Comments on: Another Police Dog Dies After Being Left In Hot Car

By: Insurance Quotes

Insurance Quotes — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:14:09 +0000

Insurance Quotes

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting

By: KarlaSanDiego

KarlaSanDiego — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:41:16 +0000

I agree wit Nora. It’s murder. No excuses anymore. This shi_ has got to stop. I’m so tired of reading these stories of animal cruelty. His punishment needs to be jail.

By: Furbabies

Furbabies — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:43:34 +0000

This was not just a dog, it was a police officer. Would either one of these officers “forget” a human partner in the car. This animal trusted and relied on this man for his safety. What if it were a suspect left in the car for 6 hours and they died? That’s murder!

By: Moonbeams

Moonbeams — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:34:26 +0000

The problem as I see it, is that it is a “habit” to leave the dog in the vehicle - as there are places where it is not appropriate to bring along the police dog - and then something happens, an emergency, or something out of the ordinary, and the officer makes a slip of judgment. Policework is dangerous and high stress and these types of mishaps happen - unless there is evidence of intentional abuse, knowing and remembering and not caring, then I think it right to be forgiving of the officer and the loss of his partner/dog here.

Is every mishap, punishable by “off with his head” you dirty bum? These harsh comments here sure makes one think about the balance of so-called animal lovers and their sympathy towards humans doing tough and dangerous jobs. I feel for the officer and for his loss.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:29:51 +0000

How can you forget your partner? It’s inexcuseable and hte oficer should not be on “paid administrative leave” he should be fired, prosecuted and made to reimburse the department for the cost of the dog and his training when he gets out of prison. There is no excuse for “forgetting” - the officer is a criminal and should be treated as such.

By: furmom

furmom — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:35:38 +0000

I actually couldn’t believe the first story about Bandit, but now with a second story about Marco there just are no words to describe what I think about these incomprehensible deaths. These dogs do not just perform outstanding work, they would give their lives to protect their partners. How is it this dedication doesn’t work both ways? Would these officers have left a human partner to die this way in a car? If they are just getting too distracted with some other task, maybe they need a periodic beeper set to remind them to check on their partner each hour (which could still be too long if it’s really hot). Shouldn’t there be some protocol that commands an officer to check the dog every so often?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:02:09 +0000

To be clear, this article is about Marco, not Bandit. Still I find both cases appalling.

In fact, I have never advocated the use of dogs for police work, except as sniffers. I do not believe that humans are superior to animals and that it’s better to sacrifice a dog than a human.

Many of you may be incensed at my impression that many [not all] police officers overwork their animals. The reality is that these dogs do have Type A behavior and they simply do not know when to stop. Too, they often die of heat exhaustion outside the vehicle from being overworked.

But we don’t hear of those stories [where they die of heat exhaustion outside the vehicle].

To me the use of police dogs is just a stop-gap measure like using a band-aid when open heart surgery is really needed. Translate open heart surgery to tougher laws, sentencing, imprisonments, and higher taxes to build and staff more prisons, if necessary [and none of this early release baloney].

By: Moonbeams

Moonbeams — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:00:57 +0000

I don’t understand it - but I can only imagine that this terrible tragedy will awken other police to do better. Officers are in the habit of leaving the dog in the car - I see it here in the City - and out of sight out of mind.

Poor dog and I feel sorry for the policemen - the problem is that they are in the habit of leaving the dog in the car - it is policy that needs to change.

By: CGP

CGP — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:51:46 +0000

This guy is an idiot. How can you “forget” this? I’m surprised no one saw the dog in the car.

By: Debra

Debra — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:52:27 +0000

I AGREE no excuse. I miss my dog if she is gone for 15 minutes in another room. 12 hours and no contact ? BS

By: highnote

highnote — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:41:09 +0000

This man certainly was not a dog lover. You can’t tell me that this guy didn’t know that the heat could harm this dog! He knew quite well that this could happen and he should not even be on the force. He probably treats people the same way he treated this poor baby. I would like to see him stuck in a car in that kind of heat for a while. This poor dog had a terrible death!

By: Jenny Bark

Jenny Bark — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:04:47 +0000

12 HOURS IS NO ACCIDENT. What we are doing to children, old people, our sick without insurance & our 4 legged babies is sick. Imo our laws keep changing to enforce & protect only some & everyone else has to take care of themselves, but yet our taxes keep going up.

By: nora

nora — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:27:17 +0000

NO EXCUSE! NO EXCUSE!!!!!!! This was a crime!!!! MURDER! Just like what happened to BANDIT, MURDER!

By: purringfur

purringfur — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:26:16 +0000

I’ve seen (and met) police dogs in restaurants sitting right next to the officers while they eat. Gosh, if an officer needs to go to the bathroom, eat, check out a crime scene, fill out paperwork… TAKE THE DOG WITH YOU. The dog’s first priority is to protect the life of the officer; the officer’s first priority should be to take responsible care of the animal that is trained to take the bullet for him/her. Disgusting!

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:58:50 +0000

At least the handlers are being charged with a crime. Here in Cincinnati, a little girl was baked to death in an SUV while her mother was at work, and her mother was not charged with *anything.* It was an “accident,” the prosecutor said. The mother “merely forgot” because she got so wrapped up with work. But Ohio law apparently says the adult must behave in a reckless manner in order to press charges for child endangerment, and forgetfulness isn’t the same as recklessness.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/...../709050379

I want to know how much further our society can sink into the slime, when forgetfulness is an acceptable defense in the death of a child.