THP WILL HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS SMOAK FAMILY INCIDENT

Tennessee Department of Safety ^

[Brian Mosely]

THP WILL HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS SMOAK FAMILY INCIDENT A news conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2003, in the Commissioner's conference room at the Tennessee Department of Safety, 1150 Foster Avenue, Nashville. A statement will be made regarding the stop of the Smoak family on Interstate 40 on January 1.

Following the news conference, the contents of the Department of Safety's Internal Affairs investigation of the incident, including audio and videotape, will be made available for public inspection. Copies of this file may be purchased, pursuant to Tennessee Department of Safety General Order #265 and TCA §10-7-503.

The contents of the investigation will also be available for inspection and purchase after 2:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Highway Patrol Headquarters in Cookeville.

[Brian Mosely]

To those unaware of this case: Felony Stop Leaves Family Traumatized

This just came over the fax within the past hour...they certainly gave the media enough time to react to this...

[blackdog]

Questions from my Dog to the police commissioner spokesperson......

If my owner leaves his wallet atop the car roof and drives down the highway, will you blow my head off with a shotgun too?

Knowing that shooting one's dog belonging to a bi-pod has become a new sport, may we as quad-pods take up a new sport involving LEO testicles?

Since quad-pod shooting is becoming so much of a sport, do you LEO's plan on barbeque's at any point in the near future? My master alway's say's if you're gonna shoot-it, you are going to eat it.

I noticed as you walked by, you are carrying someone elses scent. A mix of Love's Baby Soft, bubble gum, and adolescent cooch. What were you really doing at the middle school this morning?

[Nov3]

You are in big trouble with the boot lickers on this one. I mean we are talking proud LEOs here. Better to practice on an innocent family's dog right? And hell no one is really innocent< /sarcasm>

[Nick Thimmesch]

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[OrangeDaisy]

Video released by the THP of this incident is available. NOTE: Video contains graphic and potentially disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised.

PC: http://www.tennessean.com/video/dogshooting0103/dog2.rm
MAC: http://www.tennessean.com/video/dogshooting0103/dog2.ram

A longer clip is also available at
PC: http://www.tennessean.com/video/dogshooting0103/doglg.rm
MAC: http://www.tennessean.com/video/dogshooting0103/doglg.ram

There is a brief blurb on the front page of http://www.tennessean.com/ that says there will be a full story tomorrow.

[philomath]

lookie here:

Cookeville Suggestion Page

i just saw this clip: it's nauseating. that dog was no threat to any reasonable person. these psychos were out to kill something

let's tell 'em what we think, early and often....

[sarasmom]

My computer does not play video well-but hey, it was free!

I read the original thread on this incident. Can you post your impressions of the video, please?

[Nuke'm Glowing]

After watching the video clips, all I can say is I wish the dog could have shot back. What a bunch of chicken bleep sob's. I hope the Volunteer State is proud that they have implemented the Gestapo training program for their field officers. I hope God has no mercy on their souls for the trauma they caused this poor family.

[Vigilantcitizen]

After watching the video clip of the incident(link in above post), I can't wait to hear them try to explain this one.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

They will not try. They'll claim the dog was an Al-Queda operative and remind everyone that their actions kept Opryland safe for tourists. I'll never set foot in that Nazi state ever again, not until it's liberated.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Congrats...their server crashed!!!!

[FreedomPoster]

Bump!

Let's see how they excuse this one. More LEO BS. I want to see one of these cases end with a result for the LEO's like a common citizen would experience if he acted similarly.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

The dog worked for Al-Queda. You know those Nazis will use that as their excuse. This will be swept under the rug while the rest of America eagerly anticipates the beginning of the new "American Idol" on tv.

I have to go now, this video just makes me too mad to type.

[shootist]

bump

[shootist]

bump

[Vinnie]

It was a typical felony stop, get out of the car, walk backwards, etc. You can hear the man ask the cop to close the car door because of the dog.

The dog jumps out, looks about the size of a Welch Corgi, The dog is just bouncing toward the cop, not threatening at all. The cop shoot the dog in the head at a range of about 3'.

It was disgusting.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

With a 12 gauge by the way....

[OrangeDaisy]

I'll let everyone else fill you in. I haven't watched it. I'm sure it would make me sick.

[Nov3]

You have to see this one

[Nov3]

You have to see this one