Dumb and Dumber (sic)

Yes there are places with people as

 dumb or dumber than Racine,

naming one is Pittsburgh Pa.

 Professional football player Ray- Ray Armstrong of the Oakland Raiders is facing possible felony charges for barking at a police dog.

Yes, you read that correctly!

We have hyperlinked the BBC news article for your reading

http://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/34784628

According to the BBC article;

Armstrong, age 24, reportedly lifted his shirt and taunted the animal as he ran onto the field shortly before the start of Sunday's NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Armstrong’s routine included shouting “Hey dog, hey dog”, while barking at the dog and lifting his jersey and pounding on his chest. ( picture Tarzan) 

Police deputy Maria Watts, the handler of the police dog named Bandit , identified Armstrong as the player involved in the alleged taunting.

"The dog was going crazy," chief deputy Kevin Kraus said.

"The deputy was trying to control the dog the best she could. We were immediately notified about the incident, and we immediately initiated a criminal investigation into the matter."

                                                REALLY !

They “immediately initiated a criminal investigation into the matter”.

Let’s look at what is so wrong with this scenario !

1.   We all know that many NFL players cannot read past 3^rd. grade levels

2.   With #1 being said, we cannot expect NFL players to be experts of the esoteric laws of every state and stadium they play in.

3.   Michael Vick,  a convicted felon of dog fighting, is a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.

4.   You can’t bark at a cops dog, but cops can shoot your dog for simply barking or growling at them as long as they feel “threatened”.

5.   Getting back to #3,  think of the hypocrisy of a police dog at Steelers stadium protecting the convicted dog killer Michael Vick. Even the police dog has got to be shaking his head and saying WTF!

6.   As any good Raiders fan already knows, RayRay’s bark is bigger than his bite.

An even darker side to this story is the double standards we have in our society;

“Immediately initiating” possible felony charges for a fool barking at a police dog, but no charges for cops when they kill their K-9 partners by leaving them unattended in hot cars.  Yes our society and our government are sick, very sick.

So now the humorous side of this insanity;

RayRay meets Deputy Dawg!

With such a serious crime at hand, will the Pennsylvania police bring back the Shaggy D.A.?

How will Ray Ray explain why he is in prison? Will his response be  “I barked at a police dog”?

We continue to see more and more evidence in everyday American life of the growing police state.

Even in the all the hometowns the likes of Mayberry, we see more and more of the insanity of Barney Fife syndrome amongst the rank and file of law enforcement. These numbers of Barney Fifes continues to grow.  

Of the Barney Fife and Andy Taylor Scene:

We need more Andy Taylors in government.

 Andy Taylors who know how to wisely and properly use laws as tools to further serve and protect the public.

We continue to witness the growing disregard of the constitution by all branches of government, including our sacred bill of rights, which in this case  includes the right to free speech.  

Ray Ray didn’t attack the dog, he just talked to it. Giving the police the middle finger (we wouldn’t recommend it) has been ruled by SCOTUS as constitutionally protected free speech, so saying “Hey dog, Hey dog” and barking  at a police dog should really be no big deal.

RayRay is obviously a fool for heckling an animal that is there to protect him, and at best a mediocre player.

But it really sounds like the dog and its handler are the ones that need to go back to training and become more professional.

And as for Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus and the D.A., well they are probably part of the overall problem as well. 

You can’t fix stupid !