Did someone say "dog target"? The Marine Corps uses lots of dog targets. "Dog targets! Raise all dog targets high in the sky!"
Posted on 06/16/2009 11:04:00 AM PDT by marktwain
Another moron cop. Yet the cop defenders at all costs will be here any minute.
If a CCL holder did this it would likely be considered illegal discharge of a gun. Certainly a prudent person would not want to discharge a gun in a cul de sac with homes surrounding him unless it was unavoidable. Since he had pepper spray why did he not use it?
Just incredible. A pitt-bull, maybe we could talk, but this is utterly nuts.
So much for Tasers, mace or batons. No need for them as long as their sidearms are working, apparently.
Pigs just love killing dogs. He was in great danger. This hero’s name should be publicized so we can honor his bravery in the face of such great danger.
Dachshunds can very protective and territorial. Their bigger version actually went into holes to get rabbits and badgers!!! Powerful little diggers and great lap doggies.
In my home, my miniature’s “courage” was to bark at the postman underneigh the car. Sheeeesh.
But still, 12 lbs??? A threat? Give me a fricken break.
The cop who shot the dog sounds like a 1st class idiot. It seems to me that some cops just like to shoot dogs and will go out of their way to do it. Nothing like trying out the .40 on a very small dog.
Look, if you’ve got to shoot a small dog, shoot a Chihuahua, not a Dachshund.
Sounds (from what does appear to be a biased article, so I have to wonder about the validity of the information, but let’s just assume it is true) like a really unnecessary action.
On the other hand (having nothing to do with defending the cop) if the dog was kept under the owners direct control or inside the house, this would never have happened. Any owner who allows their animal to run loose shares in the responsibility when something happens to said animal. I love my dogs, so they are inside my house or on a leash.
It's unconscionable that an officer would hide behind his badge and "in the line of duty" for shooting this type of dog.
>.lunged at the officer and attacked him,”
OK then he was justified. Should I add the sarcasm tag?
I wanna see anyone defend this.
Trigger happy steroid juiced mad effing cops!
Protect and serve, indeed.
Simple response. Kill all of the officer’s pets.
I would bark at a postman under the car too! Sounds like a crazy postman! ;)
“from what does appear to be a biased article”
Well i would certainly *hope* that the article is biased when a local cop finds it reasonable to smoke a dachshund.
But I guess the officer didn't want all that practice at the range to go to waste.
When I am attacked by Dachshunds I throw a foot in them. It makes the owners mad, but the dog isnt dead and they usually go away.Either that or after seeing the crap kicked out of their dog they pick it up and go put it away.Like they should have done in the first place.
Did someone say "dog target"? The Marine Corps uses lots of dog targets. "Dog targets! Raise all dog targets high in the sky!"
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