My Horrible Day

wingnut4772
wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
edited April 2008 in The Clubhouse
Yesterday I was dispatched to a domestic call with my partner. We arrive and it's the usual. The two parties and the family members are all drama and involved and trying to get our attention and tell their story all at once.

Meanwhlle, their little dog , a cute miniature Rat Terrier gets out and is running up and down the street and they are doing nothing to catch him.

My partner and I tell them countless times to get the dog before it gets hit by a car. They keep talking to us and each other. We tell them again. Get the dog!

So what happens? A car comes down the street and runs over the dog. Right in front of us. It yelps and crumples in some unnatural pose. I think it's neck is mostly broken. Then it dies.

I have never lost my cool on the job. Never. Until yesterday. I will just leave it at that.

I have never been so upset at work since my shooting in 2004. In fact, I think this was worse.

Call me sensitive. I don't care. It was just a horrible day.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2008
    Poor thing is chasing slow squirrels now. Go buy yourself something nice Darla, maybe it'll help. You can call me sensitive too, but I don't want you calling me that.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited April 2008
    I hope somebody spent the night in lockup.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited April 2008
    Sorry to hear of your day, but from what you have told us - it was quick and the dog may be happier where he is now.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited April 2008
    Some people shouldn't be allowed to own pets. On the bright side, today can only be better! :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited April 2008
    Damn, that's terrible. People are so stupid. That is one thing I never want to witness in my life. Did they have kids? The kids take it the hardest when a family pet meets it's demise. Sorry you had to witness it.

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited April 2008
    I don't know how anyone would wanna be a cop.....other than the decent money I guess. However, constantly seeing people at their worst would make me want to shoot somebody. Hope you are off today and can just relax.

    Regards,
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    I took the day off.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited April 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    I took the day off.

    Time to get that VPI spinning!

    Good luck with today, as someone else said it can be only better than the day before.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited April 2008
    Tough day Darla, I feel for you. I could not do your job and even I considered it at one time years ago. I would not have the patience to deal with some people. I agree with the previous post that some people should not own pets yet alone children. Hope things get better.
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited April 2008
    Tough day. :( Hope today is better.

    regards

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    BaggedLancer wrote: »
    Time to get that VPI spinning!

    Good luck with today, as someone else said it can be only better than the day before.

    VPI is in storage.:(
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited April 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    VPI is in storage.:(

    Set it up in storage then! Sit in the storage box and listen! :p
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    VPI is in storage.:(

    Well,, you are just gonna' have to do something about that :) Lately I've been using mine with a tube headamp,,,, takes up very little space,, and also takes me "away". :cool:
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited April 2008
    My condolences. God Bless you, and your bretheren in blue. I would NOT last 1/2/ a shift.
    (I'd run out of bullets:))
    HOW you spend all day, wading thru the cess pool of humanity, then come on here, and your ALWAYS upbeat and NICE!?:confused:
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2008
    WOW Darla, that flat out sucks. call out sick next shift and take a mental health day.......f^&k it
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited April 2008
    It's good to be concerned because that means you care but be thankful it wasn't your drama and it wasn't your dog and it wasn't a kid instead of the dog. Don't let someone else's problems become your problems. You already have enough of your own :D (just kidding)
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited April 2008
    Darla sorry to hear that story. Poor inocent little dog. I do not know how I would handle that. Hope you have a better day today.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2008
    Sorry for you bad day Darla! I would have shot all those stupid morons! None of them are as valuable as a hair on that poor dogs head!

    Try to take it easy today.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2008
    Hang in there Darla! I hope at least someone got cited for animal neglect!
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited April 2008
    Sorry to hear about this Darla. I hope that you find peace in your day off. Poor little guy.:(
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited April 2008
    George Grand wrote: »
    Poor thing is chasing slow squirrels now. Go buy yourself something nice Darla, maybe it'll help. You can call me sensitive too, but I don't want you calling me that.

    Darla,

    I think George had it right. I hope things turn around for you today. And I am sorry about your horrible day yesterday.

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited April 2008
    Sorry about your day Darla, but understand you need a bad day to know what a good day is. ;)

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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited April 2008
    Sorry to hear about your day. To see an animal killed like that is a gut rencher for sure. I hope you came down hard on those nit wits that caused the poor dogs dimise. More than likely people like that could give two hoots about the poor dog. It's a shame. I guess it's all in a day's work, but it still sucks!!
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited April 2008
    Sorry to hear about your bad day.

    I hope todays a good one.;)
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited April 2008
    That sucks...sorry to hear that. Right after our 'little dog' thread too :(
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited April 2008
    That bites. That would be something I would want to to forget about.

    You did what you could. You can't control everything. **** happens. ;)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2008
    Seems there are way too many self centered **** that believe everything revolves around them and their petty little issues. Because of their "DRAMA" two LEOs time was wasted, an innocent little animal was killed, the driver of the car was probably sick over it, and Darla has another mental scar.

    Gee...I hope their problems were worth all the pain they caused....****!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2008
    sorry about your terrible day Darla... hope that doesn't come around again.

    While i'm not an officer of the peace... working in the media like I does.. i have to respond to domestic fights, argument too. it's part of my job. I was at one today.. I hate nothing more about my job then photographing and being at the house of a domestic situation. it really sucks.

    Add to that what Darla had to go thru watching a dog die right in front of her eyes.. that's twice as bad.
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  • rainman31
    rainman31 Posts: 76
    edited April 2008
    Thats a sad story, I hope your doing better.:)

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    I am. I took a couple of days off. I do wish I had chosen another career all the time but in 15 years I will be done.
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