Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Ok, here's the view from the LEO world:
Human life comes first, plain and simple.
Pepper spray doesn't work on many dogs - they'll briefly retreat from it, but it's not at all reliable. I've never heard of a Tazser being deployed against a dog ( do ya'll know how much a cartridge costs per shot of those? )
And no, we don't carry nets or catch poles in a patrol car, that's Animal Control's job.
Did ya'll read the part where the man was in *CRITICAL* condition - minutes count there, and the dog was preventing EMS from doing its job.
Again, human life takes precedence.
Elaine Haynes Webboard User Reg: 08-16-2005
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Ok, here's the view from the LEO world:
Human life comes first, plain and simple.
Pepper spray doesn't work on many dogs - they'll briefly retreat from it, but it's not at all reliable. I've never heard of a Tazser being deployed against a dog ( do ya'll know how much a cartridge costs per shot of those? )
And no, we don't carry nets or catch poles in a patrol car, that's Animal Control's job.
Did ya'll read the part where the man was in *CRITICAL* condition - minutes count there, and the dog was preventing EMS from doing its job.
Again, human life takes precedence.
And that is absolutely the way it should be. Very sad though.
Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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That's a very unfortunate situation, unless the officer was some sort of dog expert (or k9) and there was more time, what else can he do? They don't have catch poles and time was ticking away for the owner. Very sad for all 3 involved.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Anyways If the owner was not saved in time, the dog looked like a Pit and would of been euthanized anyways. So instead of only one dying two lives would have been lost that day. I Hate hearing stories like this!
Or- They could of just shot the dog in the foot and hope he backed off and did not bleed to death.
I was thinking tranq gun but then I was thinking as if they could afford to supply every officer or vehicle with that equipment, 700,000 officers x $$cost, not likely.
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Not to mention that tranq. guns would require additional training and the dosage changes depending on the species and it's weight.
And I don't believe the effects are instant. So a dog feels a dart penetrate it's skin and then what....
I don't think there is anyone in the world that will look for a reason not to shoot a dog more then I would but in this case I would of done exactly what the officer did.
The EMT's were unable to approach the victim who was/is in critical condition. Seconds can count in a situation like that.
David Winners Webboard User Reg: 07-03-2009
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Too bad there wasn't a K9 unit handy. I know that I would definitely wade into a pitbull to save it's life, and a handler could have probably got the dog into the back of a squad car and handled it later with a buddy or two. I can't tell from the photo, but if he was walking the dog, it probably had a leash on it.
Tragic story. I certainly don't blame the cop for 1 second. His priority was to save the guy in critical condition.
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