In fact, there are so many articles related to authoritarian transgressions, that I do not even report on them anymore. But sometimes I see something so serendipitous, so infused with poetic justice, that I cannot pass it up.
In another recent case of attempted "puppycide" (the killing of family pets by police officers), an unnamed Riverside, California deputy sheriff was attacked by a large dog that "Came at the deputy in an aggressive manner." The fact that small children were playing with the dog did not prevent the deputy from drawing his service pistol and firing.
According to a Riverside County sheriff’s spokesperson, “The deputy, attempting to defend himself, pulled his service weapon, shot one round, and injured himself in the leg. He’s OK. He has non life-threatening injuries.”
When local news film crews arrived on the scene, they found a small pit bull named Precious calmly playing in the yard with several children.
Animal Services did not take the dog into custody because there was no evidence it or the owner had done anything wrong.
Thankfully, the children are okay, Precious is okay, and even the deputy is okay. Besides the obvious justice of which I spoke, what set this item apart for me was a comment that appeared under this heading in Reddit:
"It's a shame the cop didn't blow his balls off and take himself out of the gene pool."
Touche my man, touche!
(news footage)
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