[Immerito]

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.

[LaRueLaDue]

If that had been my dog, that cop had better watch his back as long as he lives...revenge is a dish best served cold...

What is it with these cops being afraid of a dog? All they can do is bite. No one dies from one dog bite, and very rarely gets hurt bad. Almost none of these dogs are trained to do real bitework, and if they are, it is even easier to deal with them than if they aren't! With a little (and I mean VERY little) training, one can avoid getting bit at all, WITHOUT killing anything!

This sort of behavior by public officials infuriates me...

[blackdog]

Why do people call the police, to only then be unhappy with the outcome?

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.

[MrEdd]

Officer Chester on his day off.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“Ivy, our golden retriever, went and was trying to help her up,”

Awww, that is so bittersweet sad.