Doug Carr -- That's C A R R -- Remember It!
A METRO cop has received a complaint for his second incident of buffoonery in a week, but maybe something will be done about it this time since the recipient of said buffoonery actually recorded it:
A METRO cop in hot water, caught on tape going way overboard.The METRO chief trotted out to say everything will be just fine:The officer was working what should have been a routine traffic stop of a taxi cab, but it's what he said to the driver -- all recorded by the driver -- that makes this a much bigger deal.
"How he took my driver's license was just crazy, like 'Just give it, give it, give it!'," said cab driver Amanuel Hadis.
Moments after being pulled over for allegedly running a red light at an intersection in downtown Houston, Hadis says he reached for his cell phone, not to make a call, but to record what he calls abuse from the METRO cop who stopped him.
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"He had a bad temper and I thought he was going to kill me or do something to me and I was afraid, scared of that."
The voice on the tape apparently belongs to Officer Doug Carr, a former president of the METRO Police Association. Hadis says Carr pulled him over after the front wheels of his cab touched or crossed the white lines of the pedestrian crossing.
Voice on tape: Let me tell you something, (expletive). You crossed that white line out there. That's running the red light, period. You want to argue with me or do you want to go to jail?Hadis is a naturalized citizen, originally from Ethiopia. He fled the civil-war torn country twelve years ago, but now says he's afraid to drive in downtown Houston.Voice on tape: We don't need your kind here. You can go back to where you come from if you don't want to abide by our laws. You understand me?
Hadis: Yes, sir
Voice on tape: Look at my name. Remember it. Remember C-A-R-R 'cause the next time I find you on a city street in Houston, Texas downtown and you (expletive) up and break the law, I will put your (expletive) in jail.
"Number one, I'm embarrassed for the agency and I want to apologize on behalf of all the staff," said METRO police chief Tom Lambert.From what I've seen of Tom Lambert's act, his best apology might be hanging Mayor White his letter of resignation. After firing Officer C-A-R-R.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/11/04 22:08 | Houston | Technorati
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I listened to the tape on last nights 11 news. They need to get this A-Hole off the streets. What a great idea to record conversations with your cell phone. I know mine has a button to record quick messages to yourself but up until now I never knew where I would ever use this feature.
Posted by klesher @ 07:24 on 02/12/04
He probably won't even get fired. He'll get suspended for a few weeks and then be back on the job.
That's my bet anyway.
Posted by Renee @ 07:58 on 02/12/04
appears to be a "can't we all just get along?" in the making...
Posted by tonto j. @ 09:12 on 02/12/04
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