“In Oklahoma, killing a K9 is classified as a misdemeanor charge. That means whoever’s responsible could face up to a year in jail and $1,000 worth of fines” 5Newsonline.com reports. Following the shooting death of a police narcotics dog, ‘Creed,’ Sooner State cops have decided to take action. “We’re going to change the law in the state of Oklahoma to make the killing of any police K9 a felony with mandatory jail time,” Capt. Travis Yates with Tulsa Police said. “It’s just a shame that there’s an instance where it could just be a misdemeanor. That doesn’t make a lot of sense. So that needs to change.” Wow. Just like that, the cops can change a law? On what basis? Especially as “Investigators believe [emphasis added] Creed was targeted because of his service with the police department, but have not released any other information about how he died.” Wouldn’t it be funny if Creed died from a negligent discharge of some sort? (Note: not funny ha-ha.)
