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Police wearing full riot gear stormed the home of 104-year-old Wilhelmena Narblaskonsonwitz and seized her two-month old rescue puppy. Narblaskonsonwitz was reported dazed but uninjured. She was freed on $100,000 bond after being booked on unspecified charges under the Patriot Act. The puppy is currently being held by police, but is reportedly not being petted or offered snacks.
"I can't believe they took Ferdston McBeagle from me," said Narblaskonsonwitz. "He was my everything. His big, beautiful, sad beagle eyes greeted me every morning. His tail wagged and wagged. I had just gotten him a new chew toy. Why, oh why would the police do this to me, a veteran?"
Reached for comment at the Donut Duke on West Shane, Sgt. Jack Obermensch addressed reporters to explain the raid. "On Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 2013, our officers entered the home of the suspect, pursuant to a FISA court warrant. One of our officers sustained an injury when he slipped on a rubber "star-ball" apparently owned by the suspect's canine. The officer was treated and released."
"I only hope this goes to show the public the sacrifices made and courage shown by our police force each and every day," said Obermensch. "We are that thin blue line."
Asked about the puppy, Obermensch said, "The animal's case will be reviewed, and if it is shown that the star ball was not being left where someone could trip over it, the animal will be returned to the suspect."
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)n/t
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)That's a joke, btw.
I realize your post is meant to be satire, but it's a fail.
gulliver
(13,179 posts)Not a bad joke. And, yeah, these OPs can't all be keepers.
RC
(25,592 posts)they very well could be 100% true. Bullshit similar to this actually does happen now a days. SWAT Teams are out of control. A power unto themselves. Even when they kill innocent people when raiding the wrong address.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)No way a two month old puppy is going to remain "un-petted" even by the cops.
jmowreader
(50,546 posts)Real Evil Cops would have shot the dog in front of Narblaskonsonwitz, then thrown her in Gitmo.
Tyrs WolfDaemon
(2,289 posts)The police justification would be as follows:
After seeing her pup shot for biting the leg off of three officers, she picked up her AR-15 and RPG, charging the officers just as she charged the Japanese in Tokyo after her aircraft carrier made landfall, the first to jump to land from the bow followed by the puppy's great grandpaw.
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gulliver
(13,179 posts)...negative reaction to this. I'm very sensitive, so maybe I am not understanding you. Would you say that every sentence is execrable, or is it good basic sentence structure but holistically a POS? I guess I am wondering if any part of it is salvageable. Is it the writing or the point? I'm kind of hoping it is the point and not the writing itself, because that would amount to success. If it is the writing, well, what do you expect for free?
Logical
(22,457 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)uponit7771
(90,323 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)... a really crappy attempt at satire.
Don't give up your day job.
gulliver
(13,179 posts)Again, what do you want for free? And I'm not really sure that satire is as constrained as you may think WRT the reaction it gets. The effort wasn't aimed at laughs if that is what you are thinking.
Is it crappy satire? Well, it is aimed at and consists of crappy, manipulative FTP tropes, so it is inherently in crap territory. If you want to ridicule something, you have to go where the ridiculousness is. It wasn't intended to be pleasant for FTPers and maybe not for folks who begin their posts with things like "Ahhh ... I get it..." It's not something that I would recommend if I read it from someone else, so there you go.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)... or at least be made to take responsibility and be penalized for it when they do, there wouldn't be quite so many "FTP" law-abiding citizens.
But I guess that would take all of the fun out of having a badge and gun, eh?
And that AIN'T satire.