Posted on 05/10/2011 5:26:48 PM PDT by Immerito
HOUSTON -- A southeast Houston family dog was recovering from a gunshot wound Tuesday after it was shot by a Houston police officer.
Angela Hernandez said, last week, police were responding to a report of a possible break-in at her neighbor's home and thought the thief ran into Hernandez's yard.
When the officer got to the open gate, Hernendez's 9-year-old Labrador retriever, Bruce, lunged at him, he said, so he shot the dog near its left eye.
"He was shot and he dragged himself all the way over here," Hernandez said. "He has no vision in his left eye and won't have any vision due to his injury. They're hoping it will shrivel and close, but they may have to do another surgery."
The vet said the bullet barely missed entering Bruce's skull and the dog may lose his left eye.
On Tuesday afternoon, Hernandez asked the city for help with her mounting veterinarian bills that have already reached $3,500. Bruce may need additional surgery.
Hernandez was told that the city considers a dog property, and the city is not responsible for property damage.
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Not even safe in your own gated yard.
“Hernandez was told that the city considers a dog property, and the city is not responsible for property damage.”
So the police can burn you house down as innocent third party and you have no recourse. Nice.
Apparently it never occurred to the officer that had a criminal BEEN in the yard, the dog would be confronting it. Therefore, the cop had NO lawful reason to be in Hernandez’s yard.
Fortunately, the lab survived.
Good dog.
Too bad dogs can't shoot back like we can.
I think shooting a dog is customary.
Cops have the power to violate your property and shoot your dog in the left eye, but USA cannot violate Bin Laden’s property and shoot him in between his eyes. Strange times.
The cop probably realized that, but there is just something about seeing a dog and having the desire or need to shoot it.
Since when? You mean the government has free rule to wreck your house without so much as fair compensation?
Sad LOL, one of my favorite pics!
If only it wer true...
RE #6 Viking2002; BUMP!
Sheite, are you kidding?
At least we didn't water board him....that would be "torture"
“We’ll argue about the 4th Amendment later.”
Got no porcupines in your area?.....;]
Did cops killing dogs only recently become newsworthy, or did cops manage to survive for years and years up until fairly recently without killing family pets?
Cops did manage to survive for many years keeping the peace. As they have gotten to be more paramilitary with 100,000 a year salaries, military like retirements and patriot act powers they have started acting more like Gestapo.
LEO’s had better get their heads out of their asses and get some training in animal behavior. This horseshit has got to stop.
“So the police can burn you house down as innocent third party and you have no recourse. Nice.”
Well, if they burn your house down, kill your family, shoot your dog and declare you a ‘terrorist’ then you have got to go ‘Josy Wales’ on them.
Never call the cops if you have a dog. Isn’t that sad?
“Hernandez was told that the city considers a dog property, and the city is not responsible for property damage.”
If a cop runs into a yard with a dog, it is proper for the dog to protect his property. The dog doesn’t know.
Maybe if the city were responsible for a few thousand dollars worth of vet bills, and a lawsuit or two, the cops might think before they chase a chihuahua into the kennel and kill her or shoot an elderly lab in the backyard.
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