Posted on 07/17/2014 10:02:58 AM PDT by Altariel
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. — A Farmville family is searching for answers after a Prince Edward Deputy shot their eight-year-old Golden Retriever, named Party, ultimately killing him.
“The dog was at the same level of the officer when he fired,” said homeowner Stephen Carwile, and indicated that the deputy was standing at the bottom of the deck.
The incident happened June 27 while the family wasn’t home. A deputy was serving Carwile a civil warrant when he said he felt threatened by the dog.
“I come home to blood all over the place all over my porch,” said Carwile. He called the sheriff’s office after he couldn’t find Party, then saw his blood stained deck and the warrant.
“The lieutenant called me and stated that my dog had tried to attack the officer and the officer had shot my dog.”
The Prince Edward Sheriff’s office put out the following press release:
On June 27, 2014 a Prince Edward County Deputy was charged by a vicious dog at a residence while he was attempting civil paper service. The Deputy tried to get away from the dog but the animal lunged at him so he fired his weapon as required by training. Animal Control was notified seeking medical assistance for the dog, but the animal later died.
The sheriff’s department said the incident was investigated by the Virginia State Police, however a state police spokeswoman said that was not the case.
“The resident did speak with Sgt. King, who explained that the Virginia State Police cannot investigate an incident involving another law enforcement agency without that agency’s formal request, or the request of the Attorney General, commonwealth’s attorney, or grand jury,” said state police. “You will need to contact the sheriff’s office for details concerning the incident.”
Party’s owner, Carwile’s 14-year-old stepson Prescott Stewart, said that’s not the dog he knew, and he can’t imagine the dog lunging at anyone.
“It’s like a void that has been put inside of me I can’t describe it; he was just that kind of dog that if he could be human, he could be my brother — it’s just hard,” Stewart said.
A necropsy shows Party was shot twice, and died of blood loss.
“Anything after the first shot the dog was disabled, the second shot he was just shooting to be cruel,” said Carwile.
The Carwiles said Party suffered on their deck for more than an hour before before he died in the care of the dog warden.
“I know he suffered, he was trying to get in the house,” he said. “He wanted one of us to open that door and let him him so he could be saved.”
“I still have bullet holes in my house, blood on my porch and bullet casings laying in my yard that I have to look at everyday and it just keeps going through my mind without anybody doing anything about this,” he added.
The Carwiles plan to file a civil suit. They want this case investigated and the deputy who killed their dog terminated.
“I want to see him loose his job and never tow a firearm again,” said Carwile.
“I just hope he thinks about it and realizes he did wrong,” said Stewart.
Each time I see the cops sicing their dogs on someone on COPS, I get a mental image of an SS guards setting their dogs on Jewish concentration camp inmates that I read about.
What exactly does this silly question mean?
This is not complex, but I noted ya answered a question with a question again.
Do you support cops using military war vehicles
Of course I do.
Do you support cops using tactics one would expect during brutal war time conditions?
Absolutely.
When you initially evaded the questions, your position came into focus. It became obvious you'd likely make excuses for those in government regardless of their actions.
It is now obvious from your answers that you support a world of anarchy and antinomianism. Your screen name tells us you are a self-styled "cop wannabe" who is frustrated by the fact they can't get into the academy and must settle for a Paul Blart job. Okay. We're even.
That might cross over the legal lines. It has to be subtle, or they will come down on you like a ton of bricks. So just boycotting that particular officer would likely be the safest way.
When all else fails, personal attack?
I seem to have hit a nerve.
My comments to you were based on you’re own responses/comments. Yours were wild reckless speculation regarding who I might be, personal background etc.
Ya got your bell rung then went personal, straight to leftist name calling tactics etc....Clever.
BTW, who is "us"?
Ya got a frog in your pocket?
This happens rarelyly. I suppose one such incident justifies the shooting of children and pacific dogs and whoever an officer chooses to shoot. That, alas is the world in which we live and in which you seem to take some pleasure.
I can see you are incapable of answering any type of question with anything but non-sequitors or pathetic attempts at sarcasm.
Have whatever type of day you deserve. I learned long ago not to argue with idiots, because they drag one down to their level, then beat one with experience.
May your chains rest lightly upon you.
The most dangerous Golden Retrievers are the ones that force you to pet them till your arm falls off...
Saw three State Police canine units parked at a local bistro for luncheon the other day.
The vehicles were parked directly in the sun, with the windows rolled up tight.
I almost "confronted" the Blue Blimps, then realized suddenly that I was just a peasant, and peasants are the "confrontees", and they'd better remember it, unless they like the taste of pavement, with just a hint of leather...
Cops don’t act act anymore like protectors of the citizenry, but act as protectors of themselves regardless of who gets hurt or killed. They get to go home safe while someone’s dog or family member is killed, so be it, I guess.
Excellent post.
Master of words you are.
I’ve been told that many animal shelters hate adopting out to cops.
If they kill their dogs, it was just a dog.
If you or I had killed their dogs, we’d be murderers.
When they lay their head on your leg and cut off circulation to your foot it’s pretty scary.
I hope you are not LE. Piss poor one if you are.
We need a law that warrants get delivered by the post office.
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