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Woman Dies Weeks After Cop Shoots Guide Dog
theINDYchannel.com ^ | Thu Mar 4, 3:59 PM ET

Posted on 03/04/2004 9:17:35 PM PST by hookman

A Madison County mother believes her daughter's death could have been prevented if an Anderson police officer had not shot her dog to death last month.

Andrea Hill, 26, died after suffering an epileptic seizure Saturday, RTV6's Jennifer Carmack reported.

Hill's mother, Linda Hall, said her medically trained black lab, Max, alerted her whenever her daughter was having a seizure.

"My dog wasn't here to let me know she had a seizure and she suffocated," Hall said.

Max was shot to death by an Anderson police officer Feb. 6. It all started when Hill's 6-year-old son didn't come home, so she called police to help with the search.

"When they first went to the house, there was a very vicious dog within the home," Anderson Deputy Chief Mark Yeskie said.

Hall said she put Max in a bedroom and left with another officer to look for her grandson, but when Officer Phil Allen re-entered the home to check for the child inside, police said Hill had opened the bedroom door, letting the dog out.

"Basically he came out and started attacking the officer. He got to the degree where he was growling, had his mouth open trying to bite the officer," Yeskie said. "You have an officer that's being viciously attacked by a 60-pound dog, and he had no choice."

According to the police report, the officer kicked the dog and shot it several times, Carmack reported, but Hall said the dog didn't pose a threat.

"He opened that door and he shot the dog in the face. The dog came at his shoe, but he didn't bite him. He didn't hurt him. He was getting at his shoe to try to get him to leave," Hall said.

Police said they were not told that the dog was medically trained.

"Through this entire incident we were never told anything special about this dog. It was a 60-pound black lab, is all we knew at the time," Yeskie said. "We're sorry for her death, for the destruction of the dog, but I think we reacted properly."

The Hall family said they are considering filing a lawsuit against the city and police department, Carmack reported.

"I explained to the officers when they came to interview us that the dog was a medical trained dog for epilepsy," Hall said. "If Max would have been alive, we wouldn't have buried my daughter today (Wednesday). Yes, I'm angry."


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1 posted on 03/04/2004 9:17:35 PM PST by hookman
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To: hookman
Scumbag cop. I am sick of these donut eaters with 80 IQs shooting at anything that moves.
2 posted on 03/04/2004 9:28:51 PM PST by ambrose ("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
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To: hookman
ah man, that's a rough situation
3 posted on 03/04/2004 9:29:02 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: hookman
"I explained to the officers when they came to interview us that the dog was a medical trained dog for epilepsy," Hall said. "If Max would
have been alive, we wouldn't have buried my daughter today (Wednesday). Yes, I'm angry."

Police said they were not told that the dog was medically trained.

He opened that door and he shot the dog in the face. The dog came at his shoe, but he didn't bite him. He didn't hurt him. He was
getting at his shoe to try to get him to leave," Hall said.

"Basically he came out and started attacking the officer. He got to the degree where he was growling, had his mouth open trying to bite
the officer," Yeskie said. "You have an officer that's being viciously attacked by a 60-pound dog, and he had no choice."

According to the police report, the officer kicked the dog and shot it several times, Carmack reported,

but Hall said the dog didn't pose
a threat.

The police said they werent informed ....the victims family says otherwise
The police say the officer was "viciously" attacked
The family says otherwise
The officer kicked the dog...and shot it several times
The family says the dog went after the officers shoe...
4 posted on 03/04/2004 9:32:42 PM PST by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: joesnuffy
Ya, them Labs are one vicious breed.
I've seen one attack a frisbie that was trying to just get away.
5 posted on 03/04/2004 9:40:44 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get)
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To: hookman
"When they first went to the house, there was a very vicious dog within the home,"

Some hyperbole, perhaps?

6 posted on 03/04/2004 9:43:52 PM PST by zoyd (Hi, I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)
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To: ambrose; hookman
Scumbag cop. I am sick of these donut eaters with 80 IQs shooting at anything that moves.

Scumbag dog. I am sick of these kibble eaters with 8 IQs biting at anything that moves.

Ambrose, your "analysis" of the police officer's actions are as biased and irrational as my satirical statement about dogs. No, I take that back: yours are more biased and less rational. It is far easier to prove that dogs are governed by a basic instinct to fight and attack, than it is to prove that any significant number of police officers wantonly shoot "anything that moves."

7 posted on 03/04/2004 9:45:43 PM PST by SpyGuy
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To: hookman
Never seen a vicious Lab. First time for everything maybe, I dunno. Kinda doubt it though.
8 posted on 03/04/2004 9:45:55 PM PST by squidly (Money is inconvenient for them: give them victuals and an arse-clout, it is enough.)
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To: hookman
I just hate cops like that. I bet the dog hardly growled.
9 posted on 03/04/2004 9:48:43 PM PST by Delphinium
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To: squidly
We have a lab that would never harm another animal, or human but on very few occasions I have heard him growl at certain strangers. One just happened to be a cop sneaking around in the shadows.
10 posted on 03/04/2004 9:52:32 PM PST by Delphinium
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To: hookman
"Basically he came out and started attacking the officer. He got to the degree where he was growling, had his mouth open trying to bite the officer," Yeskie said. "You have an officer that's being viciously attacked by a 60-pound dog, and he had no choice."

Does anyone notice anything about this paragraph? How does a dog *basically* attack an officer?

What do they mean he was growling? All dogs growl.

How does a dog try to bite an officer? Either the dog bit the officer or it didn't. Why did the article fail to address this critical piece of information?

Why did if fail to say how many times the officer was bit?

What kind of medical attention did the officer require?

If the officer was being viciously attacked, why did they fail to say if the officer was even bit?

How can one be viciously attacked by a dog, and not be bit?

According to the article, the only one doing the attacking was the officer, kicking the dog, and then shooting it in the face, in it's own home.

This story stinks bad.

11 posted on 03/04/2004 9:58:30 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: squidly
I've seen surly Goldens, Labs, and Chesapekes. They're just a lot rarer than in other breeds.

Even my Golden, (who is really nice and well trained) will growl at people who flip her switches the wrong way. My habitually drunken neighbor can't go near the animal, and if homeless people try to talk to me they get a message.

12 posted on 03/04/2004 10:02:07 PM PST by Threepwood
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To: squidly
Never seen a vicious Lab. First time for everything maybe, I dunno. Kinda doubt it though.

Our Lab has turned vicious only once against a human and that was a man that followed me home and was peeping through my window. His entire appearance changed from the sweet pup that normally licks strangers to one mean looking dog. Scared the heck out of me because I had no idea the guy was out there until our neighbor called me up to tell me that they saw him run out of our yard around the corner to his car. Good Dog.

13 posted on 03/04/2004 10:02:56 PM PST by armymarinemom (The family reunion is moving to Iran this year-Central location and a shorter trip for the kids)
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To: Joe Hadenuf
This story stinks bad

it sure does

14 posted on 03/04/2004 10:07:20 PM PST by paul51
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You bet. The article says the officer was being "viciously attacked" yet it never states once if the officer was even bit, or if the officer even needed medical attention.

I'd bet good money, the dog never layed a tooth on the officer. This story reeks bad.

15 posted on 03/04/2004 10:11:44 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Yep. Have you noticed they always say "the officer was in fear for his life"?
16 posted on 03/04/2004 10:23:16 PM PST by ambrose ("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
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To: hookman
I'm not buying it. That officer was a sadistic b*st*rd who should not be wearing a badge. I don't blame all cops for this (as some like to) any more than I blame all drivers because some aim for animals to run them over. This officer, and the officers who are lying to cover for him need to be fired and sued. The police department needs to be sued. They all need to be held accountable for the death of the dog and the woman. Some may argue that they aren't responsible for the woman's death, but what if they had taken away medicine that she needed to survive, and couldn't replace before it was needed? What if they had deliberately destroyed an ambulance's equipment, and their next patient died as a result? They need to be held accountable for their actions.
17 posted on 03/04/2004 10:39:19 PM PST by BykrBayb (Temporary tagline. Applied to State of New Jersey for permanent tagline (12/24/03).)
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To: squidly
I haven't either. I have seen jerk cops before though, more than once or twice.
18 posted on 03/04/2004 10:53:43 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: hookman
"Basically he came out and started attacking the officer. He got to the degree where he was growling, had his mouth open trying to bite the officer," Yeskie said. "You have an officer that's being viciously attacked by a 60-pound dog, and he had no choice."

Is it just me, or does this sound like the "vicious attack" consisted entirely of growling?

19 posted on 03/04/2004 10:56:24 PM PST by A.J.Armitage (http://calvinist-libertarians.blogspot.com/)
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I agree. It's just sad to see "Woman dies
and "Cop Shoots Guide Dog" in the same headline.
Look out for "Angry Dog Shoots Vicious Cop"!!!
20 posted on 03/04/2004 11:01:14 PM PST by hookman
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