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Shocking moment Ohio cop shoots dead three-year-old golden retriever called Dixie after she ran towards him during callout for five unleashed dogs running amok in the neighborhood
Daily Mail UK ^ | July 6, 2023 | Noa Halff

Posted on 07/06/2023 8:37:03 AM PDT by Morgana

A golden retriever was shot dead by a police officer in Ohio and dramatic bodycam footage caught the controversial moment - as cries for the cop's firing from the bereaved family grow.

The July 2 shooting footage showed Lorain police officer Elliott Palmer shooting three-and-a-half-year-old Dixie and then leaving the dog dying on the sidewalk.

The dog ran up to the responding officer at a scene, and while it did not appear aggressive it was coming towards Palmer when he opened fire.

That sparked outrage from people who witnessed the killing of the dog and now family and social-media posters are calling for the officer's job.

'After she was shot one time in the street, he should have just let it go and let us get the dog and take her where she needed to be treated,' The dog's owner, Tammie Kerns, said to 3News, in tears.

'But he didn't do that. She was crawling — useless, helpless — in the street. He continued shooting her. She was trying to come to safety, and he just kept shooting her three more times after the first time,' she added.

The Lorain Police Department has launched an investigation into the incident, assuring transparency and a thorough examination of the circumstances.

It's unclear if Palmer remains on-duty during the investigation. Dailymail.com has reached out to the Lorain Police Department but officials did not respond in time for this report.

The Kerns family has threatened legal action against the police department, demanding justice for Dixie.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dog; doggieping; donutwatch; puppycide
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To: Morgana

Lorain police officer Elliott Palmer IS A COWARD!!

Lorain police officer Elliott Palmer should be removed from duty and FOREVER PROHIBITED from EVER coming near a dog or a gun for the remainder of his miserable cowardly life.

LEOs wonder why the public has a high level of animosity, mistrust and distain against them. Shooting dogs ain’t helping your cause.


41 posted on 07/06/2023 9:20:22 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Morgana

The dog is running away and the POS shoots her again. Just another chickensh*t jack-booted thug with a badge.


42 posted on 07/06/2023 9:26:37 AM PDT by Dave911
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To: PGR88

I take your point. Dogs shouldn’t be running loose on the streets.

And cops should have much better training on when a dog is a threat.


43 posted on 07/06/2023 9:29:17 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Morgana

cops....it figures....a male cop...a big ol strong male cop can’t handle a friendly dog getting close to him.....


44 posted on 07/06/2023 9:31:08 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Morgana

He just wanted to put another dog sticker on his cop car. Police are completely out of control in this country.


45 posted on 07/06/2023 9:33:45 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: ansel12
well I think it USED to be that our cops were men among men, strong character, reliable, knew what to do in a bad situation, knew the difference between bad and good....

we've all watched too much Dragnet....guys that were straight forward and honest to the core....

46 posted on 07/06/2023 9:35:29 AM PDT by cherry
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To: cherry

If a cop is triggered by a golden retriever, he shouldn’t be a cop. Period.


47 posted on 07/06/2023 9:36:42 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Morgana

You all need to look more closely at the video. The dog that was shot was not the dog wagging its tail. It was the dog that the woman was trying to restrain who finally got free and then went straight for the officer. Not sure is was necessary to shoot the dog but let’s give police officers the benefit of the doubt.


48 posted on 07/06/2023 9:36:44 AM PDT by PHloon
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To: Morgana
If any dog bigger than a chihuahua came running at me in a way that didn't say "gee am I glad to see ya" I'd light it up too.
49 posted on 07/06/2023 9:37:25 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: daniel1212
likely trained

The America we grew up in is gone and not coming back. An unexpected benefit of moving overseas is: most police around the world are normal and do not robo-shoot. Leaving the Divided States, the danger of government execution of you, your loved ones, and your dog, being one phone call away, is lifted off your shoulders.

50 posted on 07/06/2023 9:40:48 AM PDT by Reeses
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To: PHloon

Yes...sad but justified.


51 posted on 07/06/2023 9:41:48 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Morgana

Mama always said the police are like a box of chocolates....they’ll kill your dog.


52 posted on 07/06/2023 9:42:46 AM PDT by nitzy (I wonder if the telescreens in 1984 were first called "free Obamascreens")
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To: cherry

Gannon and Friday were sanctimonious, rule-happy tools in their own right.


53 posted on 07/06/2023 9:43:20 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Dave911

Watch it again...you’ve got it wrong.


54 posted on 07/06/2023 9:43:55 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Morgana

https://fox8.com/news/police-release-bodycam-video-of-officer-shooting-residents-dog-to-death/amp/

Easier to see what happened in this video link.


55 posted on 07/06/2023 9:44:54 AM PDT by PHloon
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Ditto that...


56 posted on 07/06/2023 9:48:41 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: gundog

Please, I love dogs, but I am not naive or stupid enough to think that all people are comfortable or familiar with dogs and their behaviors.

Some dog owners forget that not everyone is comfortable or familiar with dogs. Some are very ignorant and disrespectful of others.

Any animal running at a person, regardless of what animal it is, can be perceived as a threat.. fight of flight is a natural response, and just because you are familiar and comfortable with a particular animal running at you, doesn’t mean everyone else on the planet will have the same reaction.

It is clear to anyone familiar with dog behavior that this dog wasn’t charging at this man in aggression. However, to someone who is not familiar with it, claiming they should just “KNOW” the animal running at them is not being aggressive and not respond with the fight of flight reflex is a ludicrous expectation.

End of the day a dog is the owners responsibility, there are reasons there are leash laws. I sympathize with the owner, but I am not going to publicly hang a man because he responded to a fight or flight scenario with fight.


57 posted on 07/06/2023 9:50:02 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: King_Corey
Cops need to police their own. If they allow bad cops in their ranks, it is their fault.

Yep, it's the 90% of "good cops" turning a blind eye to the 10% that are violent, corrupt or mentally unfit, that are destroying America's trust in law enforcement. Their "blue wall" and code of silence allow the cancer to spread. 10% bad is being generous, and it's getting worse. Meanwhile we are militarizing these forces, and police training is aggressively dehumanizing the population they are supposed to "protect and serve".

58 posted on 07/06/2023 9:51:24 AM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: PHloon

Agreed, see post 57


59 posted on 07/06/2023 9:52:07 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay
not everyone is comfortable or familiar with dogs

Is such a person competent to be a police officer, particularly in suburban America?

60 posted on 07/06/2023 9:52:57 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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