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1 posted on 01/09/2012 11:39:42 AM PST by Altariel
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Hightower?

What is this, a Police Academy movie?


2 posted on 01/09/2012 11:52:37 AM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: Altariel

What is it about steroids that makes cops hate dogs so much.


3 posted on 01/09/2012 11:54:20 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Altariel
That stopped the dog, but otherwise didn’t have any effect.

Exactly what other effect did they WANT it to have?

4 posted on 01/09/2012 11:54:30 AM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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The police story here does not even make any sense.

They claim they “opened an already cracked door to the apartment of John Haggamaker whom they were seeking in relation to an altercation…” whereupon they were attacked and had to shoot the dogs.

But later in the article it is reported that Mr. Haggamaker was begging them not to shoot his dogs as they were leading to a squad car.

If they already had him in custody, why would they have needed to open the door to his apartment “seeking” him?

5 posted on 01/09/2012 12:05:05 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25% MORE sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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These guys obviously don’t know to look beyond target. When you are shooting at a target, know what is behind it. If you miss your target or if the bullet penetrates the target, it is your responsibility.
Most police carry 9mm or .40...lots of penetration on a dog...not to mention a dog coming at you face first does not present a very large target area and you are more likely to miss or penetrate at an angle just about ensuring that the bullet will continue and cause damage or death beyond.
These cops need training and understanding. Shooting in an apartment building should be about the last resort unless confronted by a imminent life or death situation. A dog hardly qualifies as that, especially when other residents offer to take the dog into their apartment!!!


6 posted on 01/09/2012 12:06:10 PM PST by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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The shootings by officers Demetrius Hightower and Jarrod Birchfield are being reviewed by Decatur Police’s office of professional standards, police spokesman Lt. John Crouch said.

They will receive medals for bravery, no doubt.
8 posted on 01/09/2012 12:09:30 PM PST by microgood
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Disgusting! There’s no other word for it.

I hope the owner files suit against these cops, and that he ends up with a whole bunch of money!


13 posted on 01/09/2012 12:18:26 PM PST by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: Altariel

There are a lot of people in law enforcement who would have been considered way too wimpy for the job even thirty years ago.


14 posted on 01/09/2012 12:20:34 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Altariel

The war on dogs continues.


19 posted on 01/09/2012 12:57:03 PM PST by Locomotive Breath
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21 posted on 01/09/2012 1:55:09 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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Are Cops Constitutional?
23 posted on 01/09/2012 4:07:54 PM PST by hadit2here ("Most men would rather die than think. Many do." - Bertrand Russell)
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