Again, I am amazed while I know that I shouldn’t be. I continue to make the error of thinking that this group is primarily populated with rational adults.
This whole thread has turned into abject, foul chaos. Happens every time a serious incident involving dogs occurs. Especially over the top if it is a “pit bull”.
Do you people understand what the real point and meaning of the issue here is? Hint. It’s NOT about dogs. Duh, duh, duh.
The issue here is should the government and its representative, law enforcement, be the ones who decide what constitutes sufficient perceived threat as justification for killing an animal or a person? Dog, humans, same thing in principle.
If you believe that carte blanche for killing dogs is not on the same slipper slope with humans you are being very short sighted.
Whether the cops were justified in this..particular..instance is NOT the real point or concern. It’s what the courts say they can use for justification whenever they shoot. Which appears to be pretty much anything as far as the courts are concerned.
You can’t make general policy based on an exception to the general. That’s what progressives do.
As they said in law school, hard cases make bad law.
And you’re right, threads like this one tend to devolve quickly. Pit bull owners are passionate people.
I once found a stray pit-bull “type” with no tags; did my best to figure out if someone was looking for him. He was a sweetie. I put him in the local shelter, then found out he would be put down, because they were illegal in Denver county.
So a friend adopted him (I paid), and we drove him to a no-kill shelter in a neighboring county. Wish I could remember her name; she was a law school friend.
But they can also be quite dangerous. I was pregnant at the time and would never have wanted him alone with my child.
I post this at my own peril. ;). Please don’t flame me! Dog threads are almost as bad as evolution/creation threads.
Oh Dear Lord, keep digging, Julie.... :(