Posted on 04/24/2014 6:54:16 AM PDT by KeyLargo
TX Deputy Shoots Farmer’s Dog in the Back of the Head After Farmer Called Police About Burglary April 24 2014 by Dan Cannon Share This Post
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It seems like these stories are happening more and more each week. Stories of officers shooting dogs that simply did not need to be shot.
In this case, a third generation Texas farmer, Cole Middleton, called police about a break-in on his property. When an officer finally arrived, Rains County Deputy Jerred Dooley, the farmer’s dog ran up to the officer (as dogs do, especially herding dogs), so the officer drew his gun and shot the dog.
Middleton and other residents recorded the conversation with the backup officers that showed up on scene after the fact.
Middleton says he had to drown the dog, who was slowly dying, as the officer refused to fire another shot to put her out of her misery.
The dog in question, Candy, was a blue heeler. These dogs weigh between 30-49lbs, and based on photos of Candy, she seemed to be on the smaller end of the spectrum.
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Good thing it was not one of his kids that ran up to greet the cop.
The militarization of the local police. Hope & Change.
This was a deputy.
I would have having a serious talk with the Sheriff at this point about his deputy.
The Texas Rangers should call on Gunny Ermey to help on the case.
R. Lee Ermey “SAVING PRIVATE K-9”
http://www.nranews.com/cam/video/r-lee-ermey-saving-private-k-9/list/sportsman-channel-videos
If the dog begin barking and advancing toward the patrol car as the officer arrived then
he needed to stay in the car until someone came and controlled the dog. Why get out
when there isn’t a life/death situation? Common sense seems to be missing from some
of these events, imo.
I think most cops lie routinely. I’ve seen them in court lie to the judge with a straight face about the facts of cases, presumably because they feel justified lying if that is what it takes to get a conviction. If they see that as part of their job, to lie under oath, then why wouldn’t they lie on their reports, to cover themselves, or in any other circumstance?
A police dog was recently shot & killed in Portland, OR.
There was a funeral parade down the interstate carrying the dogs body. Days of news coverage, talk of a memorial service.
I thought wouldn’t it be appropriate to have a group dedicated to giving funerals and memorial services specifically for dogs killed by police.
Might bring a little more sanity to a bad trend.
Candy looks very much like the blue heelers we have/had. Ours have all been people friendly but they like to bark.
I think cops would improve their chances of going home each night if they quit shooting innocent family members and that is what dogs are to many. If cops are afraid of a dog they are in the wrong line of work. And the “To protect and serve”
policy of the past should be resurrected but that is clearly a thing of the past.
“If the dog begin barking and advancing toward the patrol car as the officer arrived then
he needed to stay in the car until someone came and controlled the dog. Why get out
when there isn’t a life/death situation? Common sense seems to be missing from some
of these events, imo.”
Exactly. You know what your are talking about.
An experienced, veteran police officer with common sense would have requested his dispatcher contact the complainant and advise due to officer safety that he will not be able to exit his squad until the animal(s) are restrained, if not he will be unable to take a report from the complainant of the burglary. If the complainant refuses to do so he would be advised to come to the police station and make the burglary report in person.
It will. Cops almost never experience any significant personal consequences for killing a person. Killing a dog hardly makes a blip on the radar.
Police and Dog Encounters: Tactical Strategies and Effective Tools to Keep Our Communities Safe and Humane
VIDEO SERIES
photo of IACP logoMost humans love dogs. In the United States alone there are more than 70 million dogs, roughly one for every four people. Almost 40 percent of U.S. households have at least one dog in them, and an ever-increasing percentage of dog owners consider their dog to be a member of the family. Because dogs are so much a part of U.S. society, law enforcement officers routinely deal with them in the line of duty, and not just when responding to calls about inhumane treatment or animal abuse, or when dogs are seen to present a danger to the public. Officers encounter dogs in the course of almost every kind of police interaction with the public, from making traffic stops and serving warrants to interviewing suspects and witnesses, and even pursuing suspects.
A problem-solving policing approach to dog-related incidents and encounters should recognize the extent and complexity of the human-canine relationship; the need for education concerning the human-animal bond and its well-documented benefits; and the need to regulate reckless and inhumane owner behavior in order to encourage public awareness of risk factors as well as to address human- and animal-behavior problems within the context of applicable statutes, rules, and regulations. The goal is safe, humane communities.
Through proper training, law enforcement officers not directly tasked with enforcement of animal-related statutes and ordinances can still be prepared for safe, non-confrontational encounters. In addition, with training in effective responses to genuinely volatile situations, officers can successfully avoid the worst-case scenarios—being injured by a dog or shooting one. But not every police or sheriff’s department can afford the resources needed to train their officers effectively for successful encounters with dogs.
In August 2011 the COPS Office released The Problem of Dog-Related Incidents and Encounters. This manual was developed under the auspices of the University of Illinois’ Center for Public Safety and Justice by authors from the university, the Best Friends Animal Society, Safe Humane Chicago, and the National Canine Research Council (NCRC). The entire project was funded by the NCRC.
Because of the popularity of the printed book, and because high-profile incidents may receive regional and even national media attention, the NCRC and Safe Humane Chicago considered how they might make information adapted from the manual available in other media. In partnership with the COPS Office, the NCRC and Safe Humane Chicago decided to launch a video training series for law enforcement agencies across the country. Called Police & Dog Encounters: Tactical Strategies and Effective Tools to Keep Our Communities Safe and Humane, the videos give on-duty police the tools to keep them protected when they encounter a dog.
“Police are the cornerstone of every community across the country, and these brave men and women keep us safe. They are trained and prepared for dangerous and unfamiliar situations. But part of their training was incomplete—until now,” said Stacey Coleman, Executive Director of the NCRC and executive producer/funder for the series.
Narrated by retired Chicago police superintendent Terry Hillard, the videos feature dog behavior expert Brian Kilcommons demonstrating real-life scenarios with SWAT and street officers. By facilitating interactions between real dogs and police officers, Kilcommons teaches officers how to better understand canine body language and how to better monitor their own body language to make dogs feel more at ease. The series is made up of five videos, each 10 minutes in length:
Video 1, An Overview: Assessing the Situation
Video 2, Communicating with Dogs: Police and Dog Body Language
Video 3, Tactical Considerations
Video 4, Use of Force Considerations
Video 5, Legal Considerations: Liability, Reporting, and Documentation
“The goal is to introduce options and strategies that will deescalate encounters with dogs, not to make police into dog experts,” said Cynthia Bathurst, Executive Director of Safe Humane and content producer for the series. “With police perspective as our guide, we have included advice from experts on how to manage risk and liability and how to accurately write reports about encounters with dogs. When officers have more information and more options available to them, they can better protect themselves, citizens, and dogs.”
photo of IACP logoThe videos are the first law enforcement training resource of their kind in addressing risk management, canine body language, officer safety, and canine safety. The videos are available at no cost through the COPS Office Community Policing Learning Portal: http://cops.igpa.uillinois.edu/resources/police-dog-encounters. There is also a companion booklet, “The Problem of Dog-Related Incidents and Encounters,” that has supplemental information to the videos. It can be downloaded through following this link: http://ric-zai-inc.com/ric.php?page=detail&id=COPS-P206.
http://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/12-2013/police_and_dog_encounters.asp
E. This is the best advice you could give anyone. Also, if that was my hound either Lt. Triggerfinger or myself would not have seen the sun rise today.
Big talk. You'd really kill a cop over a dog? I can see it over a family member, but a dog is just an animal.
Dogs become member of the family.
This is why I’ll never trust Mark Levin. He’s a dog lover, but you’ll never, ever hear him do one of these stories. Because talk radio’s demographic is still statist old people who think it’s 1971 and only hippies and Black Panthers criticize our brave men in blue.
Big phony.
I have asked Cesar Milan to train these cops.. and Mark Levin to use his celebrity status to talk about this epidemic.. No response. For the life of me I cannot understand how they can ignore this horror.
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