This dog did not need to die
I’m really sad to report some sad news tonight. Apparently some guy driving a street sweeper in The Bronx ran over the dog pictured below and killed her as her owner still held her leash. Why did this happen? Well, for one, we all know truck drivers hate dogs. I would guess that street sweeper drivers feel the same way. Also, the driver may not have a soul and that would explain a lot.
June 16, 2008 at 3:46 pm
While I agree that this tragedy did not need to happen, I have to disagree wholeheartedly that ALL TRUCK DRIVERS HATE DOGS. What are you basing this on? I have seen a great many truck drivers who drive their trucks with dogs IN the cab with them. Also, having worked with truck drivers at a trucking company years ago, I can truthfully say that many of the drivers I knew had dogs of their own, that were like children to them.
Truck drivers are people like you and I and I think in this story, the streetsweeper made a mistake. Granted, it was a mistake that could have been avoided had he been paying closer attention to what he was doing, or if he had slowed down to a safer speed, but I’m sure he did not go out of his way on purpose to kill a dog, especially with the owner standing right there with the dog.