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Cops shoot family dog (after entering family's backyard without a warrant)
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| 5.26,05
| Melissa Pinion-Whitt
Posted on 05/28/2005 12:34:03 PM PDT by ambrose
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To: ambrose
Scumbag trigger happy donut eaters.
I agree with you, Ambrose. If someone is stupid enough to want to dedicate themselves to enforcing the laws of this country, they're scumbag trigger happy donut eaters.
They should realize that part of the job is taking abuse, serving as human punching bags, firing range targets, or doggy chew toys.
Clearly, in this case, he should have subjected himself to a mauling, I mean, what right did he have to be there anyway, except to investigate a felony.
I believe that so long as a felon has access to a potentially dangerous dog, he should be left alone by the police unless one of their ranks feels like getting attacked. The country would be much better off that way.
After all, really, what do we even need cops for? If someone commits a crime against you, then it ought to be on you to exact revenge however you see fit. And if you're an old lady, or unable to defend yourself, then too bad. If someone wants to do as they wish with you, tough. You should have thought about that before you got so old and useless.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:02:49 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: sourcery
The operative word here is " Officer". They are charged by the state to persue suspected criminals. This guy was a suspected criminal just as much as if he had robbed a bank with a note. And because he is identified by his uniform and badge he can chase a suspect IN HIS OWN BACK YARD. Dog gets in the way of that duty pow.
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To: Walkingfeather
The operative word here is " Officer".There is no Constitutional or moral grounds for making any such distinction.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:10:50 PM PDT
by
sourcery
(Resistance is futile: We are the Blog)
To: eno_
Okay let me see.... I will try to gather a little more info here.
Let's say you are a suspect in a crime ( INNOCENT OR GUILTY) and you are to be questioned by the police. The police approach your front door and you would kill them for being on your private property.
Would that include the UPS man?
The Fed Ex man>?
The next door neighbor bringing you a box of girl scout cookies?>
Where specifically is the line?
To: Walkingfeather
The operative word here is " Officer". They are charged by the state to persue suspected criminals. Also to kill buffalo that wander out of the slaughterhouse. Only took 120 shots. Sorry FRiend, all cops are not blessed with common sense.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:14:26 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Peace through Ignorance)
To: ScreamingFist
Have you seen what a cow wandering on a highway can do to a passenger car that hits it at 75 mph? Public saftey issue. B
To: ScreamingFist
Hey, if every Barney Fife don't get his MP5 the terrorists win, doncha know? Pulling a trigger 120 times sounds like a disability claim to me.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:18:31 PM PDT
by
eno_
(Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending.)
To: Walkingfeather
The point I was trying to make is it went from an interview to being an arrest after shooting the dog. Smells of CYA to me.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:20:03 PM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Cloth or link. Happiness is a perfect trunion.)
To: Owl_Eagle
I guess the conclusion to be drawn is that, in the society we live in, sometimes a cop has to shoot your dog.
And that's just the way it is?
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:23:30 PM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: sourcery
Shooting an armed tresspasser is not murder, neither morally nor legally.
So if a police officer is chasing a felon and he crosses through your property, you should be able to shoot him?
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:26:02 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Walkingfeather
By your logic the cop would have been justified shooting a 6 year-old child who waswalking toward him. This cop clearly wasn't qualified to handle the situation. Cop error in judgement is the most likely explanation
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:28:18 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
To: eno_
Odds are this jackass was a dirty cop too. Incompetent, corrupt, and abusive of force go hand in hand.
And you know this because? What other groups can you ascribe traits to with just currsory information? Blacks? Jews? Latinos? Catholics? Do tell.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:29:34 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Owl_Eagle
So if a police officer is chasing a felon and he crosses through your property, you should be able to shoot him? Conversely, can the cop shoot the dog while chasing the felon on to your property?
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:31:14 PM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Cloth or link. Happiness is a perfect trunion.)
To: sourcery
There is no Constitutional or moral grounds for making any such distinction.
States and municipalities don't have any grounds to grant authority to enforce laws? Where's that in The Constitution? I'm pretty sure the Tenth grants that authority.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:31:58 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: ambrose
Cops completely, totally, 100% in the wrong on this one.
The suspect deserves damages. The cop deserves an a$$ kicking.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:32:15 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter Accusations.)
To: beltfed308
So if a police officer is chasing a felon and he crosses through your property, you should be able to shoot him?Conversely, can the cop shoot the dog while chasing the felon on to your property?
If he attacks the officer, what do you think the officer should do? Fall to his knees and prepare to die so your dog can eat him?
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:37:18 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Owl_Eagle
It was a BOXER.
If he was approaching the rogue cop, it was almost certainly with intention of licking him.
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:38:43 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter Accusations.)
To: muir_redwoods
By your logic the cop would have been justified shooting a 6 year-old child who waswalking toward him.Are you really unable to draw the distinction between a dog charging a fallen officer and a six year old child walking towards an officer? Maybe so. Well, rest assured that the VAST majority of the rest of the population, the cop in this story included, can.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
05/28/2005 1:39:31 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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