First of all the dog was not a pup. He was five years old.
Second, the family was attending a family members funeral which can last all day. Since when is it a crime to leave your dog outside? Now, having said that, somebody had to have called the cops which tells me the dog probably gets out often.
Still, this is a clear case of excessive force and I agree that they should have their weapons confiscated and put on desk duty for the remainder of their careers.
I never said it was a crime to leave your dog outside.
I did say that I wanted to see the cop taken to Small Claims court and suspended from the Police Force.
That being said, there is some fault, that the family clearly admits. They left a 5 pound dog in the backyard. The dog got out and could have been attacked by another dog or hit by a car.
I own a small dog. They can get very crafty about getting out of a yard. Small spaces are big enough for them to squeeze through.
We as conservatives give some credence to personal responsibility. The cop was an idiot. He had NO right to confront the dog on the dog’s property and shooting it was ludicrous, I’m just saying that all small dog owners have to take extra care of their pups (my term for dogs, as others use “kitties”).
You two need to reread.
The CHILD is 5 years old. The dog was a puppy.
The CHILD would say “bark bark” to call the dog, not the other way around.
Re: “pup”
Our dogs are in their double digits and we still refer to them at times as the pups, or puppers, or puppies. (One is ~50 lbs, the other is ~110 lbs and ~30” at the shoulder.) Mabye it’s a regional thing...