Posted on 07/17/2012 9:41:26 PM PDT by Altariel
HENRICO, Va. --
A bereft Henrico County family says its son died near Cool Lane, robbed of his life and $15.
"He'd taken the bus up to my place to borrow the money last night; he just wanted a video or something," said Henry Hamiel.
Hamiel's nephew, Ricky Ellerbe, 33, turned up shot to death hours later, about eight blocks from his home and just yards from the all-night convenience store on Mechanicsville Turnpike that had been his destination.
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The unidentified officer and a detective had arrived at the home to notify family members that Ellerbe had been killed. His body was discovered shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, face down near an alley.
The pitbull ran from the backyard of the home toward at least one officer, who pulled his weapon and shot the dog in the home's front yard, according to Ellerbe's sister, Latoya.
"They had told me my brother was dead and I'd come out back to cry on the porch and Tiger must have heard them. He ran into the front yard and the officer shot him," LaToya Ellerbe said.
(Excerpt) Read more at 2.timesdispatch.com ...
“Pit bulls and allies are 95% of the reason I carry.”
You shoot dogs *and* your friends?
Love the concept but I’m pretty sure they’ll ignore the sign.
Apparently they have access to any and all properties, just because.
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/narcotics-officer-shoots-charging-dog
Police say charges are pending against Penello because the dog wasn't secured in the home.
If you haven’t yet, click the link in post #4.
Good dog, good cop, good story.
(Sadly rare.)
Actually, “family” can be used as a collective noun, which means it can be considered singular or plural. “Their son” would also be correct.
Too many DONUTS & too much DESK-DUTY! Yikes.
He must have very few allies. ;-)
How about having the common decency to *not* shoot a family’s dog on the same day you arrive to inform them of the loss of their son?
The dog in this story did not leave the owner’s yard. The police officer should have accounted for their shock and grief and not used his service weapon. Retreating to allow them the time to grab the dog would have been a better option.
I remind you that repairmen, postal workers, gardeners, pool cleaners and the like all manage to complete their tasks without shooting dogs every day of the year.
Good story; it deserves its own thread, IMO. (And apparently, it already has its own thread. :-) )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2907855/posts
Please remove me from your “someone shot a dog” ping list. Thanks.
Certainly!
Only it’s not someone, it’s cop.
“Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes.”
So don’t “unlawfully enter” people’s homes.
[why the hell do you want to leave there, again??]
Small wonder, that...LOL
“Law enforcement in this country is starting to exhibit the attitude and behavior of some sick and dangerous cult that is out of control. “
Psychological ‘numbing’ combined with ‘soft target’ practice.
Eventually, they’ll be to just calmly shoot....anything.
You are making up stuff that didn’t happen, the dog never left the property. It went from the back yard to the front yard.
Cops today read any dog no matter what as aggressive and blow them away, on the owner’s property or not. They blow dogs away while they are fenced in in their own back yard if a chase of a suspect goes through that fenced in backyard.
There will be a cop that gets taken down by a homeowner for shooting their pet for no reason and that is what it will have to take for cops to re-evaluate their procedures dealing with dogs. Right now dogs are just part of the cops’ shooting gallery. Whether they read the situation right or misread it they blow them away and either way there’s zero repercussions for doing it.
More like they use your dog to adjust their sights so they can shoot you better next.
Peta hates cops and dog owners, won’t be there, who wants them there?
It’s like a freaking episode of South Park’s Jimbob and Ned’s Hunting show.
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