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I think a dog is thought of slightly higher than a hamster. The same as a baby is above a dog.
It's dispicable how we treat mans best friend.
Dog Dies While Cop Detains Owner
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I think a dog is thought of slightly higher than a hamster. The same as a baby is above a dog.
It's dispicable how we treat mans best friend.
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They'll probably get sued for animal cruelty anyway.
Not a hope, the guy was technically breaking the law and most animal cruelty laws wouldn't cover it anyway...
Not because he did his job, but because he needlessly held him up for 15mins afterwards when he could have taken the dog to the vets safely. Besides by his tact he was obviously a complete **** anyway.
People in the uk have been sued for "damage to feelings", so considering this is America it's quite likely, groups like peta will probably be all over this one.
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To you maybe. What's the argument for putting a dog above a hamster? Emotional attachment isn't enough.
Considering the spectacular uselessness of man's best friend in the modern world, it's amazing how how well we treat them to be honest.
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Not after he'd been caught on video breaking the law, those arguments would never go far.
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NEEDLESSLY held him up for 15 minutes? Not so, he stopped a speeding motorist and then had to get up to speed (no pun) on what was happening. Which was not initially clear due to the emotional driver.
They are the police, not emergency vets.
It is such a shame that the world has devolved? into this situation where people can sue for damage to feelings. Why do we bother having emergency services these days? They're not allowed to do their jobs without risking a career ending lawsuit.
I cant see anyone who disagrees with the police stopping the guy, however their actions afterwards left a lot to be desired
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The problem is some people (me included) view dogs as part of the family. It's hard to comprehend that fact if you havn't had a pet you felt so strongly about and hence some of the calous comments in this thread.
Me? I would have stopped, explained the situation and drove off. I'd quite happily be booked for resisting arrest, dangerous driving etc even do some time to save my dogs life.
On the other hand I would be non to impressed if someone was speeding and ran down my 3yr old daughter because he wanted to save his dying dog.
I can see both sides of the arguement so yeah the guy deserved what he got but at the same time it's quite clear the police officer was as inept as he was insensitive.
Me? I would have stopped, explained the situation and drove off. I'd quite happily be booked for resisting arrest, dangerous driving etc even do some time to save my dogs life.
On the other hand I would be non to impressed if someone was speeding and ran down my 3yr old daughter because he wanted to save his dying dog.
I can see both sides of the arguement so yeah the guy deserved what he got but at the same time it's quite clear the police officer was as inept as he was insensitive.
They'll probably get sued for animal cruelty anyway.
Fingers crossed.
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I was half expecting the copper to start tearing the car out looking for drugs.
And the way he reacted over the dog, Im wondering if he would have done the same if it was an adult or a child or even a pregnant woman giving birth...
And the way he reacted over the dog, Im wondering if he would have done the same if it was an adult or a child or even a pregnant woman giving birth...
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The cop was absolutely right to do what he did. You've got to feel for the dog owner, but at the end of the you wouldn’t care much about his dog if he hit yours or one of your families car at 100mph. As the policeman said, it’s not his duty to protect the dog. The guy didn't do himself any favours by acting like a complete nutcase after he was pulled over ether.
Ermm, I'm guessing probably not. But it's just a guess
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Parent: "My child is dying".
Officer: "It's ok you can always have another one".
Out of every possible course of action that could have been taken, the worst one was. After he established that the dog was dying about 5 seconds after the guy got out of the car; the police could have taken them with the dog to the vets, one of the officers would have taken the dog in the car, the woman could have been allowed to drive the dog to the vets, or even in the worst case scenario he could have shot the dog so it didn't suffer for ages. Completley inept, such bad judgement and tact is unbelieveable.
At least the police force realised it was not handled correctly.
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Indeed. The policeman was doing his job but he could've helped and then gave the driver and talking to later on.
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Can't blame him though can you? Any normal person would be the same if something or someone they loved was dying right infront of them.
The attitude of the police officer was utterly disgusting.
I agree, 'he was just doing his job' is no excuse for such a complete lack of common sense.
He's done his job by pulling him over, that's fine, but at least have the brainpower to understand that there is an urgent situation at hand.
I'd be holding them responsible tbh, the dog is dying in the back of the car and they want to **** about with formalities that can as easily be dealt with somewhere down the line. Disgusting.
The cop was doing his job, and certainly does not deserve a law-suit to be taken out against him. Yes, he acted insensitively, but at the same time think of his emotions-if you pull somebody over that is speeding that quickly, acting like the guy was and is clearly agitated, then as a police officer you are going to expect the worst. It may well affect you!
I agree that he acted insensitively (and certainly harshly), but to call it disgusting or to propose a lawsuit is ridiculous. There was a lot of pressure on both men, and both men could have handled it better.
At the same time, if the state police department wish to look into the matter then that is their choice. They would be within their rights to punish the officer and, in doing so, would need to rethink their entire position on situations like this. As somebody above said, if they made it wrong to treat somebody taking their dog to the vets as the police officer had done, would it be wrong to treat somebody taking their hamster to the vets in a similar way? Would it only be wrong if they really loved their hamster?
The correct way to deal with this, in my opinion, is for the state department to point out to the officer where he went wrong, and to teach him to think before he speaks in the future. If this is something that needs to be incorporated in police training in the future, so be it.
However, the be all and end all of the matter is that the officer did the right thing, but in an insensitive and thoughtless way. He doesn't deserve punishment, merely retraining.
I agree that he acted insensitively (and certainly harshly), but to call it disgusting or to propose a lawsuit is ridiculous. There was a lot of pressure on both men, and both men could have handled it better.
At the same time, if the state police department wish to look into the matter then that is their choice. They would be within their rights to punish the officer and, in doing so, would need to rethink their entire position on situations like this. As somebody above said, if they made it wrong to treat somebody taking their dog to the vets as the police officer had done, would it be wrong to treat somebody taking their hamster to the vets in a similar way? Would it only be wrong if they really loved their hamster?
The correct way to deal with this, in my opinion, is for the state department to point out to the officer where he went wrong, and to teach him to think before he speaks in the future. If this is something that needs to be incorporated in police training in the future, so be it.
However, the be all and end all of the matter is that the officer did the right thing, but in an insensitive and thoughtless way. He doesn't deserve punishment, merely retraining.