His superior said he was wrong at about the same point where I said he messed up. But, I see nothing wrong whatsoever with what he did during the first half of the traffic stop. When an officer pulls you over, you sit in the car and wait until he makes contact. It will only take 30-45 seconds. Had Moats done that, and had his wife stayed inside of the vehicle, the officer would have likely allowed Moats to continue on to the hospital and maybe just verify that his story was true.
Instead, they jumped out on the officer, which sent him into defensive mode, only two days after a national story where four officers were shot, two of which were conducting a traffic stop. It's one of the most dangerous parts of the job.
In the end, had they done what they should have, they would have lost maybe 1 to 2 minutes. Instead, they lost a lot longer, in spite of whether the officer dragged it out or not.
When people start flying out of a vehicle on a traffic stop, things change. Trust me, I have been a part of hundreds of them. If you simply sit in your car until the officer is able to make contact, the stop takes on a whole different mind set. A mind set of cooperation which will usually lead to a fair conclusion.
Apollo Creed, you are ignorant. You think you know what you are talking about, but you don't. Because you have never done it. Until you have done it, you will never know what you are talking about. Until you have had a traffic stop go bad on you, you are simply giving your opinion in an are where you are ignorant.
