[joebuck]

I hope that what happened to this dog doesn't obscure the fact that a typical family was taken from their car at gun point, forced on their knees and cuffed and covered with a shotgun. I don't believe the saftey of the shotgun was on because I've watched the video and I don't see the officer release the saftey before shooting the dog. This was done despite the fact that no crime had occured. And even if a crime had occured there was NO probable cause to suggest that the occupants of this particular car had committed it. For me, this is every bit as scary, if not more scary, as what happened to this dog.

[joebuck]

saftey = safety

[SerpentDove]

>>And even if a crime had occured there was NO probable cause to suggest that the occupants of this particular car had committed it. For me, this is every bit as scary, if not more scary, as what happened to this dog.<<

You have voiced my concern perfectly.

How, in the United States of America, is this kind of thing legal?

Outrageous.

[elbucko]

For me, this is every bit as scary, if not more scary, as what happened to this dog.

Right on! Just because you hang a badge on your uniform doesn't mean you leave your brains at home. It would appear that this whole police dept. has some serious attitude problems toward the public and their mission.

Shooting dogs is entry-level violence and leads to more serious offenses. He'll start shooting kids unless he's stopped.

[dtel]

I hope that what happened to this dog doesn't obscure the fact that a typical family was taken from their car at gun point, forced on their knees and cuffed and covered with a shotgun. I don't believe the saftey of the shotgun was on because I've watched the video and I don't see the officer release the saftey before shooting the dog. This was done despite the fact that no crime had occured. And even if a crime had occured there was NO probable cause to suggest that the occupants of this particular car had committed it. For me, this is every bit as scary, if not more scary, as what happened to this dog.

Hear ye, hear ye.
This fact is getting totally obscurred.

[lentulusgracchus]

I hope that what happened to this dog doesn't obscure the fact that a typical family was taken from their car at gun point, forced on their knees and cuffed and covered with a shotgun. I don't believe the saftey of the shotgun was on because I've watched the video and I don't see the officer release the saftey before shooting the dog.

Excellent point.

At what point did we all sign off on the principle that officers of the law should initiate all public contacts in full tactical mode, with cocked-and-unlocked pieces, screaming and yelling ("GET DOWN ON YOUR FACES"), and generally complete contempt for citizens of the United States?

Did the Due Process Clause say something about dragging people on their bellies unless they look like they can afford Plato Cacheris, "Uncle Bob" Bennett, and F. Lee Bailey?

Or are we just supposed sportingly to spot them that one, under the rubric, "you can't beat the ride"?