City Editor to cub reporter:
“Kid, everybody’s got a cop-shoots-dog story. Come to me when you get a dog-shoots-cop story.”
Why are we listing, on FR, every time a cop shoots a dog?
How about discussing these items on the state page where caring locals can do something about bad cops?
We have enough trouble with federal-out-of-control-dictators.
Why would you call the police because a dog was under your car, presumably resting in the shade?
The officer can transfer to Austin TX.....
Jumping to a conclusion right in the first sentence.
Meanwhile, opinions on George Zimmerman remain divided, even though witnesses, police, forensics reports, and 911 tapes all supply evidence that Zimmerman engaged in self defense. But no news story is going to lead off with "George Zimmerman was forced to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin."
“The officer doesn’t have any injuries.”
Hopefully he will have some very serious injuries very soon..
People need to change their attitude about the purpose of police, from being friendly, generic problem solvers, to what they really are, which is, in effect, paramilitary forces.
The purpose of paramilitaries is a civilian version of what soldiers do. As Rush Limbaugh says about armed forces, “(They are) designed to kill people and break things.”
In America, all capable adult citizens are recognized as being potential law enforcers, as needed and willing. So what do we need police for?
They are hired to brawl with offenders we don’t want to. They are societies’ muscle to force compliance with the law. And not a bit of that properly involves doing petty problem solving.
So you only call police when you have a serious problem needing a serious solution. To do otherwise is to invite around people whose job it is to kill, arrest, break, brawl, subdue, control, and threaten.
They can be professional and polite about it, or at least they should be, but this is their purpose. Do not invite them around unless you need them.
This woman saw a dog under her car, so she called the police. Unless that dog is a threat or menace, she should not have done this.
Since my basic atitude toward dogs is to admire them, my inclination in such a situation would be to try to entice the dog with soft words and an outstretched hand (exercising due caution, of course) and a bit of food. Killing the dog would be my absolutely last resort. But, what do I know?? Perhaps police officers don’t have time to try such a tactic.
Note that the conclusion is in the reporting: “Police are investigating after an officer was forced to shoot and kill a dog.”
Forced?
Sun rises.
The police should conduct marksmanship qualification at the county animal shelter. Kill 2 birds with one stone.
When is this insanity going to stop!?