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Colorado man suing for $1M in damages after police kill his dog
upi ^ | Nov. 15, 2013 | Evan Bleier

Posted on 11/16/2013 10:50:08 AM PST by JoeProBono

The owner of a dog shot that was shot and killed by Colorado police officers is suing Commerce City and three cops for $1 million in damages.

The officers involved in the shooting of the chocolate lab/pit bull mix, Chloe, were cleared of any wrongdoing in a criminal trial.

The video of Chloe’s killing went viral on the Internet and many people were horrified by what had happened and protested about the excessive use of force. That is just part of the reason that Gary Branson has decided to file the civil case.

Chloe helped Branson recover after undergoing triple bypass surgery in 2008.

"She motivated me," Branson said. "When you have a surgery like that, that's going to bring you down. She was always there to perk me up, whether it was by licking my toes or begging for a bone. She just brightened my day, every day."

Branson cites the severe emotional distress that he has suffered and, although he’s already gotten another dog, he claims his life will never be the same.

“I can’t replace Chloe,” said Branson, “there are so many dogs being shot needlessly it needs to come to a stop.”

This is the video of the incident:


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: lawenforcement; policekilldog
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This is the video of the incident


1 posted on 11/16/2013 10:50:08 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

I believe I would have gotten a gun and shot that goddam skinhead cop for shooting a dog that was already harnessed. Four shots on a dog that was already restrained and backing away from them. Chickenshit coward skinhead goon.


2 posted on 11/16/2013 10:58:19 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: JoeProBono

The cops will try to get a second crooked judge.


3 posted on 11/16/2013 10:58:31 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: JoeProBono

I hope they sue the bastids—especially the one who actually shot the dog.

Nothing from the dog looked threatening to me—and they had caught her and could have easily put him in their car and driven her to the pound.


4 posted on 11/16/2013 10:59:05 AM PST by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: Navy Patriot

Then the judge should get his rewards too. Dog NEVER left the confines of the garage, was tasered, then pulled out and backing away from everyone and the skinhead cop shoots him 4 times. Damn....we don’t need Gestapo like this - EVER.


5 posted on 11/16/2013 11:00:19 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: JoeProBono

Cowards with guns....


6 posted on 11/16/2013 11:02:28 AM PST by freebilly (Creepy and the Ass Crackers....)
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To: JoeProBono

Calling all pit bull haters to say it was a justified shooting.


7 posted on 11/16/2013 11:04:27 AM PST by dainbramaged (Joe McCarthy was right.)
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To: JoeProBono

At the very least, that cop needs an ass kicking that he will remember for life. I hope the owner wins this lawsuit, and the jackbooted thug loses every thing he has. There are getting to be two many cowards like him on police forces. They are dangerous to everyone.


8 posted on 11/16/2013 11:04:44 AM PST by pallis
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To: JoeProBono

If that were my dog the cops involved would already have disappeared, never to be seen again.


9 posted on 11/16/2013 11:06:18 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Gaffer

Troy Smith brings 22 years of law enforcement experience to his position as Commerce City’s Chief of Police.

Police Department Title: Chief of Police Phone: 303-289-3632


10 posted on 11/16/2013 11:06:56 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Gaffer

BTTT


11 posted on 11/16/2013 11:07:33 AM PST by bigheadfred
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To: pallis

Ditto. This seems to be a method of choice rather than necessity. I wouldn’t bitch had the dog been a trained fighter, but to just randomly off a dog because the cop has a gun is synonymous with Jackbooted thuggery for which we as a society need to reject with prejudice.


12 posted on 11/16/2013 11:11:07 AM PST by bigfootbob
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13 posted on 11/16/2013 11:11:36 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Gaffer

“Chickenshit coward skinhead goon.”

That’s a fact.


14 posted on 11/16/2013 11:11:53 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: JoeProBono

This? is the guy that shot a harnessed dog 4 times?


15 posted on 11/16/2013 11:12:17 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

5 times

Why were the cops even there?


16 posted on 11/16/2013 11:13:53 AM PST by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: Gaffer

No. It’s his boss.


17 posted on 11/16/2013 11:14:20 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

The answer to much of this is STOP CALLING THE COPS! If they’re not there, they can’t kill your dog. It has got to the point where calling a cop is counter-productive.

If for some reason a cop comes to your house DO NOT let him or her in without a search warrant. And when they do show up, tell them to wait because you have to put your dog in a back bedroom so they won’t shoot it.


18 posted on 11/16/2013 11:15:30 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Gaffer

Actually, the pig shot the dog 5 times. Once was too many.

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”


19 posted on 11/16/2013 11:15:52 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: JoeProBono
and yet another doughnut muncher earns their dog shooter merit badge...
dogshoter2
dogshooter3


20 posted on 11/16/2013 11:16:38 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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