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Minneapolis police shoot, kill 120-pound dog; owner enraged
Star Tribune ^ | 7-22-14 | Matt McKinney

Posted on 07/23/2014 7:23:59 AM PDT by TurboZamboni

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1 posted on 07/23/2014 7:23:59 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Don’t cops carry mace anymore?


2 posted on 07/23/2014 7:26:27 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Please $upport Free Republic.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

ping


3 posted on 07/23/2014 7:26:50 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: TurboZamboni

They now killed a “gay” man’s dog.
Since this is pet of one of the “ruling class”,
there may be some action taken.


4 posted on 07/23/2014 7:28:30 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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Given the way the Minneapolis Police react, I’m surprised that the owner wasn;t also shot because he was deemed a “threat”.

I’m a middle-aged, clean-cut law-abiding white guy and the Minneapolis Police scare me!


5 posted on 07/23/2014 7:28:36 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: TurboZamboni

How come when they shoot at bad guys all they can hit are bystanders but when they shoot at dogs they can make clean head shots?


6 posted on 07/23/2014 7:30:45 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Don’t know, but they sure don’t carry common sense anymore.


7 posted on 07/23/2014 7:31:50 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
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To: TurboZamboni
“He’s a sweetheart,” said Lyczkowski.

The dog or his 'partner'?

8 posted on 07/23/2014 7:38:07 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparisons)
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To: TurboZamboni

More on the Cane Corso:

http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/canecorsos.html


9 posted on 07/23/2014 7:38:36 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: TurboZamboni
The decision to shoot, or harm, an animal is not made lightly,

It is a decision not taken lightly. It is a decision not made at all. It is not a decision. It is automatic action dictated by training. See a dog. Shoot the dog.

10 posted on 07/23/2014 7:47:26 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Mace is “inhumane.”


11 posted on 07/23/2014 7:47:47 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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To: TurboZamboni

When my daughter (a serious dog person) was with the police in a major city, she told me that she/they received absolutely no training in dealing with dogs or situations involving dogs. Most of the officers had no clue beyond drawing and shooting a dog.

Human life must come first. But indiscriminately killing domestic animals behind the shield of a uniform is very bad for a number of reasons. But the rabid law and order folks should realize that this is another slippery slope, and left unchecked becomes part of their (LE) thinking process and culture. When a dog’s life becomes that cheap, you’d better believe that carries over to humans.

If you missed this post, read it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3183799/posts


12 posted on 07/23/2014 7:49:15 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: arthurus
It is automatic action dictated by training. See a dog. Shoot the dog.

See my post #12

13 posted on 07/23/2014 7:50:43 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I owned a 130 pound Cane Corso and I can see why the officer panicked. They look like giant Pit bulls but they have the temperament of a Mastiff. If the dog ran towards the officer he probably couldn't tell if it was going to attack him or lick him. My dog would only attack someone outside the yard if they were hurting one of the kids. The breed is leery of strangers which usually meant he would keep his distance and watch the person until he figured out if he was a friend or foe.
14 posted on 07/23/2014 7:53:19 AM PDT by peeps36 (Save The Tortoise And Kill The People)
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To: TurboZamboni

Culture is determinative - and this dog owner has tattoos, a metal ring through his lower lip, and what appear to be 1/2” I.D. grommets in his ear lobes!

Add to that the well known fact the Cano Corso breed is a guard/fighting dog breed.

Yup, it may well have been a lover, not a fighter, but coming at a run, how could the cop know?

Asking a cop to master both a gun and a pepper spray device is possibly a request too much.

Can’t cause ‘brain strain, Ya knows.


15 posted on 07/23/2014 7:53:38 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: TurboZamboni

A clear case of homophobia...


16 posted on 07/23/2014 7:55:57 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

“How come when they shoot at bad guys all they can hit are bystanders but when they shoot at dogs they can make clean head shots?”

Motivation?

Unenlightened self interest?


17 posted on 07/23/2014 7:56:25 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: TurboZamboni
The breed looks like a nice dog.

However, considering that the city has been taken over by dog-hating Muslims there will be little concern over the dog being killed by the police there.

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Minneapolis is a hub for Somali Muslims, so much so that they have taken to politics to "get a seat at the table." It's not too hard to get in, because the powers that be have already kowtowed to Sharia. Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges took sharia submission a step further, in donning a full hijab when meeting with Somali Muslims.

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18 posted on 07/23/2014 8:01:02 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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partner Josh Lyczkowski

were they in business together?

19 posted on 07/23/2014 8:05:00 AM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: showme_the_Glory

They were giving each other the business.


20 posted on 07/23/2014 8:09:38 AM PDT by CMailBag
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