Dec 14, 2012

Seattle's iconic sign


It is a story as old as the automobile and probably older.  They used to hang horse thieves.

A guy runs into his local pizza shop, either leaving his truck running at the curb or leaving it with the keys in the ignition.  A passing ne'er-do-well jumps into the unattended vehicle and the chase is on.

A short time later the local cops catch up with the thief and one thing leads to another.  The crook pulls a gun, the cops unleash a police dog, dog bites man, man shoots dog, cops shoot man.  Two are dead, one dog and one crook, a tragic ending all around.

Last night our local news ran a teaser in which the breathless news person said, "A Hooterville police canine  officer is shot and killed by a suspected car-jacker, details at six. "

This morning the Hooterville Daily Dish noted in their story that this is the second time in a few weeks that Hooterville police personnel have been shot in the line of duty.  That other was a human shot in the head by persons unknown.  That officer is on the road to recovery, which is great news.

So when did non-humans become officers and don't personnel have to be persons?  It takes a few years for me to get on board with these new-age sensibilities.











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2 comments:

The Bug said...

Um, I thought a canine officer was the police officer who worked with the police dog - not the actual dog. I'm sure THAT guy feels like a person was killed, but his dog isn't really an officer is he?

Steve Reed said...

The police and legal system treat police dogs as officers -- but why journalists should treat them that way, I'm not sure. I agree with you. They're police dogs.