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Columbus Police Officer Fatally Shoots Family Dog
ABC 6 ^ | February 17, 2014 | James Jackson/Kelsey Mallahan

Posted on 02/19/2014 6:18:42 AM PST by Altariel

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Welcome to the neighborhood, Mundane.
1 posted on 02/19/2014 6:18:42 AM PST by Altariel
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They now want to live somewhere else, but spent all of their money on this last move.

I know the feeling.

2 posted on 02/19/2014 6:20:58 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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The dog was in the corner and the cop still shot it?
Trigger happy goofball.


3 posted on 02/19/2014 6:25:27 AM PST by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: Altariel

Well, at least the fearful, but brave, police officer got home safe and alive.

/sarc


4 posted on 02/19/2014 6:25:57 AM PST by House Atreides
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Columbus police said they are investigating the incident. They will interview witnesses and determine whether or not the officer followed procedure.

A total waste of time as the decision had been made even before the shooting of this dog, “Followed standard procedures to the letter”, case closed.


5 posted on 02/19/2014 6:26:55 AM PST by chiefqc
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called to the home because a moving truck was blocking traffic.

Yeah - that's a real "stressful situation", right up there with a hostage taking and armed robbery.

This guy's got no business being a cop, no more sense than he displayed.

6 posted on 02/19/2014 6:27:06 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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Nine shots to kill the dog? That’s impressive! I hope this officer gets sued.


7 posted on 02/19/2014 6:28:37 AM PST by FXRP
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And they’re worried about us having guns...


8 posted on 02/19/2014 6:33:02 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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With all the dog shootings this must be part of the police training to intimidate the rest of us. One step away from shooting you for any reason.


9 posted on 02/19/2014 6:33:07 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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Nine shots to kill the dog? That’s impressive! I hope this officer gets sued.

If it would have been my dog, this office would have been shot 9 times.
10 posted on 02/19/2014 6:35:57 AM PST by jrg
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office = officer.....damn


11 posted on 02/19/2014 6:36:24 AM PST by jrg
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"He [officer] said that he felt like his life was in jeopardy"

So why didnt' he just tell the owners to come get their dog and put it in the house? The "life was in danger" canard is total BS - when was the last time you read about a full grown man being killed by a family dog?

12 posted on 02/19/2014 6:42:05 AM PST by circlecity
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That’s exactly right. They’re trying to condition us - and themselves - for this sort of thing on a large scale basis. Any sort of resistance to “the state” will be met with immediate and lethal force. No knock raids for suspected doobie possession and unpaid college loans, drone surveillance, email and phone monitoring, the shooting on sight of children carrying toy guns, etc. and et al are part of the program, too.


13 posted on 02/19/2014 6:43:28 AM PST by Basil Duke
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A dog is valueable property, worth the initial cost of investment plus all the hours of training. If the homeowners had killed this punk with a badge to prevent the destruction of their property it would have been totally justified.


14 posted on 02/19/2014 6:45:45 AM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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Cops are killing dogs for being dogs.


15 posted on 02/19/2014 6:45:56 AM PST by Blackirish
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Even INNOCENT people subject to these ‘no-knock raids’ live in terror for the rest of their days...their health damaged, years taken off their lives. How many thousands now live like this?


16 posted on 02/19/2014 6:46:47 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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Imagine that instead of domesticating dogs, man had domesticated grizzly bears.

Instead of a boxer, these folks had a 1000 lb. grizzly bear.

In this situation, where shooting the bear might just make him angry, what would the proper procedure be?

I'm gonna guess it would be to slowly back away in a nonthreatening way to a safe distance & call for assistance, either from the owner of a bear or from headquarters.

Why can't this be standard procedure for dealing with dogs when the police call is for a minor disturbance or other nonviolent situation?

17 posted on 02/19/2014 6:47:26 AM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Basil Duke

Bingo.


18 posted on 02/19/2014 6:50:50 AM PST by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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I do not remember the last time I read about a letter carrier having a problem with a dog that required putting the dog down. Usually they just throw the dog a milk bone and go on with their work.
Cops on the other hand, apparently actively seek out dogs to kill them.


19 posted on 02/19/2014 6:53:44 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Freedom isn't free; nor is it easy. END ALL TOTALITARIAN ACTIVITY NOW.)
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A well used excuse... I felt threatened. By Fluffy the, the vacant eyed, neutered, fat old retriever. I think it is part of an effort to desensitize citizens to cops drawing and using guns on a moment's notice. These posts should show photos of the dogs to drive home the evil of these guys and the police state that is surely coming.
20 posted on 02/19/2014 6:58:23 AM PST by ArtDodger
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