Owner Of Dog Shot And Killed By Police Suing For $1 Million In Damages (Warning Graphic Content)

[FreakinDJ]

Owner Of Dog Shot And Killed By Police Suing For $1 Million In Damages

Any pet owner will tell you that their pet is not just an animal, but a part of their family. So when police unnecessarily shoot a pet, as has become all too common lately, it should be no surprise that its owner wants some justice.

Gary Branson is the former owner of a chocolate lab/pit bull mix named Chloe. Video went viral a while back of Chloe being shot five times by Commerce City, Colorado police officers. Many who watched the video (see below) believe the Commerce City officer used excessive force when he shot and killed Chloe.

The police officers were at Branson’s house in response to a call from a neighbor who said a “territorial and aggressive” dog was roaming the community. On the video, Chloe is seen in a garage barking at officers. After several minutes, one of the officers managed to place Chloe in a catch pole. Once restrained, the officer shot the dog five times. The end of the video shows Chloe lying dead on the ground. All of the officers involved in the shooting were cleared of any wrongdoing.

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Sorry - I didn't have the heart to watch the video myself

[GreenEyedLefty]

1. I can't watch it, either. :(

[FreakinDJ]

2. Dog was in his own garage

and had been restrained

I don't get how every one of these shootings can be "Declared Justified"

[99Forever]

3. Heartless effen pigs.

"Serve and protect" my ass.

[uponit7771]

4. Shot the dog AFTER being restrained??!?!?!?!

[Logical]

5. The reason here is that cops very very very seldom get fired or punished. They can basically....

do anything and there is no downside.

Police "unions" are the issue also. They exist to protect bad cops.

[INdemo]

6. Why didn't the owner close the garage door?

Police cant do this. Animal control has to pick up the dog only if it has bitten someone.The owner could have a very good case

[uponit7771]

7. He prolly thought the police wouldn't enter his house without permission

[truth2power]

8. Pigs are intelligent animals. Which leaves me at a loss..

to figure out what to call these thug/cops.


Edit to add: Owner should become a millionaire.

Cop should live the rest of his miserable life in a cardboard box. On the street. In northern Minnesota. In the winter.

[FatBuddy]

9. was it a pit bull?

[magical thyme]

10. did you not read the OP? nt

[magical thyme]

11. I bit the bullet and watched. Vile and totally unecessary.

The dog was sitting and barking inside the garage. She was not being aggressive, just barking. She didn't even stand up until they got close to her. Not one growl.

The assholes who called the police on her are the ones shooting the video and you can hear the man saying to get away from the window because the dog "is getting aggressive now." Aggressive consisting of sitting in her garage and barking at the police. Not approaching anybody.

At the end they get the catch pole on her -- and it looks like they just walked right up to her and she didn't attack anybody -- and drag her out of the garage. The shooting was inept -- body shots with her crying out before she drops.

Totally unecessary. They could have held her on the catchpole until animal control came, and given her owners a chance to come get her.

I feel like I could vomit now. Despicable, cruel, and totally unecessary. A million won't bring her back, but these vicious thugs have got to be stopped and maybe hitting them in the bank account will help.

[tsuki]

12. Did they do any kind of investigating, or just take the word of a

neighbor who may or may not have had an agenda?

[Sunlei]

13. first they taze it, then dog catcher gets it on the pole. Then the officer shoots it.

police love to kill