Cop's bullet aimed at barking dog hits owner instead

Madison Record ^ | 12/08/2009 | Madison Record

[driftdiver]

“scumbag lawyers”

Thats redundant

[dusttoyou]

You really an idiot or just like to play one for our benefit?

[thefactor]

No. My only point was that since a lot more people have dogs as pets as opposed to, say, a deer or a monkey, dogs are more likely to be shot by police than deer or monkeys.

[driftdiver]

“We all know ricochets can go in pretty much any direction.”

Only if the gun is discharged.

[thefactor]

We could do this all night. If the cop thought the dog was about to attack, it was a lawful discharge.

Where the ricochet went might have been bad, but that shouldn't preclude the officer protecting himself against an attacking dog.

[PLMerite]

That would be a “hare trigger.”

:)

[familyop]

"For a lot of home owners dogs are their security guards"

I prefer to do the follow-up security myself, because a meaner dog wouldn't likely practice good discretion. Dogs that bite people can get their owners in trouble, but they do serve well as alarms and as fighters against animal predators.

[driftdiver]

“If the cop thought the dog was about to attack, it was a lawful discharge.”

That is an extremely low threshhold and is abused.

“Where the ricochet went might have been bad, but that shouldn’t preclude the officer protecting himself against an attacking dog.”

So its ok for a cop to shoot a dog even if there’s a woman standing behind it and in the line of fire?

[randomhero97]

I wish our troops in Afghanistan had those loosened rules of engagement.

[Eaker]

Well the dog must not have really been a threat because it didn’t end up “needin’ shootin’”.

For all we know Barney missed both times because the chihuahua ducked.

One thing not in dispute is that it is a typically poorly researched and written article.

[panaxanax]

Shooting at my dog would be the same as shooting at any member of my family, resulting in a not so pretty ending.

‘Nuff said....

[mamelukesabre]

It was only a ricochet. Had the bullet hit the lady straight away without bouncing off of something first, then ya, more serious punishment.

[familyop]

"That is true. However, police departments have a long history of covering up incidents or at attempting to. It's getting real hard to believe anything unless it's seen with our own eyes."

Yeah, it's those municipal league lobbies for universal power over all. Those busybodies are real bipartisan pills in politics and are moving us toward more centralized communism/fascism.

[mamelukesabre]

you da idiot, boy.

[calex59]

I love dogs, but have a bit of trouble with stupid people.

Then you must have a big problem with yourself. Your remarks are about as stupid as they get. The dog barked, it didn't attack, it didn't run at the cop, it BARKED. Cops have been on dog shooting sprees for the last several years. I think they are being trained to shoot dogs for whatever reason(probably due to drug dealers having attack dogs), but they are shooting people's pets for almost no reason. To blame this dog owner/law abiding citizen for having her dog shot at and herself wounded shows a brain that is in sore need of a transplant(that would be yours).

[driftdiver]

negligent discharge

[driftdiver]

yeah, cause we all know there is no such thing as corruption at the local level. just ask Mayor Daley

[calex59]

I love dogs, but have a bit of trouble with stupid people.

Then you must have a big problem with yourself. Your remarks are about as stupid as they get. The dog barked, it didn't attack, it didn't run at the cop, it BARKED. Cops have been on dog shooting sprees for the last several years. I think they are being trained to shoot dogs for whatever reason(probably due to drug dealers having attack dogs), but they are shooting people's pets for almost no reason. To blame this dog owner/law abiding citizen for having her dog shot at and herself wounded shows a brain that is in sore need of a transplant(that would be yours).

[mamelukesabre]

BS!

He just missed. If you jailed a cop everytime a bullet didn’t hit the bad guy, there’d be a whole lotta cops in jail.

[driftdiver]

I’m still trying to come up with one