The Wiz tipped me today to the Myspace page of Dallas Police Officer Robert Powell. He’s the guy who was last seen harassing NFLer Ryan Moats and wife Tamishia as they attempted to visit a dying relative in the hospital.
(That’s it. I’m finally splurging on SbB neck ink)
From his behavior on the traffic stop video, I think it’s safe to assume that Mr. Powell might take his job a little too seriously.
His Myspace profile photo (above) might also give one that impression.
While the Myspace account is private, Powell does have a now-abandoned Xanga.com personal account that provides us with possible foreshadowing of last week’s shakedown.
He stopped updating the account in 2006, which happened to be when he embarked on his now-celebrated career as a Peace Officer. But thankfully he left this prophetic prose intact:
I did have to fight a lady a little yesturday, lucky for her she didnt start until after the cuffs were on, cause then she would have more than just a little pain around the rists.
But it was hard because her 7 year old daughter was near by and had to watch, and we didnt like that at all. I wrote a few more tickets, nothing good like passing a bus, but I did get to drive with a releif trainer.
I like to drive fast. I also got to work my first accident. One was a Mustang, and the other a Kia Rio. The girl in the Kia was cute, but a bit young. I even got to hold traffic back in the car as I got in position to start working.
Fighting a woman in handcuffs while her 7-year-old daughter watched? Nice to see he learned his lesson last week.
6:05 pm on March 30th, 2009
" think it’s safe to assume that Mr. Powell might take his job a little too seriously"…yep unlike those cops in oakland who didn't take their jobs seriously at all….what an ignorant comment from an increasingly ignorant site…..cops have a tough job and when you pull someone over and multiple people pile out of a car- it's an issue….liberals will never understand what cops g through on a day-to day basis…but they will still be protected
6:29 pm on March 30th, 2009
Danr said, "Liberals will never understand what cops go through on a day-to-day basis . . . "
Heck yeah! Thank goodness every police officer in America is a registered Republican and holds only conservative views.
Jeez. Must be odd living in a world without nuance.
6:30 pm on March 30th, 2009
Book 'em danr…you toolbox.
6:39 pm on March 30th, 2009
errrr ok…nice jabs….but is anyone going to mention oakland…..probably not
6:46 pm on March 30th, 2009
danr… Oakland has nothing to do with this. This isn't a criticism of police in general. It's a criticism of one idiot who, quite possibly, is not fit to be a cop.
6:47 pm on March 30th, 2009
Oakland? Sure. Are you talking about March 22nd when four good officers from Oakland were brutally and senselessly gunned down, or are you referring to January 4th when an Oakland cop killed an unarmed man while he lay face down in handcuffs?
My point, of course, is that there are good cops and bad cops. Most are good, but based on all the evidence, Robert Powell is not fit to wear a shield.
6:52 pm on March 30th, 2009
Danr,
I live in the bay area, and I don't think you can compare the situations at all. It was a horrible tragedy that the area is going to take a long time to recover from, but I don't understand what you are saying. Should cops start every traffic stop with guns drawn? Do you think Officer Powell's attitude would have kept him alive? How bout Oscar Grant, do you have an excuse for that as well?
I'm sick of people on both sides of this, cops and the people celebrating Mixon as if he were a hero. They both seem to think their side can do no wrong.
6:54 pm on March 30th, 2009
Cops have a tough job, so it's totally cool if they blow off steam by beating or harassing minorities and women from time to time, y'know? Right, Danr?
7:02 pm on March 30th, 2009
I'm pretty sure most cops know that when a guy pulls into a hospital after cautiously running a red light, he probably has a good reason. The two women running frantically into the hospital are also a give away. It's a shame nimrods like this give us a bad name.
7:29 pm on March 30th, 2009
Danr, it's impressive that you're able to look down your nose at liberals because, as you propose, they aren't able to appreciate that there are good cops and bad cops, all while you don't seem to be able to comprehend the fact that there are reasonable liberals, and there are leftist whackos. When you make blanket statements, you tend to end up looking like an ignorant fool. Either that, or you're not at all interested in anything resembling a rational discussion–you just want to get into a shouting match.
As to this particular instance, I don't think anybody's wrong for blaming this particular officer. If somebody has a problem with the way Powell acted, I don't think that's at all indicative of being a cop-hating liberal nutjob, it's simply a product of this guy being a jackass who isn't fit to protect a strip mall.
I can't agree with Cop more. I've met a great many good officers in my day, but based on everything I've seen and read (although it must be said, much of it has been one-sided), Officer Powell is just an insecure 16-year old with a badge and a gun. May he never dig himself out of that desk job (and may he go to sleep every night thanking whatever deity he prays to that he still has a job).
7:38 pm on March 30th, 2009
danr,
Nice insult of the Oakland Cops, really classy to assume that 4 cops (including 2 in full SWAT body armor) didnt take their jobs seriously enough that they were gunned down by a rapist murderer with a no bail warrant and an assualt rifle. Jackass.
7:38 pm on March 30th, 2009
danr, Nice insult of the Oakland Cops, really classy to assume that 4 cops (including 2 in full SWAT body armor) didnt take their jobs seriously enough that they were gunned down by a rapist murderer with a no bail warrant and an assualt rifle. Jackass.
9:28 pm on March 30th, 2009
Why do some people think that it's totally unacceptable to ever talk about how a cop sucks at life? There are a perecentage of people that are terrible and should have left the womb on a coat hanger. Some are cops, firemen,or professional wrestlers.
No job (other than one in the military) gives you a free pass to be an ignorant asshole.
9:29 pm on March 30th, 2009
Why do some people think that it's totally unacceptable to ever talk about how a cop sucks at life? There are a perecentage of people that are terrible and should have left the womb on a coat hanger. Some are cops, firemen,or professional wrestlers. No job (other than one in the military) gives you a free pass to be an ignorant asshole.
10:39 pm on March 30th, 2009
is walking in the hospital w/suspects a possibility?how is training going in this town?does anyone get the benefit of the doubt?
10:42 pm on March 30th, 2009
How did Liberals come up? Did I miss something?
10:55 pm on March 30th, 2009
Brooks,
Criticism of police officers is a Liberal Plot. Didn't you know? It's in the Secret Liberal Plan To Destroy America. Did you misplace your copy?
11:15 pm on March 30th, 2009
Powell's spelling and grammar leave something to be desired. I thought you had to at least have a GED to be a police officer. His words are indicative of the type of young men being drawn into law enforcement, security, and military service (I'm in the military, and have first hand knowledge). Weapons and power are a big selling point.
12:01 am on March 31st, 2009
Why do the partisan idiots have to infect every thread on the internet?
3:40 am on March 31st, 2009
danr did you even watch the video?
4:29 am on March 31st, 2009
keep in mind that the football player broke several laws on his wy to the hospital,then when he stopped people from his car got out and ran. the football player stayed behind and could not produce documents for the car. that being said, the cop could have been more understanding when a nurse came out and explained things. as for the derogatory comments made about the military on this thread, keep in mind that the military and the police are the only thing keeping us safe. without them, well i don't even want to think what society would be like.
5:42 am on March 31st, 2009
1) oscar grant's killer was a bart cop, not opd
2)sakai and romans were shot in the head from rounds off a ak as the shitbag/rapist/muderer (even before last week) was hiding prone/crouched (low silhouette regardless)
liberal/conservative has nothing to do with anything…but it does show how ignorant you are
the quotation you were looking for was orwell's "Men sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"…a line any real red stater would know…
/moderate, right of center
//former mp
///now in healthcare
9:03 am on March 31st, 2009
Knowing and being related to cops, every1 sees this guy as a joke. His arrogance is what kills him. Hope he tries to throw that authority around at his new job as a an apartment security guard. The way he expressed his views on xanga shows he is not mentally capable to handle his role as public servant
12:29 pm on March 31st, 2009
It takes no more than one word about a cop abusing his/her authority and, all the cop lovers/defenders come out from under their rocks like this danr character and do the spin. Not ALL cops are bad cops of course. However, as soon as someone points out a bad one, he/she is labelled a "cop hater". It is a useful spinning tool for those who seem to enjoy when a cop like this powell does these things. They seem to be angry and hate the world as is likely this powell clown does so, they support this sort of thing. There ARE those types who attempt to or do get into LE to 'get even' as they were cowards, bullied or whatever. I am NOT saying that all of them are like this so, spin away. The young man who stopped at the hospital was polite in every exchange. He was very frustrated by a cop who did NOT care about anything other than showing his gun/badhe covered authority. I say he KNEW what was actually occuring and decided that he could "punish' this black guy for being black. Even when the nurse came out, he MADE THE DECISION to now allow the human being to see his MIL, KNOWING she was dying. Yes, there was a traffic regulation broken however, what is truly real here, the cop with his little gun & badge and biig man authority or a human being with a LEGITIMATE reason for hurrying to see someone dying? There are probably cops out there who would still have these human emotions and HELP THE MAN.
12:31 pm on March 31st, 2009
Hmm, duplicate post.
If we had the feature whereby we could delete one of our own posts, I certainly would.
Unfortunately~~~~
2:52 pm on March 31st, 2009
typical
8:46 pm on March 31st, 2009
American Veteran,
C'mon, man, be serious. This is the INTERNET, everyone knows there's no room for NUANCE here.
(More seriously - it's entirely possible to have no problem with cops in general - even to like and respect them for the immense sacrifices they make to keep the rest of us safe - and yet still be able to realize that yeah, this Powell guy is a schmuck. That doesn't make someone a Cop Hatah ™ or an Evil Librul Destroying The Fabric of American Society - it just means someone has the ability to spot a schmuck.)
4:26 pm on April 1st, 2009
There are cops that deserve respect for what they deal with every day. But the same ones deserve that respect for being great at their jobs while showing compassion and common sense. THIS JERK-OFF ROBERT POWELL should have been fired before he resigned. I hope he doesn't go and try to apply somewhere else to be a cop. If I was MOATS I would have walked by him and walked into the hospital. This guy should have his ass kicked. LOSER PIG!
4:30 pm on April 1st, 2009
PS. These young jerks being recruited to be cops should not be. The have no business doing this kind of job with just a GED or HS Diploma. They should be required to have a college degree. Better yet like my cousin who has a College Degree and a Law Degree.