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.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Every dog killing *would* be Mohammed approved, were he still around.
We need a “Mohammed approved” graphic.
5000 dogs per state a year, on average.
13 per state, a day, on average.
A funny poster that is all too true and hence all too sad
In desperate need of a law that makes it a felony to shoot a dog without reason (law enforcement officers included - maybe especially!). The problem of course is how to pursue that in court. We really need laws against this kind of action along with action against wrongful entry into households. When this will happen, probably never.
This is part of the government’s domain and they will not relinquish responsibility to themselves for errors. This can only be accomplished by an uprising against this kind of abuse. Good luck with that!!
“The rottweiler is outnumbered and helpless.”
But oh-so soft, warm, furry and comfy.
That’s 685 dogs per day, average or almost 14 dogs per state, daily.
pETA must love those numbers.
I have a modest proposal. Since good public workers do such good work rounding up stray cats and dogs that overpopulate animal control shelters and take up undo resources of water and rations, why not put these unwanted creatures to good use? How many of them end up in chambers to be gassed with carbon monoxide? This represents such a imprudent mismanagement of resources. Law enforcement offers need therapy just like everyone else; especially when there is that hidden sadistic desire aggravated by a DNA component that creates murderous brain chemistry. Because of the psychic realities of the law enforcement culture, let’s use these surplus animals for the enjoyment and therapy for trigger happy law enforcement officers. It is my modest proposal, for the furtherment of mental stability, accurate fire arms control and performance under stress that these surplus animals be used as the preferred use of targets in a gun range.
Target practice ranges can be minimally set up with adequate fencing for animal containment and disposal. Target animals would be released into the range to mimic a fleeing criminal in a real world situation, thus satisfying the sadistic desire to kill a pet or a real human being. Those needing more time on the range to get their mental condition right, would always have an adequate supply of targets to vent their mental needs in a safe way.
“Pit bull” is the canine equivalent of “assault weapon”.
Any more I fear commenting on these kinds of stories.
If I’m negative I fear the gestapo storm troopers will come shoot my dog or take away any gun I may have.
Suffice it to say just F-em.
Exactly. The police and the media are counting on the same public reaction too many people have when they hear the phrase “assault weapon”.
Seems everyone has a bogus stat out there. Cat haters say cats kill 50 zillion birds a year. Some groups spread the BS that there’s 200,000 child sex slaves in the US (and if you don’t believe it, you must be a pedophile!). You name the cause, and there’s a bogus stat.
Every cause has it's zealots, and for zelots the end justifies the means. It doesn't matter if it's true, as long as it makes you belive in the cause.
Do you have a source for stats you believe to be more realistic or feasible?
I do remember reading that there were hundreds killed in Chicago one year. That's horrific. But it still doesn't extrapolate to 250,000 nationwide.
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