Posted on 07/25/2011 5:09:10 PM PDT by Immerito
Brittany Moore and Ava (credit: CBS) Filed under Local, News Related tags Brittany Moore, Erie, Jamie Chester
ERIE, Colo. (CBS4)- The district attorney has cleared an Erie police officer who shot and killed a family’s pet earlier this month.
District Attorney Stan Garnett said the dog lunged at the officer.
Its owner, Brittany Moore, says the German shepherd named Ava didn’t do anything that warranted being shot.
(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/05/14/family-upset-with-officer-who-shot-their-dog/
The officer, Jamie Chester, was responding to a call at a home in Erie. He reportedly felt threatened by the Germen shepherd. The dog’s owner and a neighbor witnessed the shooting. They say the dog didn’t do anything wrong.
“I keep reliving the sound that she made when he shot her and then Ivy, our golden retriever, went and was trying to help her up,” Ava’s owner Brittany Moore said.
“I remember that her tail was wagging as she walked towards the officer,” neighbor Andy feero said.
2 minutes ago I posted in support of cops.
Based on all the info in the source, these cops should be ashamed and, as a pet owner and lover, I would want their heads on a pike.
Cops need to be accountable when they freak out (see the recent cop who threatened the life of a legal CCW holder).
“Cops need to be accountable when they freak out (see the recent cop who threatened the life of a legal CCW holder).”
Agreed. Officer Chester needs to be removed from the force.
Never, ever, ever call the police for anything whatsoever. Be as amorphous, shapeless, undefined, and vague on their radar as possible.
The police are not your friend, marriage counselor, argument referee, arbitrator, or source of safety in our society. They are dangerous by nature and as a designed result of their cop-school training. I won't even get into the psychological aspects of their disfunction.
A good cop is a rare thing, as is a local magistrate. They do exist, but not in numbers.
Why couldn’t this bastard in a uniform be fired?
The headline kinda sucks. It says
The Owner reacts to finding the Officer was justified.
I see no justification here except a District Attorney working for the State who is protecting the State and the police from an expensive trial and later suit.
The District attorney certainly had a predjudiced reason for finding the officer justified.
I dont know the facts but in some places there are civilian boards who get a chance to se these justifications, and there are good reasons for having them.
“Why do people call the police, to only then be unhappy with the outcome? “
Because most Americans don’t want to believe that it could happen to them and their dogs, if they are even aware of the problem.
My children are grown and my responsibilities face redefinition as I age. The social kettle we live in today serves nothing but crap to those who supply the ingredients, hardware, and cooks. It serves every need to those who sell their souls for the next state sponsored meal.
You can’t win against the police on this no matter what they do.
I had to call the cops last year because my dad with Alzheimer’s went missing in his car. My mom was in the hospital at the time. One local cop was younger and friendly. The other, a little bit older, and really mean looking. He dropped the F-bomb in my house about his radio not working properly. I pretended I didn’t hear it. I felt very uncomfortable having them in my house—especially him. He was looking around suspiciously too. I was nervous because I felt like he was suspecting me of something. Anyway, it turned out to be a good thing I called because my dad ended up being picked up in Boulder by a deputy and he found out my dad had been reported as missing. We live in Aurora 30+ miles away. My dad thought he was still in Aurora. The deputy seemed like a good guy and actually got a little bit choked up about my dad. He had been talking with him in his police car while they waited for me to pick him up. I do agree with you though—you usually don’t want to get the police involved if you can avoid it.
I hate to agree butyou are right. Especially in the times we live in. You are better off to deal with intruders using Mr. Mossberg 500 and Springfield Armory .45 ACP then call the cops to bring out the body bags. That is our modus operandi.
Wait a golldarned minute. So you have a police officer reponding to a call AT THE DOG OWNER’S RESIDENCE AND THE OWNER DOES NOT SECURE HER ANIMAL.
Excuse me I am in the middle of training my kids that when they get pulled over by a police officer that they should immediately drop from sight in the vehicle and start rummaging around their glove compartment.
Since then I installed enough digital recording cameras with motion alarms inside the main house, that if a rat moves in the yard, street, or alley, I've got it on recorded video. As I'm now bolting out the door with a baseball bat and 9mm every time someone is lurking around, it's been pretty busy on weekend nights.
I've also discovered that vehicles and people on foot spend a lot of time casing or sizing up your property before they decide to break in. With digital cameras and recorder, you can spot them in the daytime during the time when they wander around. If every time they walk near your house you instantly appear with a baseball bat and a bulge in your belt, they tend to move along elsewhere.
“There is situation so bad it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman”.
“Wait a golldarned minute. So you have a police officer reponding to a call AT THE DOG OWNER’S RESIDENCE AND THE OWNER DOES NOT SECURE HER ANIMAL.”
Apparently it did not occur to the dog owner that either of her dogs would need to be secured.
It is also an unfortunate fact that dogs locked away in other rooms have been killed by cops who got to the room, open the door, and shoot the dog.
The blame does not lie at the feet of the owner, but it stops with the officer, who could have easily said.
“Ma’am, I am afraid of dogs; please secure your animals in another room.”
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