Police Kill Dog, Shoot Owner As He Attempts To Intervene

Reason ^ | Oct. 26, 2012 | J.D. Tuccille

[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.

[Standing Wolf]

Only the police and military are trained well enough to handle firearms.

[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: "

[ScottinVA]

Killing pets is incremental psyops. The time will come when they start shooting children.

[Altariel]

ping

[tomkat]

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 !

[null and void]

Starting with cracka babies, so that will be OK...

[Altariel]

They're already making targets of children:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989907/posts

[Chode]

and yet another doughnut muncher earns their dog shooter merit badge...

[Eaker]

(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!

[GenXteacher]

Um...jumping between the one in the upper right hand corner and anything it wants to eat is probably suicide.....

[Daffynition]

There should be a *National Registry of these Dog Killers*

[Altariel]

I find the one on the top, second from left, to be more suspicious.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Altariel]

Clear cruelty to canines.

The rottweiler is outnumbered and helpless.

[PLMerite]

One day a dog owner is going to do something a little more thought out.

[Secret Agent Man]

yes.

they will be surprised when people do not stand for it anymore.

[Mortrey]

“Killing pets is incremental psyops.”

I agree with you 100%.

Either that, or the cops are taking mooselimb indoctrination too seriously.

[Colorado Doug]

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!!!!

[kitchen]

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?