In an interview Eric Dickerson told a story about how early in his career he was still hanging around with punks from old neighborhood, he got a call from his cousin who was a gangster. His cousin told him to stay away from those guys and stay away from him. Told him he was out, could have a whole new life, which should not include hanging with thugs.
McCoy never learned that lesson. You missed the point it’s not about the cops, it’s about putting yourself in that situation to begin with, especially when you are a star athlete. It is one thing to make one dumb mistake, McCoy has made mistakes multiple times.