A member of the Oakland Raiders has been accused of taunting as he
took the field for his team’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers this past
Sunday (at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh). What’s unusual about that, you ask? It
wasn’t an opponent that linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong was taunting. It was a
dog. Specifically, a police K-9.
“We were
immediately notified about the incident, and we immediately initiated a
criminal investigation into the matter. Sheriff’s Office supervisors
interviewed witnesses and reviewed video surveillance recordings at Heinz
Field. We notified the District Attorney’s Office on Sunday. The Sheriff’s
Office is currently reviewing all of the information and reports to make a
final determination relating to charges,” Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office
Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus said.
According to
witnesses, Armstrong apparently lifted up his shirt, beat his chest, and
started barking and yelling at the
K-9 before the start of the game. The dog
had to be restrained. “Ray-Ray” apparently came out of the locker room, started
jumping up and down while calling for the dog and attempting to intimidate him.
The dog promptly responded and tried to get at the Raider. The K-9 deputy
prevented him from doing so.
No charges have been filed at the present
time, though “taunting” a police K-9
is a felony in Pennsylvania. “Taunting”
a police dog is a felony? A felony?
You can have your kid killed and yanked out of your womb and allow his/her
little parts and organs to be sold to a third party with no legal ramifications
whatsoever, but “taunting” a dog is a felony??! Football players constantly
taunt each other and only
occasionally get punished with a 15-yard
penalty. Ray-Ray was probably just
hyped up for the game and made a stupid, misplaced pseudo-macho gesture.
That said, if
the moron wanted to taunt the dog, he should’ve been prepared for the
consequences…even if the deputy had not restrained the animal. Football gear or
not, we’d have seen who was “badder.”
Ray-Ray?
Oh-Oh.
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