Deputy shoots dog twice

[jcardona1]

So your saying that if an officer knew there was a dog back there then he should have waited to enter. I can see the next headline now...."Officer waits to enter yard due to dog, only to allow a woman to be stabbed to death." ...or you wife has just been beaten and raped infront of you, they guy runs through your neighbors yard (who has a dog) with officers in toe. They stop at the gate and you yell and scream at them to keep chasing the man...and they reply, "I am sorry sir, I know there is a dog back there, now I don't want to have to shoot it, so I am going to have to wait for my animal control officer to get here to restrain the dog before I can procedure...I have to take precausionary measures ya know...."

Waiting or taking precausionary measures is not always possible

Here is a video for you to "chew" on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGUyMFPJRnU

He wasn't justified at all was he???? That dog is just lucky the other officer was able to make a dang good shot with the taser.

Good video. That was an impressive shot with the taser! All I'm saying is, when and how is killing an animal justifiable? In the video I posted, a small, non-agressive breed of dog was shot by SWAT. An agressive breed of dog that is attacking, different story. But something like a Corgi? Come on now

 

[Warborg]

I normally always side with man in cases of Human vs. Dog

But this one seems hard to decide. Most of the evidence given suggests the cop didn't need to shot the dog but there may still be things we don't know about.

 

[NatashaAliza]

Cops really suck sometimes...One time someone stole a car and was driving it around the woods in my backyard and like a good person, I called the cops to report it. I said they could go through my backyard and I was out there with my German shepherd on a leash and she started barking at them and they threatened to shoot her! I was being a good person and reporting a stolen car and use my yard to get to it and they threaten to kill my dog who was on a leash...

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

(rolls eyes)

It is real easy to be an arm chair quarterback.....

None of you were there. None of you witnessed the dogs behavior. You are all relying on the media coverage and the statements of an angry biased owner....

Anything the owners says is also hearsay as she did not see the dog approach the officers either.

From a legal stand point the officers had every right to enter the yard in search of a suspect/victim of a crime.

I'd like to see any of you walk a mile in an officer's shoes. Dealing with the disrespect (as is obvious by this thread), abuse, and horrors that they see/deal with every day....I think you would all end up with a very different perspective.

Give me a break....

FAIL!!

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

The dog did charge, the officer hit first then shot it. Obviously this was a vicious dog and the neighbors new it, otherwise what would be the purpose for the warning.

Bad situation, but the circumstance dictated that the officer had to go into that yard.

there was no reason for that officer to be in that yard, period.

 

[08trdoffroad]

Good video. That was an impressive shot with the taser! All I'm saying is, when and how is killing an animal justifiable? In the video I posted, a small, non-agressive breed of dog was shot by SWAT. An agressive breed of dog that is attacking, different story. But something like a Corgi? Come on now

The video doesn't show the confrontation with the animal and I am not familiar with the breed. So I can't say one way or another. Am I saying that every dog shot by police is justified....No...

The point of my original post was just to point out that everyone is so quick to condemn the officer and pass judgment when they dont' have the whole story and have no first hand experience of their own to base their judgments off of.

I can't remember who said it, but this quote applies.

"Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes."

 

[08trdoffroad]

there was no reason for that officer to be in that yard, period.

So you are saying that they should have just let the suspect go just because there was a dog in the yard? Or a victim that is potentially injured and requiring assistance, but is hiding because they are afraid for their life, go unaided....

Just remember that if you ever need police assistance that would require them to go into someone elses yard..."There is no reason for the officer to be in that yard".....

 

[Juxtaroberto]

A little logic would have gone a long way. The police enter, and the dog charges and starts barking... wouldn't the dog have done the same thing with the person they were looking for? Wouldn't someone not be able to hide in that particular back yard due to the large aggressive dog that even trained police officers felt the need to shoot?

 

[mqktandy]

They would need to have real Probable cause to legally go into that yard and shoot a dog. Just because someone is missing in that area does NOT account for that and thus doesnt give them the authority to use force just to look around. Like I said before if she wanted to sue I'm sure she could win. Just because they are police doesn't give them the right to violate and distroy peoples property just because. Which by the sound of it was exactly what happened. They wanted to look in the back yard just because.

 

[08trdoffroad]

A little logic would have gone a long way. The police enter, and the dog charges and starts barking... wouldn't the dog have done the same thing with the person they were looking for? Wouldn't someone not be able to hide in that particular back yard due to the large aggressive dog that even trained police officers felt the need to shoot?

Possibly...but was the individual they were looking for a neighbor, possibly a familiar face to the dog causing the dog to behave in a different manner? Where as the officers were someone the dog had never seen before...thus a stranger prompting the aggressive behavior.

I am just saying, you and I are only hearing what the media and a disgruntle owner have to say...and I guarantee it is not the whole story.