[Pontiac]

Then the van door opened. The Hingham police chief stepped in. They had found Austin; he had shot himself, he told them. As Austin’s mother screamed, the chief offered to call friends or clergy. The couple asked instead to have their son’s dog, his loyal friend, with them.

No, the chief said, according to the couple — we can’t bring a dog in here; it’s against protocol.

This is a sad story that shows just how clueless the police can be.

They are a bunch of script kiddies that get out their protocol books and follow them to the end

And I guess you can’t blame them. If they don’t and something bad happens they will be burned at the stake. Follow protocol and their a$$ is covered. (Sorry folks, S**t happens).

[raybbr]

“””This is a sad story that shows just how clueless the police can be.”””

They are NOT clueless. They are trained bureaucrat automaton union led quasi military. Incapable, if fully prohibited, to think for themselves. And, they like it that way.

[gogeo]

Exactly. They're just doing what police do.

This one is on the ex, IMO.