I saw something yesterday that rubbed me the wrong way pretty badly. I was going down the big four lane bypass near me yesterday when a county Sheriff's deputy stopped up in an intersection to do a road block for a funeral procession. I pulled over. As the procession was going by, a tiny kitten, I'm talking it had to be less than three weeks old, walked out in the middle of the road, straight up to the deputy crying. He proceeded to pick it up and throw the thing across the two road lanes and third turn lane onto the shoulder. Straight up softball pitch about 20 yards into the dirt. It hit the ground and bounced a couple times, and eventually got up and started moving after a minute or two. I had to run on because I had a time commitment to get to.
Now you can say what you want about it just being a stray, but the fact of the matter is if you or I were to do that in front of a cop, we'd be arrested on some kind of cruelty to animals charge. To be fair, I've had my fair share of trouble with problem feral cats in the past. I've had to use less than legal methods, shall we say, in order to protect pets from strays, but it was all ethical and pretty well justifiable. This instance however has really left me pretty upset with that deputy's conduct. I couldn't get any ID on him because he pulled off pretty quick after he threw the kitten, but I know exactly when and where it took place. What are the odds the department does anything if I were to call it in?
Maybe I'm overreacting, but it was a pretty damn low thing to do in front of a load of people, and above all, against the law. Rules for thee, not for me, I suppose.
Now you can say what you want about it just being a stray, but the fact of the matter is if you or I were to do that in front of a cop, we'd be arrested on some kind of cruelty to animals charge. To be fair, I've had my fair share of trouble with problem feral cats in the past. I've had to use less than legal methods, shall we say, in order to protect pets from strays, but it was all ethical and pretty well justifiable. This instance however has really left me pretty upset with that deputy's conduct. I couldn't get any ID on him because he pulled off pretty quick after he threw the kitten, but I know exactly when and where it took place. What are the odds the department does anything if I were to call it in?
Maybe I'm overreacting, but it was a pretty damn low thing to do in front of a load of people, and above all, against the law. Rules for thee, not for me, I suppose.
