[dainbramaged]

Good grief - a chihuahua?

[kaylar]

From site comments on the full article (the article is worth reading in full)comes this interesting remark:

JustMe0807

Wow...I knew that it was a matter of time. She has a VERY short fuse and is horrible with kids too. I hope and pray that she is never allowed to be a cop again! If BOCO had done a thorough enough background check on her...they would have found out that she was fired from her previous law enforcement job as well. Hopefully the next people who hire her will do a better job checking her out so this doesn't happen again.

Yesterday, 3:15:58 PM

[Sooth2222]

"When Barks went inside, she saw the man's three dogs growling at her. She thought one of them bit her, shot him, and went outside. After realizing she was fine, she went back into the residence where McElrath says the dog was still acting aggressive, so she shot him again. The dog then went into his kennel, where she shot and killed him."

She needed to shoot a Chihuahua three times????

[Inyo-Mono]

Cops shooting dogs is an American tradition. Wild Bill Hickok was paid 50¢ for every dog he shot while a “peace officer” in Abilene in 1871.

[MaxMax]

They should make him eat the dog, RAW! Shooting a freekin Chihuahua?

Good grief.

[NorthStarStateConservative]

I don’t like dogs and especially yapping dogs, but a chihuahua? What was the wimpy cop afraid of, the dog coming up and biting his big toe?

[centurion316]

One of these dog killers needs to go to prison in a widely publicized case. Then perhaps the LEO community will get the message that they don’t have a free license to kill any creature who annoys them. It sounds like this particular nut case has a past.

[Fido969]

My ex-wife has a chihuahua. It's a mean, 't even go into the house without the thing trying to attack you. NOBODY likes that stupid dog.

I'd give the officer a medal.

[Oldpuppymax]

Had this piece of human excrement shot MY puppy, she would not have left the scene alive.

[susannah59]

My parents had a chihuahua.

I would've pinned a medal on any law enforcement officer who would've shot the thing. It was the World's Most Obnoxious Dog, bar none. (Spoiled rotten by my parents). Bark, growl, snap. Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark.

Now I see or hear the world "chihuahua" I snarl. Conditioned response.

I can't resist saying it though: Officer Barks was obviously worse than the dog's bite!!

[Secret Agent Man]

Given it seems the majority of cops like to shoot dogs these days it isn’t really a gender thing when it comes to popping a dog. Otherwise normally a female officer is far more likely to draw a weapon given their smaller size and weaker strength than a male officer, in similar situations.

[aomagrat]

Deputy Barks shoots a chihuahua on April Fools Day.

[crescen7]

Deputy “Barks” shoots chiuaua, 3 times - story posted 4/1
Really hoping this is some idiots idea of an April fools joke.

[stormer]

Maybe it was one of the big ones...

[Chode]

what... afraid it would bite through his Doc Martins???

[Lazamataz]

You don't SHOOT a chihuahua.

You SWAT a chihuahua.

[Domandred]

A chihuahua? Seriously? Don’t shoot it, just kick it.

[x1stcav]

They, LEO’s, do this to intimidate people. You’ve got to be a sick puppy (no pun intended) to shoot something like a Chihauhau. The bitch (the puns keep coming) should be fired.

[Chode]

is it just me, or does it seem like it's getting to be kind of an initiation / rite of passage anymore to shoot the dog???

[Revolting cat!]

Missing info: it was one on steroids?