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Michigan police shoot, kill couple's dog in their backyard
NY Daily News ^
| 05/13/2014
| BY Meg Wagner
Posted on 05/14/2014 8:46:06 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
05/14/2014 10:46:05 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
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posted on
05/14/2014 10:49:31 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Responsibility2nd
lab-pit bull ?
Isn’t that the breed that will tear your arm off and then bring it back to you?
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posted on
05/14/2014 10:53:58 AM PDT
by
null and void
(When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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posted on
05/14/2014 10:55:44 AM PDT
by
null and void
(When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
05/14/2014 11:02:49 AM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: kiryandil
The police are out of control - everywhere. They have morphed into a paramilitary army of occupation instead of a peace officers association.
The solution?
A) Eliminate unions for civil servant - starting with the PBA and FOP
B) Require all law-enforcement to live in the jurisdiction in which they serve
C) Eliminate 20 and out - everybody else has to work a full lifetime for a pension and benefits
D)Civilian Review Boards
E) Civil volunteers auditing ALL classes in police “academies”.
F) Replace all Police “chiefs” with Public Safety Administrators who answer to and are subject to the civilian authority
G) End “swat teams” and other paramilitary trappings for every police establishment in the Country. These should only be in selected cities, not every burg and hamlet.
Do THAT and episodes like this and OTHERS when the party shot is an innocent civilian.
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posted on
05/14/2014 11:28:57 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(https://www.facebook.com/freejustina)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Dogs are territorial, much like humans, no?
If I enter your “territory”, are you or are you not going to come and “check me out”?
Why is it not “permissible” for the dog to do so, in a fenced yard at risk of it being killed? A dog is only following it’s natural instincts.
Should we now seek training for our dogs to roll over and play dead whenever they see a cop enter our yard in order for the dog to have a chance at surviving an encounter with a cop?
Seems like cops are using the “it charged me” gambit regardless of the dog’s actual intent in order to justify shooting them.
My dog, a Corgi mix of something, will come to “check you out” if you enter her territory (my yard), does she deserve to be shot because she’s “charging”?
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05/14/2014 11:41:19 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
“Rock charged?...case closed. Bury the dog.”
A quote from Jeff Spicoli comes to mind.
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posted on
05/14/2014 1:44:24 PM PDT
by
aomagrat
(Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Has anyone done a study of the number of pet dogs shot by police officers over the last few years compare to a comparable time span, let’s say 30 years ago?
Just me, but it seems like the incidents of pets being shot, by those who are charged to protect society, is going through the proverbial roof.
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posted on
05/14/2014 1:52:01 PM PDT
by
OneVike
(I'm just a Christian waiting for a ride home)
To: SZonian
My dog, a Corgi mix of something,So do we.
A great little dog!
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posted on
05/14/2014 2:31:33 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Dogs love to be hugged! Rescue and Hug One Today.)
To: Responsibility2nd
The officer fired one round, but when that didn't stop the dog, he fired a second, fatal shot.
Hmm.. I don't know too many animals that will continue running at you after a loud bang/getting hit. Especially dogs. Especially puppies. A loud noise is going to scare almost any animal off, not convince it to continue "charging" at you.
But the homeowner, at least, wasn't charged with anything. Too bad, he could have gotten tens of millions instead of only a couple.
To: Eaker
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posted on
05/14/2014 4:15:08 PM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I’m so sick of these stories. Looks like the dog was a wonderful part of their family.
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