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that town is 15 miles from where I live. this was a big story in the local paper. Wasn't the 1st time the owner of the dog had been in trouble over the dog. Not saying by any means the dog should have been shot,but it wasn't the 1st time the cops had been called to take care of the situation. The mother of the kid that owns the dog (he is 22 I believe) works where I work.
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From: Southern MD
That makes me angry.
From what I could see, the dog was no threat to the officer (just scared), and both officers pulled their sidearm, at one point or another. (Yes, they were probably scared, too.)
At the very least, in my not-so-humble opinion, suspend the officer that shot the canine, and make him wear a collar around his neck and let me administer some shock therapy to him.
Sorry my friends. Nothing justifies that shooting.
From what I could see, the dog was no threat to the officer (just scared), and both officers pulled their sidearm, at one point or another. (Yes, they were probably scared, too.)
At the very least, in my not-so-humble opinion, suspend the officer that shot the canine, and make him wear a collar around his neck and let me administer some shock therapy to him.
Sorry my friends. Nothing justifies that shooting.
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That was not justifiable at all. The dog was posing no threat.
My next door neighbors dog just got shot. The officer shot the dog perfectly centered in the back of the skull while the dog was "lunging" at him. The angle of the shot shows the dog had its head lowered when it was shot. The dog was in its own house before the officer breached the front door without a warrant. The dogs only wrong doing was being a pit bull in front of a scared officer. We have some good officers in this town but that guy is making things worst for the rest. I know most of them condemn his actions but they can't say it. Since the dog got shot the neighbors 5 year old grandson hides when he sees a police car. He used to love the police and even carry on conversations with a hand full of them. Police shooting dogs is kind of a sore spot for me right now.
My next door neighbors dog just got shot. The officer shot the dog perfectly centered in the back of the skull while the dog was "lunging" at him. The angle of the shot shows the dog had its head lowered when it was shot. The dog was in its own house before the officer breached the front door without a warrant. The dogs only wrong doing was being a pit bull in front of a scared officer. We have some good officers in this town but that guy is making things worst for the rest. I know most of them condemn his actions but they can't say it. Since the dog got shot the neighbors 5 year old grandson hides when he sees a police car. He used to love the police and even carry on conversations with a hand full of them. Police shooting dogs is kind of a sore spot for me right now.
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I guess he couldn't hit a moving target, so he hooked the dog up and held it still so he could shoot it. What a pathetic excuse for a human being, let alone a cop.
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I can't see how in the world the officer could justify shooting the dog. The dog was completely under control with the stick and could have rather easily been muzzled and placed in the back of the police cruiser. Definitely an over reaction on the part of the P/O.
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A case of 2 wrongs don't make a right.
The owner clearly had a history with the dog...........no question there.
The cops handled it poorly to be certain......I am the LAST to throw LE under the bus, but things could have gone much better than that. And where was the animal control officer? seems he could have handled the dog himself, after all thats what they DO.
The owner clearly had a history with the dog...........no question there.
The cops handled it poorly to be certain......I am the LAST to throw LE under the bus, but things could have gone much better than that. And where was the animal control officer? seems he could have handled the dog himself, after all thats what they DO.
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A case of 2 wrongs don't make a right.
The owner clearly had a history with the dog...........no question there.
The cops handled it poorly to be certain......I am the LAST to throw LE under the bus, but things could have gone much better than that. And where was the animal control officer? seems he could have handled the dog himself, after all thats what they DO.
The owner clearly had a history with the dog...........no question there.
The cops handled it poorly to be certain......I am the LAST to throw LE under the bus, but things could have gone much better than that. And where was the animal control officer? seems he could have handled the dog himself, after all thats what they DO.
I read the posted articles, and they do not have animal control there, cops handle it. They should have better training for it if they are to be the ones to handle it.
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I don't see any justification. Not after the stick had the dog collared. Hell....Why spend so much time collaring the dog then? The dog stood still several times if that was their intention.
To me it looked like an execution. No self defense. If the dog DID lunge at them while un-collared, and especially if it got a piece of one of the officers, then game over. But there?
To me it looked like an execution. No self defense. If the dog DID lunge at them while un-collared, and especially if it got a piece of one of the officers, then game over. But there?
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I agree. And if there's no animal control in the area, what else is there to do with a large dog that's allowed to run loose possibly endangering kids or even adults. Sad but if the dog is aggressive and there are no alternatives... And a lot less stressful than being dragged to death row to sit scared in a cage for two weeks and then be euthanized. I blame the owner.