Cop knocks on homeowner's door. 40 pound dog runs out. 3 immediate shots to the head

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://fox2now.com/2015/10/20/graphic-video-shows-florida-officer-knock-on-door-shoot-dog-3-times/

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — A family claims surveillance video shows the graphic, fatal shooting of their beloved pet by a police officer.

Gillian Palacios, the dog’s owner, said her dog Duchess ran out of the front door when an officer knocked on it.

Palacios said the two-year-old, 40-pound bull terrier mix ran outside and was fatally shot three times in the head by the officer.

Editor’s note: The video below contains graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing.


The officer reportedly knocked on the door to let the family know their car door was open. Palacios can be seen opening the door and the dog runs outside.

“Before I could even do anything, the officer had his gun out and shot her three times in the head,” she said.

The officer has been placed on administrative leave as officials investigate.

“There were a million things he could have done other that shoot her three times in the head,” Palacios said in an interview with WPLG.

“She was curious. She wasn’t barking (and) she wasn’t growling,” Palacios said in the video interview. “There was no reason for him to think she was aggressive in any way.”
http://fox2now.com/2015/10/20/graphic-video-shows-florida-officer-knock-on-door-shoot-dog-3-times/

[left-of-center2012]

1. Shoot first - Make up excuses later.

Usually "I feared for my life"

[uppityperson]

2. I live with several dogs this size who love to greet people. This makes me sick and afraid for them.

[MrScorpio]

3. If I shot every dog that ran up to me (Just to give me a good sniffing, it turned out...)

I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

[Skittles]

7. I was accosted by someone's wayward young golden retriever

it jumped all over me and nearly knocked me down because I was carrying a purse, laptop, extra bag, etc, on my way to my car........I yelled PUPPY ATTACK and his owner got him off me.......I cannot imagine wanting to kill it

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Like The Geico Ad

If you're a dog, you sniff people. That's what you do!

[etherealtruth]

36. I have the worlds friendliest pitbull

She is a bundle of friendly love ... she assumes every person that comes to my house is a "new" friend.

This scares the hell out of me.

[msongs]

4. sound would help tell the dog's attitude. nt

[SusanaMontana41]

5. I can't watch the video.

So sad.

[TheFrenchRazor]

8. don't you mean dicks? jeez. nt

[TexasProgresive]

21. You might want to use one of these more appropriate words in the future

weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, mouse; informal chicken, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly, sissy, baby, candy-ass, milquetoast

[kelliekat44]

9. There will probably be more outrage about this than about the black man with car trouble

shot and killed by police in plain clothes in Palm Beach, FL.

[Orrex]

13. ^^That. 1,000 times that.

[avebury]

17. A cop that could so easily kill a family pet in cold blood

is probably just as likely to kill an innocent human like the black man with car trouble. This incident gives a pretty good indications of what this cop's future behavior might be and any person would have good reason to fear him. It is horrible what he did to that dog but I wonder what else that cop is capable of doing.

[KamaAina]

33. Palm Beach Gardens, across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach proper.

He likely would have been pulled over the second he tried to drive into Palm Beach.

[Blue_Tires]

39. +1000

[Ino]

10. Goddess save me from "helpful" cops

Last week, I parked my car overnight at a garage to get it inspected the next day. It was broken into. The garage said police caught one of the guys across the street from the garage, and recovered whatever he had on him, but the cops wouldn't come across the street to talk to the garage. So I called the police hoping to get my stuff back, and they were useless. Cop said he couldn't find anything about the incident without a report number, and if they didn't take a report from the garage, then tough luck. I had to spell a common street name 3 times to the cop on the phone -- he kept getting it wrong. That's the level of stupid I was talking to.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Your stuff is going to end up in their auction. Some stuff never makes it in evidence....

It ends up in some cop's house.

I get the feeling some of these cops are using whatever crank they get from dealers which would explain why they're nuts.

[Chemisse]

11. That is sickening. What a coward.

And it was just a little thing. What was he afraid of? A bite in the leg is the worst he could expect.

I have a really big dog, and this scares me a lot.

[DocPain]

12. Scumbag!

What a piece of shit!

[GoneFishin]

14. Cowardly fucking cry baby pants wetters should not carry loaded guns. What doesn't scare these

fucking insecure walking fucking psych med poster children?

[Unknown Beatle]

15. FUCK!

What is it with cops shooting first and not asking questions later? Everything they fucking see is a threat and the only answer is to kill it/them.

I'm so sick of this shit!

[uponit7771]

16. So after the 12o34in32 story like this I'm starting to think we need protection from the cops!!!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. This is what the mace/pepper spray is for....

These idiots are all trigger happy.

Now watch the police union defend this coward.

[MBS]

23. yes, exactly. n/t

[Quackers]

20. Anyone else see the cat running for its life?

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. Is that what the movement on the left side of the porch was in the beginning?

And it did not look to me as if the guy had a uniform on.

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. Good catch. White cat runs off

[Enthusiast]

22. This is so disturbing.

[mnhtnbb]

24. I have a friendly, 40 lb, not feared aggressive breed dog and I NEVER open the door

when someone comes knocking unless I am holding her by her collar.
It's just common sense to avoid a problem.

Still, there's no excuse for the actions of this cop. None. I hope they fire his a$$ and
the family sues.

[damnedifIknow]

25. Unarmed people and pets

Just dandy.

Florida Man Becomes 162nd Unarmed Victim of US Police Brutality"

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Florida-Man-Becomes-162nd-Unarmed-Victim-of-US-Police-Brutality-20151021-0010.html

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

27. People who kill pets usually progress on to killing people.

Sounds like someone who needs psychiatric evaluation, and should not be allowed to carry a gun.

[newfie11]

28. Bastard!

It's open season by cops on dogs apparently.
I hope they sue.
The family that sued over their Newfoundland killed by cops in Washington State won their lawsuit.
Rosie the Newfoundland did nothing wrong but they shot her multiple times, even cowering in a bush.
Bastards!!!

[restorefreedom]

29. poor doggie

beat cops in uk do not carry guns

we need to do thatt here

[ladjf]

31. Cop brutality is one of the worst situations in America. The dog owner shouldn't

have opened the door in the first place. Doesn't she know that cops shoot pets without no legitimate reason?

Is there any segment of the American Government that isn't screwed up beyond repair?

[KamaAina]

34. If only the dog had been armed

[Egnever]

35. Dog should not have been shot

But who lets their dog run out of the door to jump on people. That is just asking for trouble imho.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. Duchess

[Skittles]

38. wow, she was a beaut

[Taitertots]

40. Irresponsible owner. Why did she let her dog out when a stranger knocked at the door?

Large dogs are dangerous. Millions of people are attacked by dogs every year. Letting your dog run out to confront strangers is not acceptable behavior.

[theaocp]

42. Irresponsible pig. Why did he have a gun when his training is so poor?

Trigger-happy pigs are dangerous. We all pay the price for this. Letting these unstable monsters walk among us with your blessing is not an acceptable practice.

Now go to your room and think about your victim-blaming filth.

[Taitertots]

46. The police don't get dog whisperer training.

As far as I can tell, shooting a dog that a reasonable person would believe is about to bite you is SOP.

[theaocp]

47. Sounds about right.

They also don't get proper training with firearms either. Cowards with guns and ready to shoot. Hope they don't think a human is going to do something a reasonable person would believe is harmful. They might shoot them, too. Oh, but they already do that. Free reign to pull that trigger, baby.

[jayfish]

41. Here's An Idea.

Shut the car door and move the fuck along. Smells like he wanted to use the open car door as the excuse for a fishing expedition.

[leftyladyfrommo]

43. God, this is just awful.

I'm speaking as a dog owner.

If the police are in the neighborhood you need to have your dogs up before you ever answer the doorl.

[raccoon]

44. If you are unfamiliar with an animal, you never know what it might do. nt

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[theaocp]

45. The same could be said about the pig with the gun.

You never know what they might do. After all, he also might have had to get stitches and have a scar.

[irisblue]

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[Act_of_Reparation]

48. I spent three years delivering mail in suburbia.

No one thinks their dog is aggressive. Everyone thinks their dog is friendly, or curious, or playful. And yet animal bites are a leading cause of on-the-job injury.

No, the cop shouldn't have shot the animal. He should have been equipped with pepper spray, or a dazer. But to suggest that he should have assumed the dog was harmless is just fucking stupid.