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PLANO, Texas (AP) - A police officer pulled over an NFL player rushing to see his dying mother-in-law, drew his gun, threatened the player with jail and held him in the hospital parking lot as she died, officials said Thursday.


Moats has played for the Eagles and Texans after being drafted in the 3rd round in 2005. (Harry How / Getty Images)
Officer Robert Powell told his commanders he drew his gun but did not point it, Dallas police spokesman Lt. Andy Harvey said. That was disputed by the wife of Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats.

"He was pointing a gun at me as soon as I got out of the car," Tamishia Moats told The Dallas Morning News, which first reported that Powell unholstered his sidearm.

The Moats family did not return messages left by The Associated Press.

Powell, who has been reassigned to desk duty, stopped Moats' SUV outside Baylor Regional Medical Center during the early hours of March 18 after Moats rolled through a red light. Moats and his family had gotten a call saying his mother-in-law was dying.

He pulled his gun for rolling a stop light, how fucking stupid is he. And I don't want to hear how threatened he felt by the crying woman and a man telling him that they were on the way to see a dying relative. This is a fucking case of abuse of power pure and simple.

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If you are looking for sympathy, you will find it between shit and syphilis in a dictionary.

"It is not what you are capable of doing, it is what you are willing to do." M. Tomlin

B2B, your calling is clear.

A film or song about the life and times of Ryan Moats, with this episode as the pinnacle of the plot line.

His name keeps appearing for a reason, obviously.

if you hear the recorded dialogue between the cop and Moats, thats what will really drive you nuts. Just utter disrespect for no reason. The nurse even tried to come out to the parking lot to get the cop to let Moats come in and he wouldn't do so.

I like to give police the benefit of the doubt. But in this case, the cop was in the wrong. The article I read on espn went further about how the hospital security and a nurse even came out to try and get the cop to let Moats go in. The cop still wouldn't budge. Bottom line, the cop acted like a smug asshole, and deserves whatever punishment, or lawsuit, that gets directed at him.

Pathetic- how do these things happen?

I thought this was about Arians, but the thread didnt deliver

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the cop should be fired...........and so should Arians.......

How's that for satisfaction?

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It's weird, isn't it? Next up, Jason Capizzi, Jason Williams from UWI, and Jamaal Brimmer.

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"Joe Flacco is the best QB in football."-- Ray Rice

I've been beating that horse so long that I'm almost tired of hearing me say it.

Ahhh maybe not Arians should be fired.

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If you are looking for sympathy, you will find it between shit and syphilis in a dictionary.

"It is not what you are capable of doing, it is what you are willing to do." M. Tomlin

I live in Dallas, we have one of the most corrupt Police depts. in the country. I can't tell you how many people have been done wrong by the hands of DallasPD