[Immerito]

Warning: The Cop's response contains an expletive that some Freepers may find offensive.

[Immerito]

Video here:

http://vodpod.com/watch/4669830-police-brutality-cop-shoots-kills-unarmed-man-his-dog

[ReverendJames]

It’s always, always shoot the family dog no matter what.

[Fido969]

Where are the bootlickers?

[Revel]

As to the question at the end of why the cop was not charged with murder. That is simple. He is a cop. He will say he felt threatened. He may even be back to work in a few months.

[Free Vulcan]

He must have really screwed up because his partner ain’t covering for him.

[mockingbyrd]

I hope the best for the honest cop who told the truth.

[Just another Joe]

I know this has nothing to do with the story, but why don’t they ever shoot the cat?

[RC one]

Police officer Richard Chrisman has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after fatally shooting 29-year-old Daniel Rodriquez.

I wonder if Daniel Rodriquez would have been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon if he fatally shot police officer Chrisman?

[Lancey Howard]

Okay, this story is from 4 months ago. Got an update?

[DBrow]

I’m speculating rage when hearing the words, you have no right to be here, do you have a warrant. I’ve had trouble merely asking “why did you pull me over, officer?”

I have seen some videos warning police about Freestaters and Sovereign Citizens, and the videos usually warn that if the person you are dealing with mentions their constitutional rights, they may be Sovereign Citizens and a threat.

http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13592175

http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/winter/stopping-the-sovereigns

[cydcharisse]

No problemo. There will be a rigorous internal investigation and the
occifer will be held accountable.

BTW if you’re near a cop, hide your freakin’ dog. They love using them for
target practice.

[Beowulf9]

I don’t trust this story. It’s written by the worlds most liberal paper, the Phoenix New Times.

[SaraJohnson]

I am glad to see the other officers told the truth and did not try to protect the illegal action of this off-the-rails officer.

If this happens more where good officers are more loyal to the rule of law than to their fellow officers who violate the law, the police abuse we have been seeing will diminish quickly.

Most officers are law abiding and respectful people and they should be weary of covering for the losers and criminals in their ranks. This wild west/Mexican behavior of some is wrecking the hard earned reputation of the profession.

I think he should be charged with manslaughter.

[MacMattico]

I am in no way justifying this. But as the wife of a firefighter with many police officer friends, I have heard a lot of stories of how cops are called to drug houses and when they arrive the dogs attack. In many cases the drug dealer uses pit bulls with their vocal chords cut (they are silent to approaching officers) to attack the cops and give them enough time to escape out the back. Occasionally the home seems like a normal home in a perfectly good neighborhood and the police officer has no clue what's about to happen. The dog(s) gets startled, warning the drug dealer/ person with a warrant/ illegal, and the guy takes off. The police officer enters the front door and several dogs than attack. I know a police officer who was devastated that he had to shoot a dog, and he would also be the first to say there are to many cops that shoot dogs to quickly, but when you go through what some of these guys face everyday it's got to be tough. Don't get me wrong, I hate it just as much as everyone else when a family pet is shot for no reason, and police officers need to evaluate the situation better and not be so trigger happy sometimes, but I think a lot of the fault for this behavior needs to be laid at the feet of drug dealers and other criminals out there. I know an officer missing a large part of his forearm because he didn't want to shoot a dog that looked like your typical black lab, but this dog was trained to attack the cops.