McGruff the Crime Dog says..

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First the Chick-fil-A cow received a beat-down in Fredericksburg, Va. Now, someone takes a shot at everyone's favorite crime-fighting pooch.

Word of advice for new-look Screech: Hire A-Rod's cousin ASAP.

McGruff the Crime Dog was the latest victim of the mascot mayhem.

Police said their four-legged hero absorbed a blow to the head over the weekend from a Metro bus driver in front of a group of children but didn't lose his cool, according to the Washington Examiner.

McGruff, who was actually District officer Tyrone Hardy in costume, was handing out flyers to kids in northwest Washington Saturday when bus driver Shawn Brim, 38, stopped, got out and adjusted his mirrors and then cold-cocked McGruff in the head with a closed fist, according to a police report.

A woozy McGruff staggered. Kids screamed. The alleged attacker hopped back on his bus and drove off.

Other police officers who were there with McGruff and watched the alleged assault quickly tracked down the bus and the driver.

Brim, 38, later told a supervisor that he was trying ?to be funny,? Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith told The Examiner on Monday.

?But nobody here finds it funny, believe me,? Smith said. ?That kind of behavior is not tolerated.?

Brim was charged with simple assault.

The Examiner said Hardy had a swollen cheek but was more concerned that the alleged attack disturbed the kids who saw it.

No word on whether the Racing Presidents' security team has been placed on heightened alert.

 

[ViviTheMage]

scruff mcgruff, Chicago Illinois, 60652

 

[MichaelD]

I'm happy to hear they caught the guy. I'm even HAPPIER that the guy in the dog suit was a cop. Not b/c he got hit, but b/c he was a COP and you KNOW the idiot that clocked him is going to jail. Strike an ordinary civilian = you might pay a small fine. Strike a cop = you go to jail for a long time.

It's just not right to hit somebody for absolutely no reason at all. Now, if McGruff would've said "Hey mister latino bus driver, I'll bet you're guilty of something! Where's your green card?" Then he would've deserved the pop upside the head and then some. But McGruff was handing out "Don't talk to strangers" leaflets to school kids...I mean, c'mon man! WTH you hit the dog for? 😕

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Strike a cop = you go to jail for a long time.

He was charged with simple assault. 404, long jail sentence not found.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Strike a cop = you go to jail for a long time.

He was charged with simple assault. 404, long jail sentence not found.

True dat. However, victim=cop, assaulted w/o provocation. I'm sure the DA can find other things as well. I.E. endangering the welfare of multiple children, reckless endangerment (he has a commercial DL and made "an unauthorized stop") etc, etc.

He's done, man.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I know when I try to be funny it generally involves beating up a beloved mascot in front of a group of children. Ha ha ha!

 

[Drako]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
I know when I try to be funny it generally involves beating up a beloved mascot in front of a group of children. Ha ha ha!

Yeah, me too 🙂.

You would think that by 38 years of age the guy would have a clue, especially being a bus driver.

 

[Sedition]

Apparently this is actually a big thing in cities, especially New York. I was reading something a while ago about someone trying to rasie awareness or something for mascots and street advertisers to try to keep them safe.

Guess they are easy targets since in most cases you assume the jerk off wearing the costume is just some college kid trying to make some money and that they will never be able to chase you down wearing a big goofy costume. Not to mention they are probably just going to bug you and try to give you a flyer.

The dude was claiming all sorts of horrible stuff happens. Said he knew a guy who was actually lit on fire.

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: Sedition
Apparently this is actually a big thing in cities, especially New York. I was reading something a while ago about someone trying to rasie awareness or something for mascots and street advertisers to try to keep them safe.

Guess they are easy targets since in most cases you assume the jerk off wearing the costume is just some college kid trying to make some money and that they will never be able to chase you down wearing a big goofy costume. Not to mention they are probably just going to bug you and try to give you a flyer.

The dude was claiming all sorts of horrible stuff happens. Said he knew a guy who was actually lit on fire.

There was an episode of CSI:NY where mascot bashing was part of the story line.