tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2282828427758414398..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Dangerous MenFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-19822104523621618282015-12-24T03:51:00.929-05:002015-12-24T03:51:00.929-05:00I read a brief article today about a man whose cat...I read a brief article today about a man whose cat ran out of his house and was temporarily lost. A neighbor saw it and, thinking it might be injured (it was scared and hissed when he approached), called the police. An officer responded, and being told it might be injured, decided to shoot it, without even getting close enough to see if it was indeed hurt. He shot and killed it. The owner, devastated, took it to his vet who determined the only thing wrong with it was the bullet hole through its neck.<br /><br />As a former peace officer, I'll reiterate - don't call the cops. These days, too many of them seem to want to shoot something, use the tools and "toys" (Tasers, etc.) they carry and hardly _ever_ get to play with, and they know they will _always_ get away with killing a pet, and sometimes a person. We had a few like that even back in my day. We called them "felony cops", because they would respond to every felony they could get to, on the chance they might be able to actually shoot something. Or someone.Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-2152469862607313172015-12-23T12:36:14.784-05:002015-12-23T12:36:14.784-05:00Reagan's scariest nine words always makes me t...Reagan's scariest nine words always makes me think of the meme, 'They are here to <b>protect and serve the shit out of you</b>.' It won't let me attach a picture so it is up to folks to use the search engine of their choice to see what I mean.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410760001317154919noreply@blogger.com