Posted on 03/10/2016 11:18:52 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
Last week a West Virginia woman who stood between her dog and a state trooper intent on killing him was acquitted of obstructing an officer by a jury in Wood County. It took jurors just half an hour to acquit 23-year-old Tiffanie Hupp after they watched the video of the incident that Hupp's husband, Ryan, shot with his cellphone.
Trooper Seth Cook came to the Hupps' house on May 9, 2015, in response to a dispute between a neighbor and Ryan's stepfather. There Cook encountered Buddy, a Labrador-husky mix who was chained outside the house. The dog, whom Hupp describes as "a big baby," ran toward Cook, barking, and Cook backed up. Even though the dog had reached the end of his chain and Cook was not in any danger, he drew his pistol. "I immediately thought, 'I don't want him to get shot,'" Hupp, who was in the yard with her 3-year-old son, told the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The video shows her stepping in front of Cook, at which point he grabs her, throws her to the ground, picks her up, leans her against his cruiser, and handcuffs her.
Cook "testified that he was not afraid of the dog, but was following training that required him to kill all dogs that approach him, even if it was chained and wagging its tail as Buddy was doing in this case."
Hupp [said] her case hinged on her husband's video, which they did not have for weeks after the incident because Cook confiscated the phone, which he was unable to access because it was protected by a password. "Without that video, it's just my word against a state trooper," she said. "Nobody is going to believe my word over law enforcement."
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Perhaps the police need to obtain some expert advice from the US Postal Mail Carriers organization on coping with dogs? I think they have managed to survive scheduled daily encounters for the past 100 years or so without opening fire.
Considering the crime rate in Milwaukee I doubt that these dogs were all cute little,tail wagging, family pets.
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Yea, they can get you for resisting if you just ask them not to arrest you.
I hope she gets that aggressive lawyer and successful sues the pants off both the officers involved and the dept.
Both good points. If they could have accessed it, I’d bet money that the vid would have been delete.
Ha, ha. Next you’ll be posting global warming may just be a hoax.
Which makes me think that killing any dog in their immediate vicinity regardless of how much of a threat the dog may present is indeed part of cop training.
So am I, but I've gone on a diet and am now down 20 lbs. Stories like this help as they usually make sick to my stomach.
“Perhaps the police need to obtain some expert advice from the US Postal Mail Carriers organization on coping with dogs? I think they have managed to survive scheduled daily encounters for the past 100 years or so without opening fire.”
Sites I’ve visited consistently report national statistics aren’t maintained. Convenient.
Guessing if we armed postal carriers as a rule and told them it’s ok to fire if they feel their lives are in danger, the numbers would be quite different.
White Labs Matter
She still faces charges. The PD is probably holding that over her to prevent a lawsuit against the officers and the department. They will seek a settlement whereby the charges are dropped if she signs an agreement not to sue IMO.
“Considering the crime rate in Milwaukee I doubt that these dogs were all cute little,tail wagging, family pets.”
Ah, so the numbers are justified, then. Got it. Thanks.
What did the police do to you?
Cook “testified that he was not afraid of the dog, but was following training that required him to kill all dogs that approach him, even if it was chained and wagging its tail as Buddy was doing in this case.”
That part of the country (VA and WV) have some really, really brave cops-
“DANVILLE, Va., June 11 (UPI) — A Virginia police chief said an officer followed regulations when he shot and killed a miniature dachshund that growled and ran at him.” NOTE- MINIATURE DACHSHUND!
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/06/11/Police-chief-defends-dachshund-shooting/11691244756226/
She still faces charges. The PD is probably holding that over her to prevent a lawsuit against the officers and the department. They will seek a settlement whereby the charges are dropped if she signs an agreement not to sue IMO.
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Cops are trained to shoot all dogs?
These are no longer Law Enforcement Officers. They are paramilitary terrorists. This is what has become of the USA.
If you watch it, the dog was perfectly calm, wagging his tail at the officer who, weirdly, had his gun trained on the nice-looking pet remorselessly. ‘Training’ run amok.
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