Screw that.
I’ve never known a Golden lab or retriever to ever bite somebody.
It’s a damn golden retriever!
Do NOT go to the website if you’re not strong. The video is absolutely heart wrenching.
It’s getting to the point where we need to give our personal information to people we trust, because the SWAT team will shoot you on sight and, if they make a mistake, they will cover their ass.
Your 90 year old grandmother is going to be portrayed as a thug, if the sheriff’s department has anything to say about it.
Makes sense, but the problem is according to reports police are shooting dogs of people who aren't dealing dope, too. In many cases it seems to be the first thing they're conditioned to do when encountering a pet dog while answering a call.
They'd better rethink this policy or they're gonna be faced with a public relations nightmare.
Assuming they still care what the public thinks.
“If you’re a dope dealer and you’ve got a dog, and you’ve got that dog to protect you, and you’ve got that dog to try and limit us, then you need to be aware of the fact that if it makes an aggressive move toward us, or anybody else, there is a possibility it’s going to be shot,” said Franklin.
I like a sheriff who doesn't back down on killing dogs.
Yes I do.
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From one of the comments;
This just in from a witness of the apartment complex: The owner of the dog, which was an Iraqi soldier, was told by his superiors that he needed to get a dog to help him with his psychological situation. Regardless of any criminal acts that may have taken place in that apartment, this dog was obtained and became part of the family for the sole purpose of helping one of our men that went to battle for our country. He needed the dog to help him get back to normality and the dog needed him as well. He was a very loving natured dog and was NOT aggressive in any way. If frightened, he would most likely have ran. There were 3 shots fired in the apartment and all 3 shots hit the dog. The shells remain in the apartment to prove this fact, and there are all kinds of witnesses to relay the same. Mr. Richard, you want facts, talk to some of these folks. And on another note, this poor dog was serving this young man to help him in the real world. Now, what was to happen if the drug force had brought in a K-9 unit and somebody just so happened to have shot one of their dogs and killed it. They would be charged for murder! These cops are not above the law! And Ms. Ana, I don’t care if it was your birthday, nobody deserves this kind of justice-—unless you were the dog. Signed, Lesa Rasbury and Nesa Tucker.
F* U Sheriff BigShot!
What Sheriff Buffoon should understand is that many people may be thinking, “If you’re an officer and you’ve got a gun, and you’ve got that gun to protect you, and you’ve got that gun to try and limit innocent people, then you need to be aware of the fact that if it makes an aggressive move toward innocent people, or their pets, there is a possibility you’re going to be shot.” These neanderthals need to be brought back under control before it happens, because sooner or later it will and there’s just no reason for it. Cops are way too conditioned to use or threaten lethal force these days. I’m starting to feel safer when I know there are no police around to “help” me. Sheesh.
I haven’t read all the posts but I didn’t see any cop defenders, of which we have a few on FR. Come on, where are you? Defend these bas*ardly creeps with badges and guns!!
I think you are full of shit officer.
I can’t recall a golden retriever ever biting anyone.
Besides your constant steroid induced breaking down doors causes this type of reaction in a dog.
He is doing his job, instinctively and you know it, yet you make no provisions for securing an animal in your ops.