Police protection is an oxymoron.
This story is all over Facebook this morning :(
Sad!
The cop should be fired.
He is totally unfit for duty. I don’t know what to say about the moron who gave the wrong address.
I can only imagine what would have happened if the skin colors of the dog’s owner and the trigger happy cop had been reversed.
Threats of violence and riots from mobs wearing “I am Sisko” and “Justice for Sisko” dog collars would sweep across the nation.
Even if Sisko was about to attack FraidyCop (and I doubt he was), the dog (and owner) were clearly unarmed, just like Trayvon.
Also, why did FraidyCop see the dog owner as a threat and pull his gun on him? Did he see a woman running from him, as reported in the 911 call? Did he just PROFILE the first man he saw?
I’d say the best way to attack this problem, while not emotionally satisfying, is through a lawsuit.
Care of a dog runs $20/day at most kennels. So, take the dog 3 yrs x 365days/yr x $20= $21,900
Treble damages, emotional distress, wanton distruction of personal property and I can see where this could easily cost the city $500,000 per incident.
Morons do not learn from moral or ethical lessons, they are incapable of understanding the damage they willfully do. However, getting hit with $500,000 and either being PERSONALLY liable, or having the department get hit with these bills should eventually get the message across.
Personally, I’d like to force the cop to witness something he holds precious and dear executed in front of him.
What was said on the video is that they have permission to fire their weapon if they feel their life is in danger. I don’t understand how...even if the 40 lb dog WAS attempting to bite...is such an imminent danger that he thinks his life would CEASE if it happened?
The dog was doing its job, the police were not.
I don’t believe that there is enough in “reparations” the PD can or will pay to overcome the traumatic loss of the dog. A dog isn’t a “pet”, a dog is family and this family should sue until the city has been bled of every dollar they can get.
We have 7 dogs and consider all them to be our “children”. Were this to happen at MY house, I would end up dead because there would be dead cops and gunshots all over the place after I grabbed MY gun and started shooting back.
Just because a dog is big, DOESN’T make it vicious. Too many of these incidents are occurring where cops enter a house (the RIGHT one OR the WRONG one!) and shoot the dog right off the bat. There is no reason or justification for this and the practice needs to stop, NOW!!!
I, generally, try to side with cops. They have a tough job (sometimes) and they are constantly exposed to unexpected or dangerous situations, but that doesn’t give them the right to shoot an animal. Would they shoot a 16 year-old who happened to play fullback or halfback on the HS football team just because he was big?
This is an issue of training, communication and discipline. All 3 are missing from too many police departments across the country!!
I can’t understand why cops instinctively just shoot the dogs.
Twenty-five years ago, I was attached by a large doberman pinscher, the dog had me on the ground and was attempting to kill me. Two deputy sherrifs witnessed the attack and rather than shoot the dog, one opened the trunk of their patrol car and took out a shovel. They then beat the dog with the back of the shovel until it ran away.
The dog survived and so did I. The owner got cited for not having the dog on a lease.
When did police shooting dogs become such a problem? I don’t remember hearing about this 20 years ago.
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Long past time to move out of ‘rat infested cities.
Maybe this police “Officer” was just trying out for a postition on the federal BATFE! They have standing raid orders to kill all pets FIRST.
Dinner for the President?
Cops shoot dogs because of police trainers who tell them to always shoot the dog
One day, the national discussion will focus on how disturbing police training has become and what kind of really creepy people are getting paid lots of taxpayer money doing this police training. Remember I mentioned this when it finally gets to that point.
What? Obama was hungry!
Non-story... if they arrive at the right address and don’t shoot the dog, now that is something!
"The officer who shot Cisco has been temporarily transferred
and pulled off the street, but has not been suspended."