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mnhtnbb

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22. Good god.

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 06:15 PM

Dec 2013

I once hired a pet/house sitter who was to walk our dog while we were away
and sleep at our house. When I came home, I had a message from animal control on the answering machine
that they'd had a report from a neighbor that the dog was barking all night.

Turns out the pet sitter left the dog outside (fenced area) all night and went out
partying.

Thank goodness the cops didn't come and shoot Tanya.

How sad. And unnecessary.

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Police shoot dog in St. Clair Shores after complaints about excessive barking [View all] damnedifIknow Dec 2013 OP

A horrible outcome, and one that could have been prevented. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

Uh huh! atreides1 Dec 2013 #2

I agree. sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #48

Fuck. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #3

Police need MORE power to shoot Aerows Dec 2013 #4

Misleading headline, also called "linkbait" Chuckmonico Dec 2013 #5

flamebait post. nothing added to the actual article except bullshit speculation. xchrom Dec 2013 #8

Why was the dog cowering near the house when shot? damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #10

"Preston says" "Police say" "Witnesses tell 7 Action news Brittany�s grandpa said the dog wasn�t his NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #11

Plenty of police sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #36

You have made my day, you wonderful person, you! hatrack Dec 2013 #19

Well said Bragi Dec 2013 #21

Good grief. "Was the cop close to being bitten by the dog?" rhett o rick Dec 2013 #54

the dog needed an mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #6

Too many police these days are wusses. Vattel Dec 2013 #7

Their job isn't to go out and get hurt because someone else is negligent. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #14

Taking risks is part of their job, or at least should be. Vattel Dec 2013 #25

Why should "getting hurt" be part of the process? KurtNYC Dec 2013 #18

Yay. Cops. nt Earth_First Dec 2013 #9

Quick, somebody post the pic of the milk-carrying cop! Brigid Dec 2013 #12

"Negligent owner blames everyone but herself for death of her Pit Bull" NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #13

Even if the owner is at fault, there's no justification for 8 shots... joeybee12 Dec 2013 #15

Did you see the video? The dog was still alive when taken away by animal control on a restraint pole NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #17

Authoritarianism alive and well - TBF Dec 2013 #20

Bloodthirsty get the red out Dec 2013 #39

no! ALWAYS blame the cops!!! Garion_55 Dec 2013 #23

The police are tasked with protecting the public from loose animals. If they did nothing... NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #24

keep your officers under control Garion_55 Dec 2013 #26

Keep your pets under control. Our police have better things to do. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #27

EXACTLY the point Garion_55 Dec 2013 #30

People come first. In the eyes of the law, pets are mere property. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #45

but if they do escape Garion_55 Dec 2013 #51

Yeah... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #63

But the dog didn't bite anyone, did it? sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #40

The video clip says that several hours were spent trying to capture dog. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #42

I wasn't there either, sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #46

The dog barked. He barked. I dont like barking dog but I dont want them killed. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #55

I watched the video and read the stories that are out there. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #58

Thanks. I may have overreacted. I just get sick of stories of police killing dogs. There rhett o rick Dec 2013 #59

Somebody mentioned using a tazer. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #60

Why not charge them with animal cruelty? I don't care if it WAS the cops catbyte Dec 2013 #16

Good god. mnhtnbb Dec 2013 #22

I didn't know Tackleberry became an instructor at the Academy.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #28

Funny scene. And funny character. Brigid Dec 2013 #64

Leaving a dog with someone that mentally/physically can't care for it is extreme negligence n/t Taitertots Dec 2013 #29

Yes but mistakes happen damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #33

Getting bitten by dogs has always been a huge problem for mail carriers Taitertots Dec 2013 #35

They know the risk when taking the job damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #37

It is callous that you have no empathy for thousands of people hurt by other people's negligence Taitertots Dec 2013 #47

Disgusting? damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #53

Your video makes perfect sense because bear=Dog and hiker=police officer Taitertots Dec 2013 #61

How was there reasonable expectation of an attack? damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #62

I'll make this simple for you.... You want a bear to run off into the woods and you don't want Taitertots Dec 2013 #66

"It is callous that you have no empathy for thousands of people hurt by other people's negligence." Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #65

Oh, nice attempt to deflect criticism with a thread derailment Taitertots Dec 2013 #68

What a champion of the working class you are. (nt) Nine Dec 2013 #50

Great! Maybe the mailman sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #43

not only mail carriers... handmade34 Dec 2013 #52

The problem is that the people arguing in this thread don't care about the danger that negligent.... Taitertots Dec 2013 #67

Perhaps, sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #41

Being attacked by a dog is a situation where the use of force is justified n/t Taitertots Dec 2013 #49

Go on. So what? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #56

Dumb cops. Shame on them. Shame on the neighbors too. tblue Dec 2013 #31

Apparently, Grandpa told the police that it was not his dog. FarCenter Dec 2013 #32

Why can't they just taze an animal if it comes to that? MirrorAshes Dec 2013 #34

Discharging firearms is one of the perks of being a cop. They get to brag at rhett o rick Dec 2013 #57

I would end up on death row get the red out Dec 2013 #38

Fucking PIGS. 99Forever Dec 2013 #44