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An Officer Placed a Retired Police Dog in a Shelter. Now He’s Been Demoted.
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Surely the poster that posted "Oh shut up." should at the very least get given a warning for being hostile or does mean we are allow to make that kind of comment in any thread?
What's to stop me from responding from this comment with the same comment?
No offence but a dog is nothing like a baby, though.
I see, then yeah the right course of action would probably have been to go back and ask around if anyone was willing to take on the dog.
unless its a no kill shelter, youre risking big time an old dog not being adopted and subsequently being euthanized by dropping it off at a shelter. These dogs are considered family on the force, im sure finding him a surefire home would not have been difficult.
Dick move, but I don't know if it deserves a demotion. The stupidly-influential and powerful police union will probably get it overturned.
It was extremely off topic and I prefer to handle things with modposts
PM me about if you want but I don't have the energy for an argument rn
I made a case for it being on topic as a topic of the article is the inconsistance of police officer punishment as this seems overzealous.
just goes to show how inconsistent they are when it comes to disciplinary action
a service dog deserves better but I'm with you, this may be a bit excessive
how is it inconsistent? Its not just a regular dog, its by most accounts one of their own officers. When police dogs get killed on duty they usually got the whole motorcade funeral as well. Im sure the department wouldnt have cared one bit if it was just a random pet.
It looks like detectives down in Jackson don't earn much. They'd have to be tenured and put in some significant overtime to break six figures. Though I imagine the cost of living is probably low, so it should work out.
Oh, don't get me wrong. An email should have been sent. I just don't see this as demotion worthy.
inconsistency in how they deal with wrongdoings towards humans and service animals
in this case the officer got demoted, but in some cases with humans they don't get jack shit except for a short suspension at best
Okay I guess my point is that sure owning a dog especially a police dog can be expensive. But regular ass people in this country spend hundreds and thousands to try and save their dogs on the daily. He's stilll making way more than the average person in the city he lives in.
I wasn't trying to defend the guy. I think what he did was rotten, especially given the circumstances. I was just pointing out he's probably not big-balling with a fat salary and mad overtime like detectives make in major cities.
If he could not handle the dog he should not have taken it home permanently. The Police Union as always making lots of excuses. Dogs will eat their own shit. They can handle pretty much any dog food. If the dog gets super sick and you cannot afford treatment that is when you make the sad but understandable choice to put it to sleep.
Union going out of its way to blame everyone but the officer for the situation
Union going out of its way to blame everyone but the officer for the situation
Police dogs are not regular dogs and shouldn't be with someone who doesn't know the deal. Im pretty good friends with a K-9 cop partner and he loves his dog but he's not a normal dog.
So this guy sucks for doing that to his partner, he sucks for not being reasonable and telling someone at the department, and he sucks for not informing the shelter.
The department should pay for all the care of these service dogs too. I'm surprised that's not the case.
So this guy sucks for doing that to his partner, he sucks for not being reasonable and telling someone at the department, and he sucks for not informing the shelter.
The department should pay for all the care of these service dogs too. I'm surprised that's not the case.
the whole point is its not just an animal, its one of their own.
I mean...I get where you're coming from...but they're REALLY good at it...
you either misread what I wrote or something is lost in translation here lol
He's not wrong, and until it changes any story involving an American cop should have it mentioned.
If the Departments are really seriously about providing a good retirement for their dogs, they should make financial assistance available to their care takers. It sounds like the dog gets a golden collar and is passed off to an officer/trainer and then good luck.
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Go fuck yourself.
these dogs are just used as tools to 'get the right perp' anyway. their accuracy is quite suspect and the trainers abuse their trust to get false alerts so they can do illegal searches.
it's not shocking that the officer would ditch the poor animal the first chance he got after it no longer was a useful tool for them.
it's not shocking that the officer would ditch the poor animal the first chance he got after it no longer was a useful tool for them.
Glad the dog got adopted, I would never do something like this especially to a K9 dog who's essentially your partner in the field. Maybe it'll be better for the dog in the long run because this officer didn't seem to care for him so maybe the new family can care for him better. Also as someone who works in law enforcement all K9 officers I met care for there dogs alot better than this guy does.
I don't think police dogs have ever killed anyone so I don't see the problem. But I guess it would be kinda awkward if you got pulled over by two officers and they were both dogs.
Why would your first thought not be ask someone else on the force if they wanted to adopt Ringo? I get that the one officer was his partner 24/7, but surely other officers would have come in contact with Ringo and thought he was pretty awesome. C'mon!
I don't agree with demoting him over it unless there are strict stipulations on how to handle retired police dogs. It's shitty behavior, but that's punishing the officer's home life. What he did wasn't illegal - again unless there are rules/laws for the job that say otherwise which I'm not familiar with.
I don't agree with demoting him over it unless there are strict stipulations on how to handle retired police dogs. It's shitty behavior, but that's punishing the officer's home life. What he did wasn't illegal - again unless there are rules/laws for the job that say otherwise which I'm not familiar with.
It is though, which is why this is news. Most cops don't abandon their canine companions.
