Posted on 01/15/2013 8:33:45 PM PST by CedarDave
My friend is retired from a major city police department after working many years initially on the beat, then in bomb squad w/many awards for his work in that department, and then in homicide.
You saw my question as I wrote it to him. It was not loaded at all. I asked, and he gave me an honest response, nothing I wanted to hear. If I wanted to hear anything it would have been that there was some universal policy as I had speculated in my post, and my question to him, because I like being right, but he said there isn’t, and I believe him as I know he is an honest individual. We’ve been friends for over 45 years.
I think you have some problem with cops personally. I’m NOT pleased with the rash of dog shootings across the country anymore than yourself, but it appears by what my friend has stated that it’s most likely copycat shootings, and a problem locals around the country will have to address with their local LEA’s, as each agency seems to handle on duty shootings differently.
The police are shooting dogs as training for shooting gun owners.
Incidents such as this seem to be happening more frequently. Breaking into an innocent persons home (albeit a mistake), should be considered a crime against the homeowner and those present during the raid. All law enforcement involved should be charged, including those who planned, ordered, and implemented. The sanctioning municipality should also be sued and be required to pay all legal expenses on behalf of those the crime was perpetrated against.
Sue the municipality and the taxpayers are the ones who pay.
Sue the individual officers.
Indeed.
We are seeing open advocacy for gun control from the law enforcement field, an increased eagerness to enforce such laws.
I think you fail to realize that a rash of *permitted crimes* (”copycat crimes”) speaks to even *worse* rampant corruption in the Law Enforcement community than was previously supposed.
I do not care to defend the corrupt nor excuse their behavior. I regret that your friend feels differently.
If that were my dog a lawsuit would be the least of this cops problems.
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