Mississippi investigator shoots family dog

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/06/feeling-threatened-cleveland-police-officer-shoots-and-kil ^ | June 16, 2015 | Royce Swayze

[Pollster1]

Most cops are good people. Some are either stupid or evil and are willing to shoot a Golden Retriever that has reached adult height but is still clearly a puppy. Only a small proportion of cops are bad, but that’s enough to tarnish the reputation of the entire profession with many people. A Golden? Really? This shooting was inexcusable.

[trisham]

Good idea, because I’ve heard of a case where a dog or dogs were shot while they were secured in crates, simply because they were barking, and the cop felt “threatened”.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Now Donna. Did you go and complain about being misquoted? You are the master of such tactics.

[Jonty30]

If he shoots a dog, he can shoot you.

Or you are welcome to wait and see if he doesn’t shoot you.

[Altariel]

If only a small proportion is corrupt, then why then has the officer not been treated as an non-police officer committing the same crime would be?

Would the police permit *your* employer to hold an internal investigation about whether you had committed a crime?

Would the police decide not to arrest you after you had shot another citizen’s golden retriever?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

The definition of “scumbag” has evolved, but it used to mean a used condom.

[TheOldLady]

The story has since changed however and Police Chief Charles Bingham told the man that the officers did see the leash, but were within their rights to shoot him as they “felt threatened.”

Rotten, stinking COWARDS should have their pets murdered before their eyes and see how they like it. They felt threatened by a one-year-old puppy on a LEASH, for God's Sake, what
is wrong with these stinkinhg creeps?

Damnable thug police who just want to kill something, anything.

I could go on, but better shut up now before I get banned.

Blood boiling...

[Altariel]

If possible, I’d suggest having at least one adult in the car with them to speedily correct the matter should the dogs manage to dislodge the brake, or to move the truck to a safer location, if need be.

[Cboldt]

-- If I understand US criminal law, it is permissible to shoot a cop under those conditions as you would with anybody. --

But what if you don't actually understand criminal law, as it stands in all 57 states?

Whatever right you have to self defense, it is HIGHLY curtailed when the target of your deadly force is a LEO. The state does not care about your dog, or, if you get down to it, you either. It does care about and is highly protective of LEOs.

[snooter55]

No, I have some words that wouldn’t fail. Had a man, ANY man, done that to any of my beloved “girls” , I would be on death row, dead or prisoned for life as I would have very swiftly taken theirs. Be reeeeeal careful before messin’ with a southern man’s friend. It’d be the same as shootin’ my wife.
Regards,

Snoot ;o)

[TheOldLady]

Scumbags! Ever looked the definition of a “Scumbag?”

scum·bag (skŭm′băg′)
n.
1. Slang A person regarded as despicable.
2. Vulgar Slang A condom, especially one that has been used.

Definition #1 would apply to the sadistic coward who shot the puppy.

Although I'm thinking that perhaps Definition #2 does too.

[publius911]

Horrible reporting. A critical point is left unmentioned.
Are there fences between homes in that town/state?

[silverleaf]

Cruel

Stupid

Needing to be in complete control

Not police officer material

How devastating

[Tupelo]

Well, maybe you should call them to clean up the mess. Just be sure to hide the dog .........and the doughnuts.

[Altariel]

Yep; if I recall correctly, dobermans were used briefly as police dogs.

They were too smart for the position (”Jump through this broken window not knowing who or what is at the other end-—why?), and thus, are rarely used in that capacity.

The dog is God’s gift to mankind to teach us the meaning of love, sacrifice, devotion and honor.

The Agent of the State loves the State more than he loves The Lord, and acts accordingly.

[Labyrinthos]

THIS is why people hate cops and don’t support them after Pool Party incidents. Bashing seniors, vets, shooting dogs, kicking down the wrong doors.

And then lying about it.

[donna]

I never saw post #21.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Of course I did.

I knew it.

[rikkir]

No but someone ought to go to his house, shoot his dog, and let him explain to his broken heated kid/s why someone shot fido for no reason!
Cops need to see how that feels.

[Salamander]

They were and that was one of the main reasons they stopped.
The dogs were too clever to blindly follow orders.

They were big in the military as well but they found that the Dobes grieved too deeply if their handlers were killed to be of much use, afterward.

The final straw was their coat.
They are cold intolerant, unlike the various herding breeds used now.

Now, they are used in personal/home protection capacities more than anything.

Makes sense because that is precisely why they were created, in the first place.

Whether I am awake or asleep, they stay beside and watch over me without ceasing...kinda like slobbery angels.

:)