Ross Rapoport Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2010
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Reasons for NOT doing it ultimately revolve around the issue of the animals' rights and free will. Which of course we fully deny them from birth anyway.
Honestly I'm torn over this. As the wife of a police officer, I can understand the reasoning of why this was done and I'm thankful that those involved were caught. On the other hand, I agree that the dogs chosen to fight were innocent and had no choice. Dog fighting as a whole is just so disgusting...
It might be splitting hairs, but would I expose a well trained K9 to what I was able / willing to expose my husband? Yes. IF one has to give their life - let it be the dog. Not the husband, father, son,... JMHO.
I agree with you.
What I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around is, why does this situation (undercover dog fighting) feel like you've stepped into an ethical cesspool?
For me the difference is that when they send their K9 in it is with the all the hope in the world that they dog does not get hurt. Sure there is a chance but it is not expected and precautions are taken so that dog is safe.
In this case they flat out knew that these dogs would come to harm, being maimed and l ikely killed.
The sacrifice of an innocent life to save many more innocent lives is a hard thing to get your mind around.
I feel the big difference is the intention. A K-9 officer goes to work every day, and, yes, it's a dangerous job and bad things can possibly happen, but the dog is not put into the situation knowing that he will be injured/killed, just like the human LEO works a dangerous job and can be hurt or killed, but their intention is to come home safely every day.
In the case of using police-owned dogs to infiltrate a dog-fighting ring, the whole purpose of dog-fighting is for one dog to kill or injure the other, right? So those dogs were knowingly sacrificed. Not sure I'm comfortable with that at all.
Edited by Cheri Grissom (10/06/2010 07:07 PM)
Edit reason: Tried to quote another post and messed it up.
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Animal welfare aside....
I know undercover police are 'allowed' to commit / partipate in small crimes to maintain cover etc. But this story begs the question - how far is too far?
To catch a hit man would you hire yourself out as a killer? Should we state sanction murder by police to catch gang-bangers?
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For me the difference is that when they send their K9 in it is with the all the hope in the world that they dog does not get hurt. Sure there is a chance but it is not expected and precautions are taken so that dog is safe.
Thanks for articulating this. And as Cheri stated above, it is the intent behind the action. The intent was for one dog to injure or kill another. A sacrificial lamb, for all intents and purposes.
I'd have to say that there is no justification for that... (and yes, I know my position has changed from my first post )
I know that dogs are not people, and they are not my children. But I kept thinking of it along the lines of exposing a child to a group of pedophiles in order to get proof and bring down the larger ring.
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