Deputy shoots dog twice

[juneblood3]

No one is saying they shouldn't, of course. But one does not justify the other.

i never said it did. its just a shame that bad stuff gets blown up more then good stuff. Cops do break laws and do some stupid stuff there is no doubt, but you can not tell me that when at work you dont break rules sometimes or do something wrong. Now a cops work is more serious and life threatening than most jobs that people have and should be taken more serious if something goes wrong however most people are very quick nowadays to throw all cops under the bus.

 

[juneblood3]

K-9 unit gets killed and the shooter gets the same charge as if he shot a cop.

and do you think that is wrong?
Normal dogs have the same laws (Michael Vick case)
these cops are being investigated for any wrong doing im sure of it. Its never good to take a life. But sometimes necessary or there is a loophole in the law so people get away with it.

 

[Miguel]

One would expect a police officer to have more discerning capacity.

Problem is that, nowadays, as with many other professions, people exercise said profession because that is where there was a vacancy and not out of a calling.

The guy could have wanted to be a taxi driver, or a cook, ended up being a police officer....

One would expect a police officer to have some sort of knowledge about yards and dogs, if his policing activity involves the possibility of entering into yards in places where people use to have dogs. ( We are not discussing yards with lions or tigers...)


To those who excuse such unjustifiable conduct saying that they tried to fend off the dog with a kick ( and therefore were justified to, afterwards shoot the dog ) I say that you know as much about dogs as I know about quantum physics.

To kick a dog that is defending its space is utter, absurd, stupidity.

 

[Bhack91]

One would expect a police officer to have more discerning capacity.

Problem is that, nowadays, as with many other professions, people exercise said profession because that is where there was a vacancy and not out of a calling.

The guy could have wanted to be a taxi driver, or a cook, ended up being a police officer....

One would expect a police officer to have some sort of knowledge about yards and dogs, if his policing activity involves the possibility of entering into yards in places where people use to have dogs. ( We are not discussing yards with lions or tigers...)


To those who excuse such unjustifiable conduct saying that they tried to fend off the dog with a kick ( and therefore were justified to, afterwards shoot the dog ) I say that you know as much about dogs as I know about quantum physics.

To kick a dog that is defending its space is utter, absurd, stupidity.

Couldn't agree more

 

[juneblood3]

One would expect a police officer to have more discerning capacity.

Problem is that, nowadays, as with many other professions, people exercise said profession because that is where there was a vacancy and not out of a calling.

The guy could have wanted to be a taxi driver, or a cook, ended up being a police officer....

One would expect a police officer to have some sort of knowledge about yards and dogs, if his policing activity involves the possibility of entering into yards in places where people use to have dogs. ( We are not discussing yards with lions or tigers...)


To those who excuse such unjustifiable conduct saying that they tried to fend off the dog with a kick ( and therefore were justified to, afterwards shoot the dog ) I say that you know as much about dogs as I know about quantum physics.

To kick a dog that is defending its space is utter, absurd, stupidity.

one would also believe innocent people would cooperate with the police...however this does not happen. If a dog comes at you what would you do? just walk up to it and try and pet it or run away? nobody here or in the media knows really what happened there.

 

[Miguel]

yes, we base our position solely on the description, that is right, of course.

And based on that, I maintain what I said. Not being the house where a crime was perpetrated, the officers should have used more discretion.

Most probably, had they ignored the dog, and not been afraid, because that is what they were, they would have gone right past...

No petting, no running away, and surely, no kicking.

The least the PD should do is apologize, explain the cause for the accident and compensate the woman.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

it happens twice maybe three times a year in country where almost every house hold has a dog... lets be realistic people. Its a sad story but the amount of emotion coming from some of you is over the top.

no it happens ALOT. just because u dont hear about stuff doesnt mean it doesnt happen.

Ever hear about the little old lady, that when the cops broke down her door(using a false tip) without id'ing them selfs, opend fire on the cops and they lit her up?

How about the family that had thier house burnt down from cops(again using a false tip) throwing a flash bang into the house and lighting it up?

Ever hear about the cop that got caught by a speeding cam at 139 mph?? Tons of cops are caught by speeding cams all the time.

Ever hear about the dog right by me that when the cops went to serve a warrant at THE WRONG HOUSE, they went in the back yard where the dog was SITTING and they shot and killed it??

How about the reptile expert that had his place raided for SEXUAL HARASSMENT, and had his 2 Tibetan mastiffs shot and killed.

Cops need to use the resources they have. Its called pepper spray, tazer and FREAKIN ANIMAL CONTROL.

I had an instance where i work of an older lady cornered by 2 large dogs. The nieghbor(an off duty cop) called 911, they sent police and animal control, the cop got his shotgun and stood between them until animal control got the dogs. He hit them multiple times but never felt the need to squeeze the trigger. Its called not letting your power go to your head. Way too many cops now days dont practise this and its freakin sad

 

[CLDarnell]

It's odd...I have been confronted by charging, snarling, growling dogs many times in my life. You sort of get used to it when you live in the country and all your friends live in the country too. Of course, I didn't have a gun with me any of the times. Everytime, both the dog and I came to an understanding and we both walked away unharmed.

Omaha has an amazing animal control orgranization. These people face animals of all sorts in every imaginable situation many times everyday. They don't carry firearms.

There is no reason in this case for the Officer to even pull his weapon. I agree that the City should pay for Harley's medical expenses...and agree to send their Officers to a training session on how to deal with these situations in the future.

 

[yodaLBC]

doesnt supprise me. more and more cops think that shooting a dog is the best method to deal with a dog."

I agree!!! That's why I believe that the government should lay cops off first to when it comes to budget cuts cuz half of those bozo's are too paranoid or too lazy to do the right procedures anymore....JMO !

 

[thaos95]

wow!