Dangerous Dallas Police

As I drove into Downtown Dallas this morning, heading east on Woodall Rodgers around the St. Paul exit, I saw a police action that stunned me in the danger to which it exposed everyone, police and citizens alike. As cars whizzed by, there were two Dallas motorcycle officers standing near their bikes on the inside “shoulder” of the road. Those who travel this route will know that it isn’t really a “shoulder,” but a narrow corridor between a lane of traffic and a concrete barrier.

Suddenly, one of the officers stepped into the lane of an oncoming car which was probably traveling at more than 70 miles per hour, waved frantically at the driver to pull over, then dashed back toward the concrete barrier. The car did pull over, about 100 yards farther down the road.

This was the most irresponsible, foolish traffic control maneuver I think I’ve ever seen, putting the officers and drivers at tremendous risk. The greatest danger on Woodall Rodgers this morning wasn’t speeding drivers, it was the police.