Well, since I started throwing the shade over the dog's shroud, I was not complaining that the Flag was being misused per se, but that by virtue of the Flag, the dead dog...excuse me....canine officer....was being elevated above the level of a dead human.
It's the cops' entitlement that irks me. Kick a Police Dog? Assaulting an officer. Shoot a "Civilian's" dog? Owner should shut up, get a shovel and get to work.
Though I will admit to knowing that I was stirring the pot, partly for sport. Partly.