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You are here: Home / Daily News / Rocky River PD: Kareem Hunt Did Not Receive Preferential Treatment

Rocky River PD: Kareem Hunt Did Not Receive Preferential Treatment

By Steven Kubitza January 31, 2020 @kubitzawrites

Kareem Hunt
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The new faces in the Cleveland Browns organization already have one major decision to make this offseason.

That is what to do with Kareem Hunt. 

The running back is a restricted free agent in 2020 and his latest incident in which he was pulled over for speeding could lead the new regime to move on from a player brought in by John Dorsey.

But Hunt was not cited even after some marijuana was found in his car.

That is apparently a decision that is causing some controversy among those who believe Hunt got preferential treatment.

Wow. Listen to Kareem Hunt here: "I should be playing for the frickin Super Bowl. It hurts my soul.'' https://t.co/SfXSanTF3R

— Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) January 27, 2020

Rocky River Police has had to come out and explain why Hunt was not cited for marijuana or for the open container of vodka in his car.

 

The Explanation

 

WKYC spoke with the police department and were told that the officer treated Hunt like he would any other person in that situation.

Rocky River PD defend the actions of their officer who did not cite Browns running back Kareem Hunthttps://t.co/vnqJrh3gK6

— WKYC 3News (@wkyc) January 30, 2020

The bottle of alcohol had been opened, but Hunt was not actively drinking out of it. 

Then there was the small amount of marijuana and the fact Hunt told the officer he would not pass an NFL drug test.

The department noted the fact there has been a law change in the area and small amounts of the drug are not worthy of citations. 

Hunt was also apologetic and did nothing to escalate the situation.

So the officer let him go with just a ticket for speeding.

 

The Argument of Preferential Treatment

 

It is easy to see why some are upset with Hunt getting off with just the ticket.

Our society has featured countless situations where such a traffic stop did not end in just one small ticket.

Anyone who has had such an experience may not understand why Hunt was treated differently.

I suppose the only explanation is that this cop was properly following the law and did not create a big deal out of a situation that did not warrant an arrest.

The situation was not escalated by either individual and new laws make small amounts of marijuana not worthy of even a citation.

Could the officer have let Hunt go because of who he is?

Sure, that is entirely possible.

But the cop knew the whole encounter was on camera and did nothing that called his character or integrity into question.

 

Moving On

 

The cop in this situation should actually be commended for his actions.

Others should follow his lead and not create problems when a routine ticket and warning will suffice.

Teaching others to do the same is better than saying Hunt should have been cited or arrested just because others have been in the past.

This is obviously a touchy subject and one where those who have bad experiences with law enforcement may never be swayed.

Though when applied strictly in a Browns-centric focus, it was good to see Hunt get off without any more unnecessary issues.

He is clearly having a tough time and said as much to the officer.

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About Steven Kubitza

Steven Kubitza has covered the Browns since 2015 and grew up in the post-99 era. He is somehow able to keep optimism high and can be found in the Dawg Pound when he has the funds for a ticket and some Muni Lot fun.

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  1. Zachary M. says

    January 31, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    I kind of felt that way too, but after hearing more on it, I am okay with them letting him off with just a ticket. Probably didn’t want to deal with the paper work too lol.

    No idea what they’ll do with him in the Browns case, but I sure hope they keep him.

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  2. Tabitha Morgan says

    February 1, 2020 at 5:58 am

    I’ve been let off easy on more than several occasions. People are jus upset because they want to see people fail. The officer handled itwell, but let’s talk about he got off easy because of who he is. He made the news over a speeding ticket because of who he is,who wants to live like that.?There’s been people arrested for open containers, speeding, & weed why aren’t they on the news. I feel he only got pulled because of who he is,.A big black man with dreads in Rocky River. Not hard to pick out who he is at all.Speeding, of course he’s not going to argue with that if he didn’t get an open container or a ticket for weed. Sincerely, Tabitha Morgan(Elyria, Ohio)

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