Comments on: Doggie Moral Dilemma http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/ You can't have everything. Where would you put it? Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Bryan http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Bryan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:42:16 +0000 http://smugpuppies.com/?p=1028#comment-2152 My position is he needs to stop the guy, but he should have escorted him to the vet's, and given him a ticket after the dog got care if he felt it was warrented. Not necessarily because the driving of a dog to the vet needs an escort, but to make sure the guy doesn't just speed off again and endanger people. The cop was callous, but protection of the public is his job, no doubt. The cop shouldn't have held him up for the pup's sake, not for that long, but I understand the need for the stop and a ticket. By all rights, actually, when the dog owner popped out of the car before the cop got there, the cop should have pulled his gun. That's a potentially dangerous situation, too...I mean, what if the driver had a gun, in his mental state. Yikes. My position is he needs to stop the guy, but he should have escorted him to the vet’s, and given him a ticket after the dog got care if he felt it was warrented. Not necessarily because the driving of a dog to the vet needs an escort, but to make sure the guy doesn’t just speed off again and endanger people. The cop was callous, but protection of the public is his job, no doubt. The cop shouldn’t have held him up for the pup’s sake, not for that long, but I understand the need for the stop and a ticket.

By all rights, actually, when the dog owner popped out of the car before the cop got there, the cop should have pulled his gun. That’s a potentially dangerous situation, too…I mean, what if the driver had a gun, in his mental state. Yikes.

]]> By: MWT http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 MWT Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:40:46 +0000 http://smugpuppies.com/?p=1028#comment-2137 In light of Michelle's comments, I'd say that a good way for the officer to handle it would've been to put the guy and the dog into the back of the cruiser and drive them to the vet. :p Unfortunately, not everyone thinks of pets as family members, and that particular officer apparently does not. In light of Michelle’s comments, I’d say that a good way for the officer to handle it would’ve been to put the guy and the dog into the back of the cruiser and drive them to the vet. :p

Unfortunately, not everyone thinks of pets as family members, and that particular officer apparently does not.

]]> By: Michelle http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Michelle Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:52:34 +0000 http://smugpuppies.com/?p=1028#comment-2136 The cop should have been more gentle with the man, BUT he acted properly. Here's why, IMHO. I LOVE Dogs. My family LOVES dogs. If my dog were dying, neither my husband or I would be fit to drive. Especially at that high of speed. A dying DOG is no reason to put other HUMAN lives in danger. Anyone driving under stress at 100 mph is plainly putting humans in danger. That is reckless behavior. If the man in question had hit a car carrying my children, parents, siblings, friends, etc, and killed or injured them, I would not accept a dying dog as a valid excuse. Maybe that officer had held an innocent bystander as he died as the result of a reckless driver. Who know where the officer was coming from? So no, he didn't have to be mad at the folks or cruel, but he needed to stop the dangerous behavior. The cop should have been more gentle with the man, BUT he acted properly. Here’s why, IMHO.

I LOVE Dogs. My family LOVES dogs. If my dog were dying, neither my husband or I would be fit to drive. Especially at that high of speed. A dying DOG is no reason to put other HUMAN lives in danger. Anyone driving under stress at 100 mph is plainly putting humans in danger. That is reckless behavior. If the man in question had hit a car carrying my children, parents, siblings, friends, etc, and killed or injured them, I would not accept a dying dog as a valid excuse. Maybe that officer had held an innocent bystander as he died as the result of a reckless driver. Who know where the officer was coming from?

So no, he didn’t have to be mad at the folks or cruel, but he needed to stop the dangerous behavior.

]]> By: Jeri http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/comment-page-1/#comment-2135 Jeri Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:40:16 +0000 http://smugpuppies.com/?p=1028#comment-2135 Janiece, I agree. While the dog may have died anyway, the police officer most certainly ensured that was the case. Asshole. A sane and humane approach to policing - without the power trip this officer seemed to be on - would have been to follow the driver to the vet hospital at a more moderate speed, let him get his dog in the hands of veterinary personnel, and then write him a ticket. I can see the point that you don't endanger the lives of humans for the life of a pet - or for that matter, for the life of another human. Ambulance drivers are trained to respond to emergencies in a way that does not. So the guy probably did deserve a citation - just not in the manner that took place here. My heart goes out to the poor dog owner. "You can get another dog." Good lord! I'm sure glad the driver wasn't armed - as agitated as he was, that would have been a distinct danger to everyone. Janiece, I agree. While the dog may have died anyway, the police officer most certainly ensured that was the case. Asshole.

A sane and humane approach to policing – without the power trip this officer seemed to be on – would have been to follow the driver to the vet hospital at a more moderate speed, let him get his dog in the hands of veterinary personnel, and then write him a ticket.

I can see the point that you don’t endanger the lives of humans for the life of a pet – or for that matter, for the life of another human. Ambulance drivers are trained to respond to emergencies in a way that does not. So the guy probably did deserve a citation – just not in the manner that took place here.

My heart goes out to the poor dog owner. “You can get another dog.” Good lord! I’m sure glad the driver wasn’t armed – as agitated as he was, that would have been a distinct danger to everyone.

]]> By: Janiece http://smugpuppies.com/2008/08/17/doggie-moral-dilema/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Janiece Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:51:03 +0000 http://smugpuppies.com/?p=1028#comment-2133 Hmm. Being a doggie person myself who considers my Boogie-Dog to be a member of the family, I think the police officer should be horse-whipped. And I say that as the daughter of a police officer. But I'm not an unbiased observer by any stretch of the imagination, so take it with a grain of salt. Hmm. Being a doggie person myself who considers my Boogie-Dog to be a member of the family, I think the police officer should be horse-whipped.

And I say that as the daughter of a police officer.

But I’m not an unbiased observer by any stretch of the imagination, so take it with a grain of salt.

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