Re: 5 lbs Killer Dog tazed and shot by police
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Texagator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When I first became a police officer, an old cop at the edge of retirement told me something that I will never forget and which has turned out to be true at every single turn. He said, "You can do pretty much whatever you want to do on this job but there's two things that will get you in trouble every single time and that's dogs and kids. No matter what happens, don't fuck around with people's dogs or their kids because even when you're in the right...you're wrong. You can't win and there's no point in trying. If you want all the trouble you can handle, just get yourself into a situation with someone's dog or their kid. The best thing you can do when it comes to dogs and kids is to just drive away and leave them alone." I asked him, "Yeah but what if they're really fucking up and someone needs to stop them?" He answered, "I'm telling you, you cannot win. Somebody will always say that you were the one who was fucking up and by the time they get done with you, <span style="text-decoration: underline">you</span> will be the bad guy...no matter what. Don't mess with kids and dogs."
I thought he was wrong at the time. I thought he was just a cynical old man who was talking shit to the rookie. After my first few years of experience, I learned the hard way that he was right and his words came back to haunt me. I have since repeatedly seen other police officers learn the same hard lesson many times over. Nothing I have seen in my 14 years of law-enforcement experience has convinced me that the old man was wrong. </div></div>
Wiser words have never been said. That's why the parents will defend their delinquent kids to the end. Why some behavior is tolerated that other parents would not permit. That's why the pets of owners will bark endlessly, chew furniture, etc. Yet be perfect in the eyes of the owners.
The behavior(s), mannerisms, conduct and actions of children and pets. Are the result of the teaching, or lack thereof, of their parents and owners.