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When This Dog Copied His Owner Getting Down on the Ground, It May Have Saved His Own Life
Independet Journal Review ^
| 04/06/2015
| Amanda Ghessie
Posted on 04/06/2015 1:57:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
When local police raided a home in the Vargem Grande neighborhood of Santa Catarina, Brazil, one smart pup knew exactly what to do he laid down.
Filippo Valdez, the police spokesman, explained:
There was a male dog that was barking when officers burst onto the scene but when it saw its owners obeying the command to lie down, it ran over and laid down as well.
According to Metro, local police generally shoot animals that are present when they are carrying out armed raids. But because this dog followed suit when his owner and owners companions were ordered to hit the deck, he wasnt shot.
Globo.com reported that two men were arrested, one of whom is said to be the leader of a criminal gang in Santa Catarina. As a result of the raid, drugs including marijuana and cocaine and weapons were seized.
No charges were brought against the obedient pup.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: brazil; dog; doggieping
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The pup would be dead in North America. Lucky pup!
To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
Yeah, in the USA, the fat cop serving the warrant would have shot the dog while he was lying there like that...
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:05:07 PM PDT
by
dinodino
To: E. Pluribus Unum
According to Metro, local police generally shoot animals that are present when they are carrying out armed raids.That's called "deescalating a highly charged situation" in cop speak.
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:05:28 PM PDT
by
RC one
(Militarized law enforcement is just a politically correct way of saying martial law enforcement.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
According to Metro, local police generally shoot animals that are present when they are carrying out armed raids. Do we copy the Brazilians or do they copy us?
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:05:42 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The dog is laying down because he is being playful with his owner. When my wife gets down on the floor to play with our dog, the dog is laying down already because that is conditioned behavior. Dogs are easy to condition because they don’t have opposable thumbs and can’t open up dog food packages.
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:06:35 PM PDT
by
webheart
(We are all pretty much living in a fiction.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:11:20 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: webheart
The dog is laying down because he is being playful with his owner. I think it's more likely that the dog saw everyone else hit the floor and sensed their fear, and decided he should follow suit.
Belly-up and looking away is classic submissive behavior for dogs.
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:12:41 PM PDT
by
justlurking
(tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
In ‘Merica, the cops would have shot the dog, skinned him, and eaten him! Then they would have all lied about it.. and.. and.. pooped on the carpet... yeah...
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posted on
04/06/2015 2:27:29 PM PDT
by
Paradox
(Sayin it like I see it, wherever and whenever I see fit.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum; Joe 6-pack
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posted on
04/06/2015 3:42:11 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Lay down. He LAY down, not laid.
Grammar police soapbox.
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posted on
04/06/2015 4:08:27 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: RC one
That's called "deescalating a highly charged situation" in cop speak. Dunno about you, but some ne'er-do-well Barney Fife comes into my home and shoots my dog, I'm not going to be de-escalating jack shit.
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posted on
04/06/2015 4:24:09 PM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“local police generally shoot animals that are present when they are carrying out armed raids”
WT literal F??
This is accepted, standard procedure?
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posted on
04/06/2015 4:50:48 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: dinodino
Don’t assume all cops are like that.. I have cop buddy that is a major dog lover...
Years back he was going to be part of a raid on a crack house.. ..
The house had a pit-bull in the yard..
He knew the dog would probably get shot....
So he went a few night before the raid, on his own, plain clothes, at night, stuck in the yard, and stole the dog..
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posted on
04/06/2015 5:55:56 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
To: E. Pluribus Unum; Slings and Arrows
Duck (whistle) and cover...
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posted on
04/06/2015 7:00:17 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(If Indiana's 'treatment' of homosexuals matters, why doesn't Cuba's treatment of homosexuals matter?)
To: Salamander
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posted on
04/06/2015 7:12:33 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If obama speaks and th<uere is no one the<ire to hear it, is it still a lie?)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Good old dogs and their social instincts.
To: 2nd amendment mama
Ping! In case you missed it!
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posted on
04/06/2015 8:24:00 PM PDT
by
basil
(2ASisters.org)
To: rarestia
yep. There aren’t any rules after something like that.
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posted on
04/07/2015 4:57:54 AM PDT
by
RC one
(Militarized law enforcement is just a politically correct way of saying martial law enforcement.)
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