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit. Savage's attorney, Philip Sturtz, didn't immediately return a message seeking comment. Moron of the week - Speng - 03-26-2009 BITHLO, Fla. ââ¬â Authorities said a man threw a Molotov cocktail at his neighbor's trailer, but the wind shifted and set fire to two cars, a pickup and a travel trailer in the man's own yard. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a 51-year-old man got into a fight with his neighbor on Tuesday night and threw the makeshift gasoline bomb. Authorities believe alcohol was involved. The man faces multiple charges, including arson. He was being held at the Orange County Jail. Moron of the week - Prog - 03-27-2009 Update on the dumbass cop: The Dallas Police Chief publically apologized. Kunkle is a good police chief and he defends his officers, but he doesn't put up with any shit from them. The guys on admin leave, but there's no way he comes back. The rumor is after reviewing the footage (17+ minutes), the cop thinks he was right and justified in his actions. DPD Chief Reply Moron of the week - Securb - 03-29-2009 Prog Wrote:I don't normally bag on cops, but this one was a douche. What an understatement this guy is an asshole "Maritza Thomas, the wife of NFL linebacker Zach Thomas, saw a familiar face as she watched the video of Officer Robert Powell detaining Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats as he and his family rushed to a hospital to see a dying loved one. That face was Powell's. On July 27, 2008, while her husband was at training camp with the Cowboys in Oxnard, Calif., Maritza Thomas was pulled over by Powell for an illegal U-turn near NorthPark Center. Maritza Thomas was issued five tickets by Powell, four of which were later dismissed. Thomas was handcuffed, placed in the back of a police cruiser, spent about three hours in the Dallas County Jail and was threatened with the possibility of spending the night behind bars. "This in no way compares to what happened to Ryan Moats and his family," said Zach Thomas, who played for the Cowboys last season and is now a free agent. "But we wanted to tell our story, not knowing how many others have been affected by Officer Powell. We know the vast majority of the Dallas police force are good and professional people, but this guy just seems excessive." The charges that were dropped were failure to show proof of insurance, running a red light, having an improper address on a driver's license and not having a registration sticker on the windshield. She accepted deferred adjudication for the illegal U-turn charge, and her record will be cleared next month. In total, Maritza Thomas, who is Hispanic, was detained roughly five hours. "This situation never should've happened," said Maritza Thomas' attorney, Brody Shanklin. "Unless extraordinary circumstances exist, no person should be arrested for a Class C citation. In this case, it was an example of Officer Powell being overzealous and exerting his authority in a manner that he never should have." " http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/032909dnspo1athomas.3ecf949.html Moron of the week - 3dR3 - 03-31-2009 how small is this guys dick? Moron of the week - Hooch - 03-31-2009 That guy is fucked. He deserves what he gets, but how does this affect everyone he's ever arrested now? Lawyers will be coming out of the woodwork to clear their clients saying they got a raw deal from Powell. Like how they point out she was Hispanic? |