this is unbelievable

Let me clear up my statement. I didn't say it wasn't racism. I said it wasn't ONLY rascism. I think race played a huge part. But the other huge part was this cop abusing his power, which also happens a lot regardless of race.

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All over the news here in Dallas. It is sickening. People are trying to make a race issue out of it because the cop is white and Moats is black. I am not denying that, and I think race played a part, but I think this is bigger than that. It is a cop on a power trip, and abusing the power of his badge instead of showing compassion and acting like a human being and everyone here is shocked and outraged regardless of race.

The worst part is this cop reviewed the tape with his superiors and then claimed he did nothing wrong and was just doing his job!

I normally defend cops as well, but this guy crossed the line. No way he keeps his job. You do not make your police department a topic of national conversation in a negative manner and keep your job.

its not a cop abusing his power its racism simple as that.

I'm sorry, but I ahve to disagree too. It's not simply racism, there is more to it than that. There is no real hard evidence to say it's strictly a racial biast. I'm not saying that that didn't have an influence becuase that is definitely possible, but there is more to it than that in my opinion.

This cop looks like a young guy. A new cop, fresh out of the academy who wants to clean the streets. I think the guy has a bit of identity crisis going on here and really enjoys his position as an authority figure. People like him have no business being cops if their goign to get a high off of abusing their power.

This guy is probably one of those cops that you'd see in public with his uniform on holding his chin high and puffing his chest out with a strut thinking he's a bad ass cause he can flash some "red and blue".

Administrative leave my ass, this guy should have some kind of dishonorable discharge for this if there is a such thing in the Police dept. He has no remorse for his jackass behavior, won't make a public apology. Robert Powell needs to get over himself, and probably start looking for a new career to. His name is fucked, at least in the Dallas area..

Okay, I read in that ESPN article that he issued an apology last Friday.

Still tho ugh that doesn't change the fact that this guy is a complete ass-clown and has no business being a cop. I wouldn't be suprised if this guy got hate mail and/or bricks thrown through his windows.

Seriously, people like this Powell character are good examples of how people can just be rotten as hell.

I saw this on the news last week. Awful.