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reply posted on 1-9-2008 @ 04:30 PM by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by chickenshoes
Originally posted by NOTurTypical


of course it's tragic, but in all honesty, the officer was doing his job. The man can't go that fast, it endangers others.


Ok, let me show you what you typed again.

I wasn't putting words in your mouth.

And, yes, I can concede that possibly the comment was irrelevant to him "doing his job".

But, to me, his insensitive, cruel comment does not speak well of his character. Why did he get into this line of work anyway? It smacks of him being on a power trip (yes, I know, I'm making an assumption here, but I think it's a pretty good one).


? My post you copy/pasted proved my point. Him "doing his job" had to do with pulling the man over. The man actually deserved to take a ride downtown in a squad car for going that fast.

The cops statements are irrelevant to the issue at hand. Yes, given the situation they were careless and insensitive. But that's another thread altogether.

this whole thread it based upon an appeal to emotion argument by default, the OP wants us to "overlook" the fact that the driver was going 30 mph over the speed limit, and justify it internally because there was a chocking dog in the car.

I'm looking at the big picture, this driver was endangering HUMANS, not dogs, lives by driving that fast at night. That was utter disregard for his fellow man on the road.

For arguments sake, what would we say about the cop if he had immediately let the man go, and 2 minutes later the man causes a deadly accident?

They'd be calling for the cop's head! Anyone can agree that the underpinnings to this story are sad, but the man broke the law, in a gross manner, the police officer did his job. It's sad the dog had to perish, but look on the bright side, the cop may have saved a human life or two by pulling this man over.


reply posted on 1-9-2008 @ 04:31 PM by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to
post by NOTurTypical



In the overall scheme of things, I wish the police didn't pull people over for speeding. Give it a few years and the people would start relying on their own common sense, instead of being "fearful" of a ticket.

Take safety inspections for example. Here in NY we have to pay to have our vehicle inspected every year, and be subjected to road blocks supposedly to check that we have done that. If we haven't, you'll wind up paying a fine at the very least, and probably get your car searched. The stickers are bright color-coded by year, so that they can be spotted from a distance too. All this in the name of "safety."

Meanwhile, out in Colorado, they don't even have safety inspections at all. Is this because Colorado doesn't value life? No, it's because they do value freedom and the responsibilies that go along with it.

Then again back here in NY, you see how stupid the inspections are anyway. Shops giving a pass to cars with bald tires, brakes that go out a month after they were inspected, etc.

EDIT to add: When I am driving, the last person I expect to be looking out for my safety is a cop. I know full well that there are plenty of people out there who don't give a poop about paying a speeding ticket in the first place. So it only punishes the poor. Then of course there are all the dangers that the police themselves cause. Not a day goes by that I don't see at least one cruiser travelling at very high speeds, without running code.


Don't you think the argument for voting Democrat or Republican should be held in a different forum??

lol


reply posted on 1-9-2008 @ 04:51 PM by chickenshoes
Originally posted by NOTurTypical


The cops statements are irrelevant to the issue at hand. Yes, given the situation they were careless and insensitive. But that's another thread altogether.

this whole thread it based upon an appeal to emotion argument by default, the OP wants us to "overlook" the fact that the driver was going 30 mph over the speed limit, and justify it internally because there was a chocking dog in the car.

I'm looking at the big picture, this driver was endangering HUMANS, not dogs, lives by driving that fast at night. That was utter disregard for his fellow man on the road.

For arguments sake, what would we say about the cop if he had immediately let the man go, and 2 minutes later the man causes a deadly accident?

They'd be calling for the cop's head! Anyone can agree that the underpinnings to this story are sad, but the man broke the law, in a gross manner, the police officer did his job. It's sad the dog had to perish, but look on the bright side, the cop may have saved a human life or two by pulling this man over.



I can understand that technically, he was in the right, but
a policeman who was truly there to serve and protect and not on a power trip would have seen the situation and given the folks an escort to the nearest AEC.

He could have still given them a ticket or even taken them to jail, but it could have waited until they got to their destination and the dog was being attended to.

If it was his police dog choking, don't you think he'd drive just as fast (or faster)? And do you think he'd put up with being pulled over? Do you think he'd even get pulled over by his buddies?

And yes, I do understand that the idea is to protect the other drivers, but the way he went about it was not good. Callous in the extreme, in fact. Wouldn't that at least point to some kind of psychological instability on his part?



reply posted on 1-9-2008 @ 05:21 PM by jackinthebox
reply to post by umbr45



Well, even if your baby was dieing and you went speeding down the highway and crashed into me killing someone in my family, I would kill you.

I know a man who did ten years in prison for just that in fact. His whole family was killed when the person rushing to the hospital lost it on a turn. The man saw his family dead, and proceeded to beat the other driver to death with his bare hands. Wound up in Greenhaven prison for it.


reply posted on 1-9-2008 @ 05:30 PM by jackinthebox
reply to post by umbr45



But I really don't care wether or not the person was speeding. It was important enough to them to take the risk, they didn't crash, the cop was pig. And I agree, the cop could have renedered assistance, especially if he was going to write them a ticket anyway.


reply posted on 25-10-2008 @ 08:33 PM by Anonymous ATS




reply posted on 25-10-2008 @ 11:45 PM by SweetRevenge
Originally posted by Grafilthy


Well.....seems to be par for the course for police officers these days. "To serve and protect" my @$$!

Score another one for cops not wanting ANY co-operation from the general public.

And if you are responsible for the death of a police dog it's murder?!?!

www.chron.com
(visit the link for the full news article)


As an avid animal lover, I agree this is despicable.

However, your cop bashing is unneeded, you just sound like a pompous high-schooler who hates authority. So kindly kiss my ass. I've had a cop let me go when I was busted speeding(30miles over the speed-limit) to get to work because I stopped to help a dog that had gotten loose in the country. But of course, they all must be evil.


reply posted on 15-12-2008 @ 05:49 AM by silo13
reply to post by caitlinfae



"bleeding heart crudolla over animals and start thinking with their heads"

Bad bad attitude, but I guess it's a backyard butcher's attitude, so at least there is consistency. I retract previous remarks about grace and integrity from another thread.


Bad attitude?
ROTFL
You’ve got to be kidding me.

It's a responsible for HUMAN LIFE attitude!

Yes, it is bleeding heart BS when a couple - aged at that (reduced reflexes, eyesight etc) - puts their life and everyone else on the roads at risk for a little dog.

As for the *backyard butcher* comment?
The other thread has to do with respecting animals lives.
This to do with respecting human life and not placing the life of an animal over the life of human beings.

Why you pull up a comment like that I don’t know, nor do I want to.
But for you to use a term like *backyard butcher* is pretty slimy.

Would I do my best to save the life of my dog?
You bet.

Would I endanger my life, the life of the people in the car, the lives of people on the road and in the event of an accident the life of all the Emergency Personnel who respond to the accident- for a little dog?

No.
That’s absurd.


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reply posted on 15-12-2008 @ 05:56 AM by silo13
reply to post by ElectroMagnetic Multivers



Spot on, this was on an empty (ish) motorway at midnight, it was still illegal, but everyone claiming that they were stupid for driving that fast, have you even considered that they were only doing 95 because there was know one around? because there was no danger? if it was a built up area, who says they weren't doing the speed limit, maybe they thought to speed on the freeway so they would'nt have to speed through streets packed with cars? sound pretty responsible to me in a sense.


Oh yeah right, well, so, it might not have been kids or other drivers.
But when do all the animals come out?
At night.

Headlines Read:

*Couple speeding on highway hit and kill poor defenseless starving stray trying to cross the street to eat from garbage dumpster while rushing poor pampered wee little FiFi the teacup poodle choking on silver spoon to vet.*

Ok, so that’s ridiculous, but, there’s no such thing as “no danger” when you’re in a car, under acute emotional distress, and speeding.


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