Get Out the Tar and Feathers, Boys

I thought I’d weigh in on the story about the police chief that was fired after being caught stealing beer from the fire department’s refrigerator. In the town of Wilson, Kansas, the police and fire department actually share a building. Someone noticed beer going missing from the FD fridge, and set up a hidden camera.

Busted!

Never mind the fact that there was apparently a regular supply of alcoholic beverage on the premises of a public safety headquarters. Were I the officials of the town of Wilson, my response to this incident would probably be, “Hey Chief, knock it off huh? Go get your own beer.” Instead this guy gets arrested, convicted of misdemeanor larceny, then loses his job. No, taking the fire department’s beer wasn’t the right thing to do. It’s theft, after all. But it’s not like the chief was grabbing 24-packs and bolting for the door of the local Stop’n'Rob.

Animal Controlled

It looks like police, especially those in Kinder, Louisiana, have finally gotten sick of pit bulls. This should come as no surprise, and I personally have never had much love for pit bulls. Pit bulls are almost like Africanized bees; it’s a mistake of a breed that is completely faulty, and it’s easy to tell.

What’s the point of these things, really? If you want a guard dog, get a gorgeous German Shepherd.

What I love about the Kinder, La. story is the part about the animal control officer being trapped on her vehicle by a pit bull. You know the pit bull population is out of control when rogue pit bulls are trapping animal control officers on vehicles, but isn’t that why we have animal control officers in the first place? Looks like it’s time for the citizens of Kinder to pony up for an Animal Control SWAT team. I’m reminded of what Conlon said in his book about NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit: “When a cop needs a cop, he calls ESU.”