Posted on 12/17/2009 11:18:35 AM PST by Chet 99
(12-17) 09:44 PST ALAMEDA -- An Alameda police dog trying to flush out a burglary suspect was shot and killed by an officer today after the dog attacked the officer, a police spokesman said.
Billy, a Belgian Malinois, and his handler were among those responding to a burglary at the Coast Guard Recruiting Center at 660 Central Ave. shortly before 6:15 a.m., police Lt. Bill Scott said.
Billy bit another officer assisting on the call. The dog did not let go when his handler ordered him to do so, and the officer being bitten shot him to death, Scott said.
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God plucks the bullets out of the air, and adds them to His Holy Collection.
Your brain must be a scary place, Laz...
I wake up in the middle of the night, bolt upright and in a cold sweat, terrified that I just *might* be Lazamataz.
More of your stupid jokes Laz.
CC
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CC
I see that you have passed judgment already and you think that he should not be disciplined. As a policeman do you feel obliged to come for the defense of another policeman no matter what? Are those the ties of brotherhood?
I do not hate the police and you are the one having a knee jerk reaction like the policeman who shot the dog because he was scared. I wonder if you would be defending a Policeman shoots your dog in case your dog attacks him.
If the dog had clamped down on my flesh and wouldn’t let go, I’d shoot it, period.
I would have no idea the type of damage it could be doing to me by hanging on, or worse, by yanking or twisting—dead dog.
I’m with the cop on this one.
I believe I MIGHT give the handler a second, or two, with “Get your dog off me, or I have to shoot it!..........POP!”
Any more lessons after this one, it's gonna cost you a nickel apiece.
CC
Well you are very wrong officer CC. I do not carry animus against law enforcement types, none what so ever. I have great respect and appreciation of what the vast majority of police officers do but at the same time I believe that the police force is infiltrated with more thugs than any other law enforcement agency in the nation. The reason is that the police force has less discipline than other law enforcement agencies.
Despite the presence of thugs among the police I still believe that the vast majority of police officers are doing a great job in protecting and serving the people.
Never tried it, but I tend to doubt it. A tazer works through a complete circuit between the probes.
Lately, I can’t really blame people for “...certain animus for law enforcement types.”
All the sissy-cops out there torturing Americans with their plethora of lethal “non-lethal” weaponry (the same weaponry used on insurgents in Iraq and ‘Stan in some cases) is not only dangerous to our freedom, but blatantly chicken-sh*t.
It will certainly affect respect for law enforcement.
All these needle-d*** “tough guys” with their black uniforms, jackboots; looking like they’re going to fight a a conventional military, are doing themselves a disservice by intimidating good people. They seem to love their “power”, but humans loathe what they fear.
I’m no fan of the police state fashions and trends that I have witnessed of late, not at all. What those whiny little b****’s with badges did to unarmed America college kids in Philly recently is a prime example.
Sounds like he latched on and wouldn’t let go. Really too bad, from a number of perspectives. It costs a mint to train MWDs, I imagine it’s close to the same amount for civilian working dogs. And it’s a shame for both the dog and his trainer.
Colonel, USAFR
Why didn’t he fire a shot in the air and that would have scared the dog.
Because that would be irresponsible, and would endanger human beings.
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AND they’re trained not to react to gunshots, so it likely wouldn’t have helped anyway.
Colonel, USAFR
“It was not a split second decision about what to do with the dog, he could have simply used other methods to stop the dog beside shooting him.”
I must admit, I would never want to cause harm to a dog. However, let’s say the officer didn’t shoot the dog. What would become of it? Would it be allowed to remain a working member of the force? Who would be held responsible if the next time it happened, the dog killed a child? If the dog was retired, what responsible, knowledgeable person would have an open home (that isn’t already full of other dogs needing homes) to safely handle a dog trained to bite on command, but doesn’t always let go? The biggest no-no in Schutzhund training is a dog that won’t release on command. The same is true for police dogs, as this kind of training demands a level-headed animal, of which there are obviously very few. In my opinion, as sad as it is, the dog was unsuitable for that job, and since he’s already been trained to bite but not willing to let go, he was far too dangerous for anything but the most capable hands, which means the best thing to do is euthanasia. I don’t say this lightly. If my dog ever bit a human, I would do the same, no hesitation. There are plenty of other animals that won’t bite that need homes, and there are other dogs better suited to police work.
He should have used karate.
The article clearly states the dog was not obeying the handler. Just how long did you want them to wait? Have you ever seen a police dog latch on to a suspect? Pretty difficult to "sit still and chill" as you say.
My guess if that if this was a pitbull and not a police dog, you would applaud this shoot. Seems to me that a dog biting your arm is a dog biting your arm.
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