Dog Dies During Speeding Ticket

[Noremac]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-FVaAq4nmE

My question is: Is it ethical that he let that couple's dog choke to death and didn't care? Is it ethical that the couple cares that much about a dog?

[gambit]

Simple and sad story really. The cop was being a dick. "It's a dog, you can get another one." Yeah, and some people can have another baby. That doesnt mean you let it die. Regardless, those laws are there for a reason and they have to stay that way. He could've killed himself, his dog and alot of other people.

The guy has caught a case of happens.

[Adhamh Ashashi]

Simple and sad story really. The cop was being a dick. "It's a dog, you can get another one." Yeah, and some people can have another baby. That doesnt mean you let it die. Regardless, those laws are there for a reason and they have to stay that way. He could've killed himself, his dog and alot of other people.

The guy has caught a case of happens.

Lets be honest you can't compare a human baby to a dog but still that is cruel.

[gambit]

Lets be honest you can't compare a human baby to a dog but still that is cruel.

I would.

Life is life. I dont care if a human is superior to animals, more useful to society or even the fact it's my own species. I would try and save the dog.

Regardless I would be breaking the law and the dog probably would've died if the cop took so long with the speeding ticket or not.

[Adhamh Ashashi]

I would.

Life is life. I dont care if a human is superior to animals, more useful to society or even the fact it's my own species. I would try and save the dog.

Regardless I would be breaking the law and the dog probably would've died if the cop took so long with the speeding ticket or not.

So if there was a choice between a human or a dog you would have trouble deciding? A dog is a companion and I know it would be hard to see an animal die but a human life is worth more.

What the police officer did was completely out of order but a human life is worth more.

[gambit]

So if there was a choice between a human or a dog you would have trouble deciding? A dog is a companion and I know it would be hard to see an animal die but a human life is worth more.

What the police officer did was completely out of order but a human life is worth more.

I knew you'd say that. This isn't a straight up gamble between a human life and a dogs life. The dog WILL die. A human MAY die. That is odds enough. If I was sitting in a room and had to choose between a man and a dog, obviously I'd pick the man. He may have family.

Plus I trust my own driving skills to speed effectively on the highway. This guy.. I dunno.

[jonny duck]

It is not ethical that he let the couples dog die, from the video his behaviour was inappropriate from the start. It should not take 20 minutes to issue a speeding ticket. And it is ethical that a couple care that much about a dog, although the way they reacted to the situation could have been a lot better. You dont get far with reason when you are histerical.

Bottom line, he should not have been speeding so much, but the cop was way outta line

[sephodwyrm]

The title is misleading.
I thought the cop is giving out a ticket because the "dog died during speeding".

[Maverick]

No way I'm going to stop in that situation.

[Captain Arrrgh!]

The title is misleading.
I thought the cop is giving out a ticket because the "dog died during speeding".

I thought it was 'Dog dies while taking speed.' The real story is a letdown.

[sephodwyrm]

No way I'm going to stop in that situation.

Resisting arrest?

In any case, if its a pregnant wife about to give birth or a dying mother then its another thing.
Ever wondered why there's no ambulance for dying pets?

[sabaku_no_gaara]

Resisting arrest?

In any case, if its a pregnant wife about to give birth or a dying mother then its another thing.
Ever wondered why there's no ambulance for dying pets?

There's an ambualnce for animals in the Netherlands!

That cop was a dick!

[Big War Bird]

Sorry folks, its just a dog. You don't get to endanger the lives of other people for a pet.

[D.B. Cooper]

Sorry folks, its just a dog. You don't get to endanger the lives of other people for a pet.

But really, in all fairness were the lives of others really endangered? Don't we all speed, to some extent on the highway? If I were the cop I'd look at the situation, and then let them go on to the vet and follow them there to administer the ticket afterwards. I'm no pet-sympathizer but the cop was a jerk.

[Oswald von Wolkenstein]

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[paraskevikaidekatris]

The cop could have given them a ticket for speeding quicklier and then help them get the dog to the hospital.
That would be a solution good for everyone.

[AlexTheGood]

Sorry folks, its just a dog. You don't get to endanger the lives of other people for a pet.

Are you such a idiot??? With plesure i would kill a human to safe any animal from him. Animals live in the same planets as we do and we tread then as nothing. Because we are much clever as the animals, isnt a reason to kill them. Jerk!
I didnt watched the Video, because I cannot see animals Die. If it was human I would see it...

Alex

[Big War Bird]

The video says he was going 100 mph. That's dangerously over the limit just about anywhere anytime.

[D.B. Cooper]

^

Yeah and most of police activity is to raise money anyway.

[Richard]

Haha, I bet that guy had some explaining to do in front of his superiors before he got fired. What a walking PR disaster.

Sorry folks, its just a dog. You don't get to endanger the lives of other people for a pet.

That depends entirely on how much you value the pet. The (most likely negligable) risk to other's lives was clearly outweighed by the dog's value to the couple in this case. The cop could have pulled them up and let them go again, or maybe followed them to ensure they didn't break the limit again en route. I'm sure that ticket could have waited. Seriously, what kind of sicko could stand there issuing a ticked while a dog is dying in the back???