OT: Charges dropped against Florida LB Morrison in barking incident
For all those people who were convinced there was "more to the story" supporting the arrest of Florida LB Antonio Morrison for barking at a police dog...it looks like there wasn't.
Good. That whole thing sounded ridiculous.
How so?
WTF was that thing flying over your head?
I'd ask the same question of you. It's really not that hard to recognize sarcasm.
Power thirsty law enforcement officer overreaching? Color me amazed. There are some good cops out there, but damnit if there aren't a whole bunch of guys who are hell bent on taking out their vendettas against the rest of the world.
what the ratio of "good" cop to "power thirsty law enforcement officer" is in this country. I mean is it 10:1, 100:1, 1000:1? Do only the "power thirsty law enforcment officers" get media play in this country because msm likes to report negative stories?
I'm sure it's strongly leaning in favor of the good ones - but it's the bad ones, the power hungry ones, that we remember when they pull us over or hear about on the news. So it seems worse than it really is.
Depends a lot on the department. Your average local cop, I'd guess 10:1. If were talking federal law enforcement, maybe more like 3:1
See I would have guessed the total opposite. The feds require significantly more education, training, and personality tests that weed out a bunch of the "bad" ones. The municiaplities who hire anyone who passes out of the local academy are likely to end up with the bottom of the barrel.
That's what I meant - the numbers are backwards in my post. Generally, federal officers are going to be much more responsible and conscientious. Heck, for a while, a J.D. was required to enter the FBI, and I believe the tracks to enter still require quite a lot of education. The DEA, ATF, and EPA certainly aren't taking your average supertrooper.
Your post in no way refutes what I said, which is that generally, federal officers are going to be much more responsible than local officers. You're arguing that they are not immune to mistakes and administrative shielding, a point with which I agree, though that article is hardly sound evidence.
"Good cop" or "bad cop," the officer should have brought his K-9 scoop and an extra bag for this arrest.
People are needlessly disrespectful to others in a whole variety of professions, that's a part of those jobs - teachers, politicians, drive-thru attendants, etc.
If you're going to accept one of those positions, you have to be prepared to expect to deal with idiotic behavior, and be ready to do so in a calm, legal, and reasonable manner.
to inflict your will upon others, you need to learn to deal with people who don't respect you.
when your job puts you in a position of power, a central responsibility is being able to put up with bullshit and not overreact. If someone is needlessly disrespectful to me, I don't really have the formal authority to do anything about it. It's not chill to arrest people out of spite.
It was Morrison, not Hyde. First Hyde is, potentially, falsely accused of striking a woman, now he's falsly accused of barking at a police dog. Bad week to be Carlos Hyde!
that he didn't growl at the dog.
All bark, no bite.
Good try.
Some intriguing tidbits exist in the GatorSports article surrounding something Alachua County sheriff Sadie Darnell said about why this likely shouldn't have resulted in an arrest:
"During an interview Monday afternoon, Darnell told The Sun that she believed the deputy was technically correct that Morrison could be charged under the law that prohibits taunting police animals, but she stated that, given the obscure nature of the law and the fact that Morrison was probably unaware of it, a warning would have been more appropriate."
The article also has the dashboard cam view of the arrest, if anyone is interested.
"Barking at a police dog" is the stupidest thing I can think of. You've had too many. You see a dog. "Hey, man! Look at that dog! Woof, Woof, dog! Woof! Oh cool. He barked back at me." This is not an arrestable offense. Then there was the resisting arrest, but I swear, that gets tagged on to every single arrest I've ever heard of.
"Excuse me, Officer, but why are you arresting me?"
"QUIT RESISTING, YOU!"
I love that "teasing" a police dog falls under this charge. Teasing? Wtf does that even mean? I'f I tell a police dog he needs a grooming, am I going to get arrested?