@BillRM,
Thats why the cops have all that groovy gear, high pay and benefits, and a radio in their car to call for the fire and rescue, deputy sheriffs or someone else not afraid of muddy water after dark.
So you think the reason they put "To Protect and Serve" on their cars is to make a black and white look cool.
To put it into perspective:
http://gawker.com/5722140/cops-dive-into-frigid-waters-to-save-drowning-dog
Cops Dive into Frigid Waters to Save Drowning Dog
Max Read
A Baltimore cop with the city's Marine Unit dove into freezing cold waters in order to save a drowning dog. Not just any cop, either—this one is a cat person.
Isn't it nice to ring in the New Year with a story about good cops that has a happy ending? We can get back to the depressing stuff tomorrow.
[CBS Baltimore via Fark]
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Hero Police Officer Risks His Life To Save A Drowning Mama Dog!
By Ginger Divine
http://www.littlethings.com/police-officer-rescues-drowning-mama-dog/
An Aransas Pass, Texas police officer is being called a hero after his risked his life in order to save a drowning mama dog! The unbelievable rescue was all caught on camera by his supervisor who first thought the officer was taking a dip in the harbor. As his boss went to investigate the matter, he quickly realized this case of night swimming on the job was actually a matter of life or death for the poor dog.
According to news outlets, Officer Nick Harwood earlier in the evening had stopped to pet two stray dogs in the area of the Conn-Brown Harbor, when he returned around 3 a.m. he noticed that one of the strays was pacing back in forth near the edge of the water. It was then he realized that it was trying to save the other dog that had fallen into the water. Without missing a beat, Harwood stripped down to his underwear and jumped in.
What an amazing and heroic moment! Thank you Officers Harwood and emergency responders everywhere for all the amazing and heroic work that you do.
Enjoy and please SHARE this amazing video with your friends and family.
Compassionate Cop Saves Service Dog Belonging To Girl Who Has Cerebral Palsy
10/13/2014 02:44 pm ET | Updated Oct 14, 2014
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/cop-saves-service-dog-pays-for-vet-bill_n_5966298.html
Alena Hall
Associate Third Metric Editor, The Huffington Post
The bond between this little girl with special needs and her service dog is incredibly special.
Faith Cloud of Pierce County, Washington, has cerebral palsy and is unable to communicate verbally. Sometimes the only way her mother, Tonya Cloud, can calm her down when she’s upset is to have her play with her dog, Spice, reported KIRO 7.
On Oct. 3, Spice was hit by a car and left with a broken leg and multiple pelvic fractures when the driver fled the scene. Pierce County detective Ryan Salmon noticed a crowd gathering at the scene of the accident, and zeroed in on Faith in her wheelchair next to her injured dog on the ground, according to KIRO 7.
In that moment, Salmon took Spice, Faith, her mother and a friend to the nearby hospital to address the dog’s wounds. When he heard later that the family could not afford the X-rays and treatment for Spice’s recovery, he offered to pay the $200 bill for them. Tonya Cloud was grateful for his help, because she feared the dog would have had to be euthanized otherwise, and Spice meant so much to her family.
“It wasn’t about being a cop,” Salmon told KIRO 7. “It was about having compassion for this girl and her dog.” He and his department are still searching for the suspect.
It’s reassuring to see instances where law enforcement doesn’t just protect us, but our beloved pets as well.
Last summer a 59-year-old woman in Carver, Massachusetts, called on the local police for help when she submerged her truck in more than 8 feet of water. One of her dogs was able to escape, but the other was trapped inside until Officer David Harriman arrived. An dog lover himself, the officer didn’t hesitate to jump into the water, retrieve the dog and return him safely to the woman, WCVB reported. Harriman, too, recognized that he wasn’t just a dog — he was family.
Boston Firefighter Risks Life to Save Husky from Icy Death
01/09/2014 Posted by Melanie 35 Comments
http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2014/01/boston-firefighter-risks-life-to-save-husky-from-icy-death/
It’s winter, and sadly there are too many stories of dogs succumbing to the dangerously low temperatures either through mishap or owner neglect. But and while these stories can oftentimes be too much to bear, it is always worth bringing to light a hero that has saved the life of one of our companions.
Boston firefighter Sean Coyle came to the rescue this morning when he pulled a 13-year-old husky named Sylvie from the brink of death after she fell into 20-degree water.
Sylvie and her owner had been walking along the Boston Harbor when she plunged through the ice near Castle Island. Her owner immediately called 911, and seven-year veteran of Ladder 19 answered the call.
Coyle, wearing a survival suit, slid out on the ice in a stokes basket.
“As I got closer, I could see the ice was encapsulating him,” Coyle said. “He was frozen and real scared, I’d say he had less than half an hour left.”
A human wouldn’t have lasted more than 10 minutes. Sylvie had already been treading the 20-degree water for half an hour.
Coyle’s outstretched arm was met by a receptive Sylvie, ever so grateful to have her rescuer’s help. He managed to pull her from the icy water, but needed a rescue for himself when he fell in. He had been judiciously attached to a rope, and was able to be pulled to shore by fellow firefighters.
Both he and Sylvie were gradually warmed up and recovered.
This was the second time Coyle had saved a dog from the water. His first rescue was of a dog stuck below the rocks on Pleasure Bay. He says a life is a life, be it two- or four-legged.
“We look at the pets like citizens*,” he said. “They’re loved by their owners and we want to make sure, whether it’s in a burning building or a freezing lake, we just want to get them out safe.”
* White citizens
Of course none of those dogs were black, or were owned by a black citizen.
I hope the courts threw the book at all those thoughtless cops.