Society is Doomed

The comments after these articles merely confirm it:

• Chicago Breaking News - Police shot and killed a pit bull this morning while serving a search warrant for firearms in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, officials said. Two juveniles also suffered minor wounds as a result of the shooting, according to published reports.

  At about 12:15 a.m., tactical officers entered the rear entrance of a residence in the 4800 block of South Wolcott Avenue when they were confronted by a pit bull, according to a news release from Chicago Police News Affairs. An officer fired at the dog and fatally wounded the animal, police said.

• Sun Times -Chicago Police fatally shot a Pit Bull and injured two minors while serving a search warrant early Saturday on the South Side.

  One offender was taken into custody, and a weapon was recovered, according to a release from police.

Go read the linked articles. Then if you can stomach it, read the comments. It's disgusting. Quick summary:

• Coppers serve a search warrant. A warrant that has already been reviewed by a sergeant, maybe a tactical lieutenant, maybe even a captain of police, a states attorney and a judge. They make entry into a yard and are confronted by a dog. Dog doesn't make it and the through-and-through pieces of bullet grazes two juveniles.

The comments? Cops should have used TASERs. Cops should have retreated. Cops should have used OC. Oh poor doggy.

What the fuck? We jump though a million hoops, go through a tedious process, get the approval of the courts, apprehend a felon, recover a weapon, and we're still wrong. We're still the punching bags. We're supposed to go out undermanned, underarmed and work miracles with people who have zero respect for the law and societal norms. What are we supposed to do? Sprinkle them with magical fairy dust and wish them into prison? Why bother?