Comments on: Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

kmz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:04:19 -0800

The Crown Prosecution Service insisted on getting a statement from PC (Police Constable) Peach, even after it was pointed out that the officer in question was in fact PD (Police Dog) Peach, so eventually the West Midlands Police provided the demanded witness statement.

By: josher71

josher71 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:07:16 -0800

This is probably "too thin for metafilter", but I found it hilarious.

By: Snarl Furillo

Snarl Furillo — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:09:03 -0800

This was exactly the ridiculous chuckle I needed this pre-weekend afternoon.

By: Snarl Furillo

Snarl Furillo — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:09:45 -0800

Also god bless ye whichever among you who crafts and posts the RICK RICK RICK joke that I know is lurking here somewhere.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:10:36 -0800

These police officers need to get serious. While they're busy making joke reports from a dog, Midsomer County is a freaking bloodbath.

By: One Hand Slowclapping

One Hand Slowclapping — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:12:52 -0800

I like his confident attitude. He is a good boy. He is good boy Peach.

By: jamaro

jamaro — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:13:13 -0800

OK, who put the frickin' laser beam on the Alsatian's head?

By: Lemurrhea

Lemurrhea — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:17:43 -0800

Is it bad that my first thought was about how the witness signed/pawed in the wrong place? Never quite learned how to heel properly, I guess.

By: notyou

notyou — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:33:42 -0800

At the risk of pissing off Brockles and countrypersons,

According to officers at the West Midlands Police Station in the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service repeatedly insisted on getting a written statement from "Police Constable Peach" despite having repeatedly been told that "PC Peach" was actually PD (Police Dog) Peach, and therefore not well-suited to offer testimony in writing. Finally, the requested statement appeared:

I would like to say that proficient deployment of understatement, such as evidenced in that bit of copy stronged above, is one of the things I like about the British. That and the color of their racing cars.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:39:03 -0800

Snarl Furillo: "Also god bless ye whichever among you who crafts and posts the RICK RICK RICK joke that I know is lurking here somewhere." FENTON!

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:58:58 -0800

Well, if there's one thing you can't fault West Midlands Serious Crime Squad and successors for, it's their consummate skill and long experience in the field of fabricating witness statements, dating back well beyond the Birmingham Six.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:13:08 -0800

Working as a police dog is... ruff.

By: bleep

bleep — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:15:47 -0800

Cuteness threshold exceeded . Shutting down.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:19:59 -0800

That's fucking awesome. Occasionally I'll leave my gf a 'love note' from the dog, I do it the same way - all caps with my left hand and bad grammar.

By: happyroach

happyroach — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:56:45 -0800

When we go to conventions, my SO does drawings of the cats telling what they want from the sitters. It's not too different from this.

By: blurker

blurker — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:56:48 -0800

Ahhhhhahaha! "Good Boy. Good boy, Peach" may become a meme for my gaming group. Thanks!

By: what's her name

what's her name — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:23:17 -0800

Have you ever seen someone chewed up by a police dog? It's not so funny. This just shows how immature some police can be...

By: porn in the woods

porn in the woods — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:45:05 -0800

McGruff unavailable for statement.

By: Lexica

Lexica — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:38:40 -0800

what's her name: "Have you ever seen someone chewed up by a police dog? It's not so funny. This just shows how immature some police can be..." Being bitten by a police dog is not funny. The bureaucracy insisting on a written report from the police dog in question is bleakly funny in an Orwellian/Kafkaesque/Connie Willis kind of way. FTA: For some reason, probably one linked to a severe humor deficit at some level of the CPS, the matter has been referred to the Professional Standards Department for investigation. Way to go, West Midlands Police! Way to show you have a sense of proportion and don't deserve to be mocked. (Oh, wait…)

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:40:16 -0800

what's her name: "Have you ever seen someone chewed up by a police dog? It's not so funny. This just shows how immature some police can be..." Yeah. When asked to have their police dog submit a written report, they should have written, "I chase him I bite him He maybe not bad man He not have privileges other men have Policemen bad Train me be violent I bite but I cry inside" Would that have been more to your liking?