Posted on 05/28/2005 12:34:03 PM PDT by ambrose
this stuff just keeps on happening.
Wow. Second dog killing cop article I've read on FR today. I am usually on the cops' side, but this is getting ridiculous.
another one.
As a former meter reader, I find these "police shoot dog" stories rather ridiculous. Very few dogs present an actual threat of serious harm to a grown adult if that adult has had any training or experience dealing with dogs. I'm not saying that NONE do, but a whole lot fewer than the average person may think. Every video I have seen of a police shooting a dog, was of a situation that I know personally I could have handled the dog with a whole lot less lethal means. They ought to make police officers walk routes with meter readers so they could get actual experience with dogs, and maybe even work off some of those donuts at the same time.
Paging jackboot licker G.Mason to tell us why dogs, small children, and lollypops are all justifications for deadly force.
By this logic, any tresspasser--even a burglar--would be free to shoot a homeowner's dog without any consequence.
Inkeeper - No!
Clouseau is bitten
and says - I thought you said your dog doesn't bite
Inkeeper - It's not my dog.
Hmmm... Wonder if I could get those cops to shoot my liberal
lunatic neighbor? He's thoroughly doggish !!! ;-))
Police said they don't need a warrant to go into someone's backyard if they are at a residence to make an arrest and see the person in the backyard
Bit of a contradiction now isn't it?
Mace would hace worked,Police need a warrent when?
Best way to stop a dog dead in its tracks (figuratively dead, of course) is to throw something at it. Even raising your arm and hand as if you're about to throw something will do the trick. That's my experience anyway, gleaned from delivering mail as a part-time flex during two summers when I was a college student. Others may have different experiences, but I was never confronted by a dog, or even a pack of dogs, that didn't stop in its tracks when I did that.
This has gotten to be a REALLLLY lame and WORN OUT excuse used by the cops when they do something that is WRONG.
We could have done quite well without your popping in to advocate the murder of police officers.
Reminds me of this story....
Two boys in Boston were playing basketball when a rabid Rottweiler attacked one of them. Thinking quickly, the other boy ripped a board off a near by fence, wedged it into the dog's collar and twisted it, breaking the dog's neck.
A newspaper reporter from the Boston Herald witnessed the incident and rushed over to interview the boy.
The reporter began entering data into his laptop, beginning with theheadline:
"Brave Young Celtics Fan Saves Friend From Jaws Of Vicious Animal." "But I'm not a Celtics fan, 'the little hero interjected.
"Sorry, replied the reporter. "But since we're in Boston, I just assumed you were."
Hitting the delete key, the reporter began "John Kerry Fan rescues Friend From Horrific Dog Attack."
"But I'm not a Kerry fan either," the boy responds.
The reporter says, "I assumed everybody in this state was either for the Celtics or Kerry or Kennedy. What team or person do you like?"
"I'm a Houston Rockets fan and I really like George W. Bush" the boy says. Hitting the delete key, the reporter begins again,
"Arrogant Little Conservative Bastard Kills Beloved Family Pet."
Shooting an armed tresspasser is not murder, neither morally nor legally.
that is correct. Justifiable shooting. Cops job is to protect themselves first and control the scene. If there is a dog approaching in a hostile manner then it is his job to protect himself and his partner.
NOW: Did the dog deserve to be shot? Was it his fault the guy had the cops at his house because he is suspected of a crime? NO, Do I feel sorry for the dog? sure. Would I do the same thing in the situation? Most likely.
WE do not pay cops to lose street fights, or have it come close. I dont want it to be close. if the dawg looks threatening it is up to the officers judgement. The suspect brought the cops to the house through his behavior. If the guys 14 year old kid came toward the cops with a gun to protect his dad, he would be like a dead dog.
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