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Lies hurt everyone. Trust is so hard to earn. I woke up to a tweet from Fred Nettles yesterday claiming that after an experience in Oxford, Mississippi recently he was lucky to have “made it out alive.” 1/6
I immediately sent him a DM. I have enjoyed getting to know Fred over the past year and was concerned to hear this accusation. I had OPD pull the videos from the ”recent” traffic stop which we found occurred in May 2019. 2/6
The body cameras were there. The dash cam videos were there. The relationship based policing we aim for is exactly what was present in this stop. Fred was pulled over because his tag was expired. He also had an expired license and no proof of insurance. 3/6
Fred states that “one officer kept insulting him and trying to get him to fight.” The video does not support this claim.I don’t believe I have ever seen a more congenial traffic stop or discussion between a compassionate cop and a respectful citizen. 4/6
. I invited Fred to view the video with me to refresh his memory and he declined. I offered Fred the opportunity to visit with me and Chief McCutchen. I wanted to give him the opportunity to make this right. He again declined. 5/6
In this current climate it is so disappointing that someone would promote false information for attention. If we are in the wrong, we own it. I will not stand for an accusation like this to be made falsely about one of the finest police departments in the nation. @OxfordPolice 6
