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Dog Shot Dead by SWAT Team During Alleged Dispute Over Neighborhood Dog Waste (Racine, WI)
New York Daily News ^ | November 3, 2014 | NINA GOLGOWSKI

Posted on 11/03/2014 8:01:28 PM PST by DogByte6RER

police swat photo: swat SWAT_Front.jpg

Dog shot dead by SWAT team during alleged dispute over neighborhood dog waste

• A small dog was filmed being shot by advancing police officers in Racine, Wisc. on Saturday after police were called about violent threats made by the dog's owner, said a neighbor. Police Chief Art Howell said the owner threatened to kill the officers with an armor-piercing crossbow before setting his dog loose.

A SWAT team sent to handle an alleged neighborhood dispute over dog waste ended up killing the dog, and igniting a firestorm of criticism against the local police force.

In dramatic video capturing the end of Saturday's hours-long standoff involving Racine, Wisc. police, a small dog is seen being shot dead by a line of approaching officers moments after set loose.

Neighbor Kim Polk described the shooting as the result of one irate resident refusing to pick up after his dog when confronted by her, and then violently threatening to kill her own pooch.

It was that threat, first with a bow and arrow and then with a machete, that she said led to her family calling 911 and a SWAT team approaching the man's home.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: canine; doggieping; dogs; donutwatch; k9; policemilitarization; racine; swat; wisconsin
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To: gaijin

Which of these officers would you choose to Protect and Serve you? Zero confidence for either one from me. If they can’t protect and serve, why are they on the force. The inability of these officers to use discretion on what a threat might be and how to react should raise concern.


21 posted on 11/03/2014 8:36:04 PM PST by jyro (French-like Democrats wave the white flag of surrender while we are winning)
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To: DogByte6RER

Being an animal sucks sometimes.

Sheesh, getting the death penalty ‘cause you crapped on the ground :0(


22 posted on 11/03/2014 8:42:32 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: bobby.223
This is the most senseless and unwarranted doggy slaughter yet.

Wow, you're a newbie. I've read of and seen dozens worse. The neighbors' screams of horror is what stands out here.

Is there one ONE politician in the country who has ever mentioned this? One national talk show host?

I'm sorry. This is happening every day. We get manipulated into screaming about a phantom disease and phantom terrorists who just happen to spring up on the other side of the world. But if we mention these daily acts of real terrorism right here, we're some kind of nuts who hate police or something.

This is a symptom of something unspeakably wrong with America.

23 posted on 11/03/2014 8:49:24 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: DogByte6RER

I am so effing disgusted by leos, they make me sick


24 posted on 11/03/2014 8:53:12 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: bobby.223

http://dogmurders.wordpress.com/

depressing


25 posted on 11/03/2014 8:55:40 PM PST by rolling_stone (1984)
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To: DogByte6RER
You know, there's something wrong when you read something like this and think Ah, good thing the owner [and family] weren't shot.
26 posted on 11/03/2014 8:59:47 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Sounds like the cops shot the wrong target.


27 posted on 11/03/2014 9:00:12 PM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius6961)
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To: Ezekiel; null and void

> A SWAT team sent to handle an alleged neighborhood dispute over dog waste ping

LOL — That’s an oddly specific ping.


28 posted on 11/03/2014 9:00:49 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: gaijin

29 posted on 11/03/2014 9:08:22 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Forgotten Amendments

Hardly a newbie sonny, I have been all over this dog murdering crap since day one. (Check my posting history if you wish). What makes this one beyond terrible is first, the dog was a tiny little guy, no threat to anyone. Second it was going away from the cops. Show us the “dozens” you speak of.


30 posted on 11/03/2014 9:11:27 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
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To: DogByte6RER

Lots of people are talking about that video....


31 posted on 11/03/2014 9:13:20 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: rolling_stone; Chode

Yep. Been going on for a while now and it is probably gonna get worse. When the cops have to use a little tiny retreating dog for target practice like this last instance, well........


32 posted on 11/03/2014 9:14:23 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
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To: bobby.223

Cops are trigger happy. They practice with their new military jack booted equipment and they’re itching to use it. If they can’t shoot a human they’ll shoot another kind of animal. And typically when one cop fires, the rest of them empty their weapons. I dislike all cops. Why all? Because of the thin blue line.


33 posted on 11/03/2014 9:23:35 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: Moonman62
So the actions of the dog’s owner was why the dog was shot.

Yes, I can clearly see the line of cause and effect there. /s

34 posted on 11/03/2014 9:26:15 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: bobby.223

Oh, I didn’t mean that in a disparaging way! I’m sorry if I offended you. Just a poor internetish choice of words.

The running away isn’t that unusual. And one cop even splattered a dachshund (he actually got fired!). Alas, I can’t even remember the most horrible. To me, they all are.

Why is this happening? I’m full of opinions on everything. But, I just can’t imagine why this is happening over and over. It’s like a bad movie.


35 posted on 11/03/2014 9:28:29 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: Moonman62

How in tarnation would you know that? Was it not possible the tiny dog suddenly just ran past, squeezed through the door when opened? This happens all the time.

Was the dog not running away from the cops when shot?


36 posted on 11/03/2014 9:30:35 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: OneWingedShark; null and void
Neighbors used to settle these things amongst themselves.

I know you're in there, old man! Listen up, mister! That piece of scum, barking rat of yours has just taken his last dump on my lawn! I find one more... just one... I'm gonna catch him and staple his @ss shut!


37 posted on 11/03/2014 9:35:04 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: gaijin

I have not seen the video of the dog being shot....however the swat team responded to a guy threatening to kill people with a machete and a crossbow.

This was notna swat team being sent to handlena dog crap for incident


38 posted on 11/03/2014 9:41:07 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Hope the holland tunnel gets the makeover I suggested.)
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To: Iscool

Personal body armor will not stop an arrownor crossbow bolt.


39 posted on 11/03/2014 9:41:56 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Hope the holland tunnel gets the makeover I suggested.)
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

The tiny dog running away from them should have just dropped the crossbow...


40 posted on 11/03/2014 9:44:25 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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