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28. Cops shoot family dogs all the time.

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 08:07 PM

Nov 2013

Extremely rarely do the dog shootings get any press attention, at all.

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Owner Grieving After Dog Shot by Police. [View all] RiffRandell Nov 2013 OP

How dare you have a dog... orwell Nov 2013 #1

Video of cops killing dog FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #2

Oh my god. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #25

Back story is they Charged the dog's owner with 6 felonies FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #30

I agree with Cenk Egnever Nov 2013 #42

Young dogs especially because of all that energy... joeybee12 Nov 2013 #3

tragically true etherealtruth Nov 2013 #4

I have a yorkshire terrier that thinks he's a pit bull! MoonRiver Nov 2013 #10

! etherealtruth Nov 2013 #23

My mother had a Yorkie. Brigid Nov 2013 #40

Yet they charge criminals with Asualting an Officer for shooting at K9 units FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #8

Very sad story demwing Nov 2013 #5

agree! DrDan Nov 2013 #19

Exactly. Still - it's a tragic story demwing Nov 2013 #27

Exactly. I, too, just shoot every dog that runs at me. 'Cuz I'm a huge chickenshit with a gun. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #51

pit bull runs at me, and I have a gun, then, guess what DrDan Nov 2013 #52

Unlike Mr. All-American Gun Toter, the cops should be prepared with different options. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #54

yet you excuse the owner for her "callous disregard for the safety of others" DrDan Nov 2013 #55

Still wondering how mail carriers and delivery drivers make it through their day damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #6

+1000 n-t Logical Nov 2013 #7

pepper spray TorchTheWitch Nov 2013 #13

Yes and seems like a much more humane alternative damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #14

that doesn't always work TorchTheWitch Nov 2013 #21

Maybe but it worked well in this instance damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #24

And in that instance the person was prepared for the dog TorchTheWitch Nov 2013 #67

No mail delivery H. Cromwell Nov 2013 #26

That photo...look past the adorable puppy and notice the size of the tree, three presents a dog bone libdem4life Nov 2013 #9

Well, the dog has a square head, so I expect many DU'ers will have little sympathy n/t Scootaloo Nov 2013 #11

+1000 baldguy Nov 2013 #31

Why don't you train your dog so that it doesn't run at and jump on people? Taitertots Nov 2013 #12

^^^THIS^^^ TorchTheWitch Nov 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Cronus Protagonist Nov 2013 #32

A 14 WEEK OLD PUPPY? You'd assume you were under attack by a PUPPY?!? magical thyme Nov 2013 #50

Every single dog...every single one, bar none JanMichael Nov 2013 #58

The dog that was shot was not the 14 week old puppy TorchTheWitch Nov 2013 #63

I misread the article...I thought they shot the puppy magical thyme Nov 2013 #66

I live in rural Arkansas. I guess things are different out here. LiberalArkie Nov 2013 #17

We hired a trainer and worked with him after RiffRandell Nov 2013 #18

It is good to hear that you are trying to be a responsible owner Taitertots Nov 2013 #36

Trying? RiffRandell Nov 2013 #38

Yes, Trying Taitertots Nov 2013 #43

If your ill-controlled animal were to charge at my child, for instance Orrex Nov 2013 #44

First, you have to be smarter than the dog. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2013 #22

"that's what she does. She runs to greet people." demwing Nov 2013 #29

Blame the victim ... TBF Nov 2013 #34

Because the person whose dog is (to any reasonable person) about to attack someone is the victim... Taitertots Nov 2013 #35

Lol - I hope you never get in a pillow fight. TBF Nov 2013 #46

Your response is simply non-sense Taitertots Nov 2013 #60

It is all in the definitions comrade - TBF Nov 2013 #61

the 14 WEEK OLD PUPPY was NOT LARGE and NOT UNTRAINED. She was a baby. magical thyme Nov 2013 #49

Or, at the very least, if you know someone is coming to your house, crate the dog. Myrina Nov 2013 #53

To be clear, is "running at them and jumping" grounds for shooting? flvegan Nov 2013 #65

Didn't they bother to leave a note? KamaAina Nov 2013 #16

Did this dog really need to be shot? damnedifIknow Nov 2013 #20

Cops shoot family dogs all the time. Quantess Nov 2013 #28

exactly! pothos Nov 2013 #59

Oink. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #33

I thought police were supposed to be better at shooting than that. MrsKirkley Nov 2013 #37

We once had a beautiful mix...Rott, Lab and German Shepherd. She was the most loving puppy, libdem4life Nov 2013 #39

This happened to another dog, but he was not killed Beringia Nov 2013 #41

poor dog, poor owner Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 #45

A clear-cut case of canine suicide by cop. MindPilot Nov 2013 #47

when cops kill family members or the dog with impunity -- it leaves little question xchrom Nov 2013 #48

Yep, without question. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #57

Scares me to death get the red out Nov 2013 #56

Well, according to some people in this thread RiffRandell Nov 2013 #62

Sometimes, Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #64