Posted on 04/24/2014 6:54:16 AM PDT by KeyLargo
TX Deputy Shoots Farmer’s Dog in the Back of the Head After Farmer Called Police About Burglary April 24 2014 by Dan Cannon Share This Post
Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com
It seems like these stories are happening more and more each week. Stories of officers shooting dogs that simply did not need to be shot.
In this case, a third generation Texas farmer, Cole Middleton, called police about a break-in on his property. When an officer finally arrived, Rains County Deputy Jerred Dooley, the farmer’s dog ran up to the officer (as dogs do, especially herding dogs), so the officer drew his gun and shot the dog.
Middleton and other residents recorded the conversation with the backup officers that showed up on scene after the fact.
Middleton says he had to drown the dog, who was slowly dying, as the officer refused to fire another shot to put her out of her misery.
The dog in question, Candy, was a blue heeler. These dogs weigh between 30-49lbs, and based on photos of Candy, she seemed to be on the smaller end of the spectrum.
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Never call the cops. For anything. Handle it yourself. Quietly.
Bat he never calls the cops again.
I won’t...certainly not for a burglary.
“Though shot in the head, Candy did not die immediately. Middleton had no gun of his own — his weapons were stolen — and tearfully begged the deputy to put down the dog. The deputy refused.
“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable,” he said. “I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/23/sicko-cop-shoots-texas-mans-dog-on-site/#ixzz2zoPJYgqd
Has anybody figured out who the LEO is? His ID, address, and photo need to be plastered all over the ‘net.
One of these days.
re: I won’t...certainly not for a burglary.
I’m starting to agree with you.
Yes, Let’s see that dash camera and let’s also compare what we see to the pathology report that determine the dog was shot from behind (the bullet entered the back of the head toward the snout). Then let’s read your statement again and decide if the LEO broke any laws, starting with purgery.
where are the animal rights nuts when you need them!!
Trigger happy worthless cop. America is full of them that have no brains and are just hired thugs. Like this American said, don’t call cops, do it yourself and then make sure if the cops come arm yourself and do hesitate to shoot if they kill your pet. Guess that is what the law enforcement want.
When cops lose the confidence of regulars in a conservative forum, as they certainly have on FR, they should take it as a sure message to clean up their act. So far they haven’t.
Excellent point.
If the cop will lie about this, what else will he lie about?
And he is lying while knowing there is dashcam proof.
Let one of us lie to a cop and all hell breaks loose.
Guess he thinks this will just blow over.
We shall see.
Rains Co. Sheriff office phone number is 903-473-3181. The Deputy who shot a dog in the back of the head is named Jerred Dooley, badge #510.
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What a POS this LEO!
Too many LEOs have decide that “serve and protect” means serve and protect their own interests by trampling the rights of citizens. When the SHTF, they will have to choose sides.
The Texas Rangers are investigating the incident. Sheriff David Traylor has declined answering questions about the incident. There’s no word on whether the officer involved is still on active duty.
This case is a bit different, since officers were quick to pull their Taser’s on Cole. That action suggests the officers have had training in withdrawal a non-lethal method of defense. So why did the officer who shot Candy feel the need to draw his gun first? Especially on a dog, whom the owner has stated, was only barking.
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“They will have to choose sides.”
Most have already chosen,apparently.Too bad for them.
"Cole owns a dairy farm, and arrived home at around 11 a.m. Friday while his wife Jayna was still out shopping. When he discovered his house had been broken into, Cole called 911. Among the items stolen were his guns, iPad and his wife's jewelry.
"Eventually Cole went back to harvesting as he waited for an officer to arrive. That's when the unthinkable happened. Candy began barking when the officer pulled into his driveway. According to Cole, the dog wasn't attacking, she was merely letting Cole know a stranger was on the property, as she'd been trained to do."
Texas Rangers have a penchant for taking down corrupt thugcops and corrupt local governments. They really are the “good guys.” And not to be triffled with...
Soon there were pictures of him & Princess napping in the big Lazy Boy recliner.
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