Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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Quote: Will Rambeau
One thing to remember is that no matter how out of control or dangerous an owner's dog is/was, they will *always* claim that it was not necessary for an officer to shoot their dog.
Absolutely… There has been a story per week, and always the police are at fault. I don’t think many dog owners or the family, friends, of the dog’s owner would ever say it was justified.
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I think this says a whole lot about why the officer shot the dogs.
"Clark said he heard Juric scream "Mad dog!" then draw his .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic pistol."
Mad dog? We don't just assume that every aggressive dog has rabies and needs to be shot anymore. Shoot the aggressive dog(ONLY if safe) and get the situation under control. If the cop looses his head around dogs I'd hate for him to get into a situation with humans. I'm not cop bashing. I'm an MP myself.
"He grew up in Bosnia and Croatia during the civil wars there in the 1990s, then came to the United States."
Bit of a different cultural view of dogs there. Sounds like somebody needs to sit down with him and explain that a lot of dogs are a valued part of the family here.
Why anybody lets a totally blind dog wander around outside unsupervised is beyond me.
I agree that the other side of the story would be nice to hear. But what bothers me is why was the Chessie shot?
I think because she was uncontrolled and perceived as dangerous by the officer. Are dogs considered leashed if no one is holding the leash?
The guy walking the Rotti and the Chessie got tangled in the leashes and fell down during the fight and then was trying to pull the Rottie off the Golden while the owner of the Golden held back the Chessie with his arm. Sounds like all 3 dogs were involved but the Rotti was the most tenacious. Also doesn't sound like the dog walker held the leashes anymore.
He even said the dogs were shot while he was trying to control them. The statement made by the PD matches the story of the two dog owners with the exception that the guy walking the dogs didn't feel they were a threat and the officer felt otherwise. He did not shoot two leashed and controlled dogs. So, until more is known I'm siding with the young officer.
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I remember the story of Git Ander a seven-year-old German Shepherd who searched for survivors in the rubble of the World Trade Center. He was shot and killed by police in a case of mistaken identity even dispite the fact the he was wearing a police badge on his collar.
It's really sad but until one of us is put in that position I guess we shouldn't pass judgement. My girlfriend's rottie was shot by the cops because he was doing what he was trained to do. He was protecting his property...Taz did survive his gun shots thank God! But let me tell you, he never liked men, uniforms or guns ever since.
You can read the entire story about Git Ander here.... http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0109/articles/010930b.htm
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.... He even said the dogs were shot while he was trying to control them. The statement made by the PD matches the story of the two dog owners with the exception that the guy walking the dogs didn't feel they were a threat and the officer felt otherwise. He did not shoot two leashed and controlled dogs.
I have wanted to make this point several times and kept getting waylaid by something else. "Leashed dogs" does not mean "leashed and controlled dogs."
My dogs with leashes dangling onto the ground from their collars are no more controlled than if the leashes were left at home.
I don't know what really happened here any more than the rest of us, but I cringe when we (me too) try and judge based on the media. Or, as Will points out, even on the "first-hand account" (if we had it) of the owner. "One thing to remember is that no matter how out of control or dangerous an owner's dog is/was, they will *always* claim that it was not necessary for an officer to shoot their dog."
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Quote: will rambeau
One thing to remember is that no matter how out of control or dangerous an owner's dog is/was, they will *always* claim that it was not necessary for an officer to shoot their dog.
On the other side of the coin, are we ever going to see an officer say "Shit, I panicked. Shouldn't have done that"?
In situations like this, both parties will stubbornly maintain their innocence.
One thing to remember is that no matter how out of control or dangerous an owner's dog is/was, they will *always* claim that it was not necessary for an officer to shoot their dog.
On the other side of the coin, are we ever going to see an officer say "Shit, I panicked. Shouldn't have done that"?
In situations like this, both parties will stubbornly maintain their innocence.
True.
I wonder what happened in the case of the shot K9 dog. Both sides are easy apparent in that scenario - a GSD holding a suspect by the leg, at the scene of a crime they were responding to, the officers should have taken a moment to look him over before assuming he just happened to be a coincidental stray attacking a girl; or it was just that, they responded to a call and happened to see a stray dog attacking a girl on the street.
How do we judge which carries more weight? I know what my opinion is, but in the heat of the moment, things happen - and of course hindsight is 20/20. But I am curious what those officers did say after the fact, and what the outcome of the investigation was.
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