Posted on 04/17/2012 3:30:22 PM PDT by Dallas59
A Texas man claims that his beloved dog Cisco was shot point blank by a police officer who responded to a call at the wrong address.
Michael Paxton, 40, said he and his Australian cattle dog Cisco were relaxing and playing Frisbee in his Austin backyard on Saturday afternoon when he decided to go get something from his truck in the driveway.
As he approached his truck, he said he saw something from the corner of his eye and looked up to see a police officer who immediately drew his weapon and told Paxton to put his hands up.
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Love the way the cop begins to shape the story from the gitgo. POS.
This cop is a rogue, evil thug and should be put in a jail cell along with 5 HUNGRY Pitt Bulls. Basturd. There’s NO excuse for this.
SO where is PETA now ?
,,, was the dog black ???
Worse, it was a Husky/Chiuaua
If Obama had a son, his son would have a dog that looks just like Cisco.
You are correct. PETA has been completely silent over this issue. Why is that?
Read this in correlation to the timeframe of the video:
“Show me your hands!”
“Get your dog!”
-BANG-
It happened ^exactly^ within the same time it took you to read that
Mr. LEO is too trigger happy to retain his badge. City needs to pony up property damage and pain and suffering. Mr LEO needs to defend himself in civil court.
Talented cop. He said ‘get your dog’ and pulled the trigger at about the same time.
It appears to me this cop was trigger happy. If the dog hadn’t come out the owner may have been shot.
I think a law needs to be passed that says a cop must allow the owner ample time to restrain the dog, or, if the owner is not present the dog has to actually draw blood before a cop can shoot it. We’re not talking about lions and tigers and bears. Most dogs bark but don’t bite.
Flame away.
And the spokesman say, “...It not a concern...”.
Work for “the public” and you have a free ticket. The officer seemed somewhat abusive. I can understand taking charge of a situation, but ...
These thugs with badges continue to abuse their authority. There is no excuse for killing an innocent dog, none. Even worse when all too typical LEO bungling is involved. One of these days, a LEO is going to get capped for this kind of brutal stupidity. As for this LEO, I hope he gets his ass sued off along with the city.
Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer, says that police who shoot dogs are wussies.
Most people think that if that happened to their dog they’d react violently and give the cop what he deserves. The reality is that most people react with shock and disbelief, and become very easy for the cops to control. That’s why they do it. It works.
Indeed. It's a hat trick of stupidity, malice, and incompetence.
I am not most people. My children are grown and situated. My house is paid for. I endure the abuse of government excess on steroids every day.
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