Posted on 06/19/2014 6:52:35 AM PDT by mandaladon
A Baltimore police officer is facing felony animal cruelty charges after he allegedly slit the throat of a 7 year-old dog that had already been placed under control.
The incident happened Saturday, and Baltimore police officials announced charges against the unnamed officer on Wednesday.
Sarah Gossards Shar Pei, Nala, was loose over the weekend when police were called to catch her.
But after using a dog pole to round up Nala, one officer made a shocking move.
Unfortunately, at some point after the dog was contained, one of our officers used a knife and cut the dogs throat, said Baltimore police deputy commissioner Dean Palmere, according to WBAL.
This is outrageous and unacceptable breach of our protocol, he said.
Nalas owner, Sarah Gossard, said that she believes that Nala bit someone but that the officers actions were out of line.
She was just the sweetest dog and would never hurt anyone. She was just scared that day and through all of those events scared and lost, thirsty, hungry, Gossard told WBAL.
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Then maybe it turned out for the best. I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt but cops in certain areas don’t have the best reputations.
That particular cop is a danger to everone he is around. Seriously. No levity involved here. If he would do that to a contained animal right there in the presense of other folks, he is seriously unhinged. He'll eventually kill a citizen. There is no doubt in my mind of that.
Or she ended up in his (or a buddys) freezer. Not to be flippant, but Im playing the odds here.
Nothing disrespectful about that. If it's gonna end up as a part of the food chain, cutting its throat can be a merciful end. Thank it for it's bounty and take it out.
Better than having its carcass be wasted.
Slit its throat? Must have been out of ammo.
Heâs suspended without pay as well, and I do hope that he does time. Slitting someoneâs petâs throat
and slaughtering it âjust becauseâ is a sign of a sociopath and sadist. May he fall off the blue shield
and never have a position of power over anyone or any animal again.
A lifelong ban is not long enough for this monster.
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You made a lot of incorrect assumptions and joined the FR lynch mob against a cop. And now we know he was exonerated at trial.
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