I can appreciate that, since you just stepped in it.
What I'd like even less, and I'm sure you'd agree, is if an off-duty policeman decided to put two rounds into my leashed dog I was walking because 'he felt threatened'. That's a little trigger-happy and absolutely an abuse of power and responsibility. The dog in the story weighed 20 pounds. My ten-month old son weighs more than that. If the story had the same facts, save for the shooter was simply a neighbor with a gun and not a government employee, do you think he'd get away with it?
I pray your dog, and mine, never encounter such a person during a nighttime walk or a drug warrant being served on a mistaken address. And I hope you'd agree that while a person who fails to clean up after his dog IS uncivilized, inconsiderate and uncouth; a policeman who abuses his power and has such poor judgment concerning the use of lethal force is something far more troubling.
I agree. Too many dog “lovers” (slaves) and not enough dog respecters. The retractable is a sure-fire symbol of the former.
You may be able to tell that your critical, tangential, and otherwise off-topic comments are not appreciated by many of the dog lovers who respond to Joe 6-pack’s doggy pings.
We are discussing dog-killing cops, not some thoughtless dope neglecting to scoop his dog’s poop. There are several orders of magnitude in relevance between the two.
I pray your cute little puppy never barks at a cop, seriously.