Oh the inhumanity ...

A cop who broke a knee during a rescue call is suing the family who called 911 when their one-year-old boy nearly drowned after falling into a swimming pool. The boy suffered severe brain damage in the incident and now lives in a nursing home where he can neither eat nor breathe on his own.

This tragedy, however, pales in comparison to what the cop, Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn, is suffering. Her knee still hurts. Yes, it still hurts. A lot. Also, she might develop arthritis some day. And she needs help with the medical bills. True, her bills are not as large as the family’s medical bills, but they are large enough to cause her a great deal of aggravation.

What a terrible fate to befall a law enforcement officer whose career has been distinguished by, among other things, working as a prostitution decoy. We understand that, in the entire history of the police force, no officer had a more alluring cleavage, dressed more provocatively, or moved her posterior more invitingly when she walked than Sgt. Eichhorn. Who will replace her now that she has fallen? Who? Who? Who? No one, that's who.

Sgt. Eichhorn's tragedy is more than human mind can comprehend. Her knee is damaged—and all because the boy’s mother carelessly left a puddle of water lying around when she pulled him out of the pool. A puddle of water that caused Sgt. Eichhorn, in one horrifying and life-changing moment, to slip and fall and break her knee. Oh the inhumanity of it all, oh the injustice. The horror, the horror …