OT: Florida LB arrested for barking at police dog.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida Gators linebacker Antonio Morrison has been arrested for the second time in five weeks, this time for allegedly barking at a police dog and resisting arrest, and will miss at least the first two games of the season after being suspended from the team Sunday.
Morrison's defense was the dog barked first, according to a police report.
You have to wonder what goes through some peoples heads.
that dog barked at him first. Not his fault.
Urban's fault.
After the dog barked, Morrison was just standing his ground. BOOM! Florida logic'ed!
Nicely done.
I did a spit take, and I wasn't even drinking anything at the time
sounds like he was racially profiled by the dog
He was just keeping it real... Like Arsenio.
let the dog out.
I didn't think my comment was neg worthy. Seeing as how I was born and raised in Florida, I figured I of all people have the right to rip on it. Oh well, can't please em all...
A few months ago, a fellow MGoBlogger commented that bizarre behavior seems to happen in Florida and Ohio. Another case in point.
funny i just had that conversation with a coworker last week...about how so much crazy bad shit happens in ohio
That might've been me, or at least I've said it before. I still think that's true. I swear that most of the bizarre crime cases you hear of happen in Ohio and Florida.
Muschamp should have had a sign in his locker room that said
No Drugs
No Guns
No Barking at Police Dogs
Ok.... Yes it's a stupid and childish thing to do but how is it illegal?
It amazes me the things people can get arrested for in this country.
it's crazy. Man barks at dog, gets arrested. Man kills 5 hookers, never even gets investigated...
*allegedly
By trigerring the dog in sone way, OR they can say something like he is impeding with law enforcement. You can't go up to a cop that is on duty and mock him in some way and expect it to not be unlawful. How is a police dog any different? The dog is on-duty as well.
A person can't mock a police officer? I don't think someone who mocks a police officer can be arrested unless he or she says something threatening. I suppose it could be argued in dog language it was assault.
Yes. Dude, think a little further than just what you are reading. Do you realize there are more underlying facts to this story than what you are simply reading about? Man, typical for people to only see what they read and then make a statement about it.
exactly the same logical error you ascribe to the poster above? Or do you have more information than he does?
You came to that conclusion? But sure man, sure.
Assuming there is more information is the same logical leap as assuming there is not more information.
Assuming you know the entire situation after reading a news article is not the same as assuming the newspaper article doesn't gives you all the pertinent information.
The problem arises in the point where you assume the situational context not found in the article shows the dude was being an idiot and deserved to be booked, rather than assuming the context showed the officer was being a power raging jackass. Now, you could have a flamewar debating which assumption is more likely, but you'd both be assuming.
barking at a dog. You seem to be in the know. Would you care to share it with us?
It's for our own good of course.
Note - this is not a blanket indictment of every police officer in the country - it is a blanket indictment of the entire system, beginning with we the voters.
Plenty of cops seem to have a hair-trigger.
A hair-of-the-dog trigger.
Pigs gonna pig
Usually, I jump on the 'SEC criminals" bandwagon. But the facts here are that an 18 or 19 year-old was arrested for barking at a dog, and probably charged with "resisting arrest" for refusing to believe that he committed a "crime" by barking at a dog. In Florida, one has to wonder if a white player would have been arrested for barking at a police dog, or commended for being "friendly to police officers and their work."
All police officers in Florida are racists. You didn't know that? If he would have been white he would still be a dumb ass for messing with a police officer. If you were recently arrested wouldn't you be avoiding the police as much as possible?
should it matter whether he was recently arrested or not?
love,
jdon
you?
racism is rampant and aggressive in that part of FL
where he yelled "I am Antonio!" to a bouncer before punching him. Link
Reminds me of my all-time favorite Michigan Daily crime note: "I am the cat and I am here to steal" (along with Bagels Spilled Near Hospital Morgue)
"The police had no suspects."
Left out of the article was a quote with the investigating officer.
"Man... that thing was rank. There was corn, and what looked like HAIR! I wasn't getting near it. If you want to investigate further, be my guest."
This is just dumb, kid being a kid, dumb move but come on, arrested? Power can get to people's heads
I am going to guess that had Morrison just stood near the patrol car as he was told and then listened to his lecture about respecting the law (or something of that nature) then the guy (he is not a kid) would have been sent home. Instead he got arrested because he is an idiot.
I presume the canine officer will say that Morrison called him a Schweinhund (pig dog), so it was a hate crime.
and believe that he did more than literally bark at a dog before they decided to arrest him.
I think there is more to it than him barking at a dog
...Cleveland has already traded-up for this kid in the next NFL draft.
I've barked at my dog several times. Man I need therapy
like why youd arrest someone for barking at a dog.
That's Ruff.
He must have really been hounding it. That, or he tried to flea and the officer had to track him. Let's just be glad that no muzzles were involved. Ha!
sounds like a racist dog to me
"Interfering with a police canine", and the officer said that Morrison distracted the dog from the investigation that was going on (whatever the fuck that was). But I'm guessing the fact that Morrison is black and the officer white had a wee bit to do with a ridiculous overreaction. Meyer would have the right to be honked, but he probably has to keep from pissing off the local billy club wielders.
Being arrested in FL has nothing to do with guilt or innocence, and the local police will F this up too.
Give the player a break here. I'm sure he was only trying to practice his communication skills for the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party