Posted on 06/27/2014 11:48:00 AM PDT by Altariel
Not fear.
Powerlust.
Control.
Domination.
Sadism.
So long as the “fear” excuse is tossed about, the problem continues.
“absolutely have to put more value on the human life side of the equation than the side of the animal,”
Just wait until the anti-cop brigade descends and starts persecuting the cops.
Do they use menacing beagle targets in their training?
Vicious breed, the troopers, not the beagle.
Whoops, too late. They are already here.
How about the law-abiding woman whom the police *did* harm by their actions?
Seems to me you have little regard for her, since she is a non-government employee.
Dog was running away from them. And the shot it?
and ya, shoot at my dogs I am likely to shoot you.
</EXTREME sarc>
Here’s a, perhaps rhetorical, question for the police: Why is it when I was an unarmed courier for two years, encountering aggressively “barking” dogs on several occasions, that none of them initiated an attack after I paused and waited for them to settle down, but police often find the need to shoot them in similar situations? The answer can be found in the article: it’s because, according to a police superior, that is what they are trained to do; shoot, if, in their sole opinion, they feel threatened. Whether they are really threatened in objective reality matters little.
I have little interest in dogs but even I know beagles are harmless. I have been around them enough to know.
We could send each victim a dollar to fight this in court. We just need an address.
“Many of us are dog lovers, but when it comes down to it, you absolutely have to put more value on the human life side of the equation than the side of the animal,” Baylous said.
No you don’t. Not when the fuzz is trespassing on private
property without permission. Besides his statement is BS
anyway. If not then why are there all those animal cruelty
laws? These cops are like most cops, cowards.
“They would have been in fear of their lives even if it was a Teacup Chihuahua ...”
Or even a picture of one.
If he really put more value on the human life side of the equation, the life and dignity of the dog’s owner would have been a consideration and the cops would have kept their weapons in their holsters.
Mason County. I will not say more
There it is, right there in the article. They train them to shoot dogs.
“troopers did what they were trained to do”
He's a liar.
Thugs like this just don’t understand how dogs are hard wired. Any time a stranger barges onto a dog’s property, the dog will come running in his direction and bark at him. When I was a teenager, I had a Beagle who did it and now, fifty some years later, I have an 85 lb. Pitador and a 110 lb. Great Dane who do it. In each case all the stranger needs to does stop and talk to the dog and wait for the happy wiggles and wags. That’s worked for UPS drivers, Fed Ex drivers, my neighbors, and all sorts of contractors with my two dogs to the point where I can’t even credibly threaten to sick them on anybody.
A loud command to stop followed by aggressive moves toward an offending dog will usually cause it to stop, the cop being the much larger predator. If that doesn’t work, one or two warning shots into the ground in front of the average dog will send it running. Actual, lethal force is only necessary against the most vicious, lethal, and determined dogs, of which there are quite few, most of which are police and other attack trained dogs.
I’d probably send them more than a buck.
These cops have to learn to pepper spray a dog if they feel the need to shoot it.
it’s amazing I have NEVER heard of the UPS guy or Fedex guy.. or heck even the post man shooting a dog..
I bet they deal with them more often than the thugs do meaning they should have more troubles with dogs.
Come to think of it. Both Fedex and UPS drivers know how to handle my dogs.. Bring them a milkbone and they will show you to the safe.. (well not really, but you are an instant friend of theirs)
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