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secondvariety

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23. What a dope.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 09:06 AM

Jun 2015

Postal workers run into similar situations everyday without having to shoot a little kid.

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Police officer wounds 4-year-old girl while trying to shoot her dog [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2015 OP

Don't tasers work on dogs? Demeter Jun 2015 #1

... or a cookie? immoderate Jun 2015 #2

yes! ffs at least try a cookie or have the family put the pup back in the bedroom. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #17

Yes. truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #11

Not macho enough. valerief Jun 2015 #12

Hard target to hit. ManiacJoe Jun 2015 #19

Black lab? Shrike47 Jun 2015 #3

+1 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2015 #35

what an ass irisblue Jun 2015 #4

It's gotten to the point where I don't think any situation is improved EL34x4 Jun 2015 #5

100 watt Marshall, EL34x4? Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #15

Columbus police officer injures 4-year-old while shooting at dog Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #6

this sentence here Romeo.lima333 Jun 2015 #7

Maybe he was actually more afraid of the child! Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #8

Well, to be fair, Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #13

You all are cracking me up! C Moon Jun 2015 #36

Maybe he could have closed the door? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #30

If I ever have some Aerows Jun 2015 #41

WHAT... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #47

I need to know what this terrifying Hound of the Baskervilles look like. betsuni Jun 2015 #9

I am guessing it was black. Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #14

Dogs can tell the good guys from the bad calikid Jun 2015 #10

Calling that crackhead instead of the police sounds more appealing every day. frylock Jun 2015 #16

I know, right? Aerows Jun 2015 #42

Cowardly asshole tabasco Jun 2015 #18

Their response appears always to be the same: SHOOT wtf? secondwind Jun 2015 #20

The cop should be smacked upside the head, charged with deadly assault, and fired davidpdx Jun 2015 #21

Cops need to be FlaGranny Jun 2015 #22

Dogs by nature Aerows Jun 2015 #43

Some will not always listen. FlaGranny Jun 2015 #46

What a dope. secondvariety Jun 2015 #23

yes Locrian Jun 2015 #24

Or a dog, for that matter. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2015 #39

Wow. City Lights Jun 2015 #25

The dog shooting spree by cops is just a target practice game ladjf Jun 2015 #26

somewhere on a distant planet, unblock Jun 2015 #27

Where in the Fuck do they get these pieces of shit FreakinDJ Jun 2015 #28

notice the officer, missed, never got touched by the dog and walked back to his car. Sunlei Jun 2015 #29

Well, at least *someone* got shot, so he did his job. eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #31

When a cop is in fear for his life because Malraiders Jun 2015 #32

Change "accidentally shot" to "recklessly shot" and let's work from there. graegoyle Jun 2015 #33

OK, enough already! VA_Jill Jun 2015 #34

I suppose it's unheard of to call to an owner to restrain their dog. Vinca Jun 2015 #37

I don't understand using a gun as first defense against a dog Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #38

Using a gun (on ANYTHING) is a cop's first line of response Scalded Nun Jun 2015 #40

This cop will never live this down. He will forever be known as Enthusiast Jun 2015 #44

So let me guess. They seized and put down the dog? The Stranger Jun 2015 #45

Looks like someone needs a heck of a lot more training. Xyzse Jun 2015 #48

Was the Dog Black?? Sparhawk60 Jun 2015 #49