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Police Kill Dog, Shoot Owner As He Attempts To Intervene
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| Oct. 26, 2012
| J.D. Tuccille
Posted on 04/11/2013 7:48:28 PM PDT by Altariel
As the list of news reports of police officers shooting dogs with minimal provocation grows, I've been waiting, in a watching-the motorcyclist-hit-the-oil-slick sort of way, for a person to get drawn in as "collateral damage." A good many dog owners feel a strong, familial emotional bond to their pets. I know that I dropped a wad of cash and a lot of time on my dog, Max, when he tangled with a rattlesnake. A friend of mine called a business trip short, last week, when her pooch needed emergency surgery. I figured it was only a matter of time before a police officer drawing down on Fido triggered a protective reaction. And so it came to pass in Salem, Oregon.
This time, Steven Deleon only took a bullet in the foot when he jumped in, unsuccessfully, to save his "pit bull" (and let me note here that the term "pit bull" seems to be used by officials less as a technical breed name than as a description of any dog they shoot). According to the Salem News:
A Salem Police officer setting out to shoot a pit bull ended up shooting a man who apparently tried to place himself between the gun and the dog.
A Salem Police officer was firing at the pit bull, a spokesman says, when 38-year old Steven Deleon jumped in, apparently trying to intervene in the situation.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: corruption; deadleoswalking; dog; doggieping; donutwatch; leoabuse; oregon; salem
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:48:28 PM PDT
by
Altariel
To: Altariel
Only the police and military are trained well enough to handle firearms.
To: Altariel
"This time, Steven Deleon only took a bullet in the foot when he jumped in, unsuccessfully, to save his "pit bull" (and let me note here that the term "pit bull" seems to be used by officials less as a technical breed name than as a description of any dog they shoot). According to the Salem News: "
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:52:39 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
Killing pets is incremental psyops. The time will come when they start shooting children.
4
posted on
04/11/2013 7:53:46 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Gun control: Steady firm grip, target within sights, squeeze the trigger slowly...)
To: Altariel; Eaker
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:56:50 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
Given this level of Stasi competence, Oregonians should feel NO trepidation WHATSOEVER from ANY attempt by their state overlords to nullify their 2nd Amendment guarantees !
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:57:51 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(-liberty or death-)
To: ScottinVA
Starting with cracka babies, so that will be OK...
7
posted on
04/11/2013 7:58:26 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them.)
To: ScottinVA
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:58:53 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
and yet another doughnut muncher earns their dog shooter merit badge...
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:00:03 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Altariel
(and let me note here that the term "pit bull" seems to be used by officials less as a technical breed name than as a description of any dog they shoot).Perfect!
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:09:39 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. — Robert A. Heinlein.)
To: Altariel
Um...jumping between the one in the upper right hand corner and anything it wants to eat is probably suicide.....
11
posted on
04/11/2013 8:18:58 PM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
To: Altariel
There should be a *National Registry of these Dog Killers*
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:31:35 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
To: GenXteacher; Slings and Arrows
I find the one on the top, second from left, to be more suspicious.
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:34:20 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:51:22 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Clear cruelty to canines.
The rottweiler is outnumbered and helpless.
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posted on
04/11/2013 8:54:17 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
One day a dog owner is going to do something a little more thought out.
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:12:56 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: ScottinVA
yes.
they will be surprised when people do not stand for it anymore.
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:18:25 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: ScottinVA
“Killing pets is incremental psyops.”
I agree with you 100%.
Either that, or the cops are taking mooselimb indoctrination too seriously.
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:32:23 PM PDT
by
Mortrey
(Impeach President Soros)
To: Altariel
Osorio, a former cop, tells them there are dogs in about one in three households nearly 80 million in all. He says officers shoot about 250,000 dogs a year... often needlessly. Wow! I knew it was bad but 250,000!!!!
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:34:31 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
To: Altariel
A Salem Police officer was firing at the pit bull, a spokesman says, when 38-year old Steven Deleon jumped in, apparently trying to intervene in the situation. I think I heard of this guy Deleon before... Faster than a speeding bullet... Could it be?
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:44:00 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(Make plans and prepare. You'll never have trouble if you're ready for it. - TR)
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