Posted on 05/03/2004 10:31:50 AM PDT by decimon
Muskego - Police officers responding to a burglar alarm at the wrong house shot and killed a 100-pound family dog that bounded toward them, the dog's owner said Friday. Muskego
At his mother's home Tuesday afternoon, Jacob Davida was working on his computer when he heard a knock at the front door.
With Bongo, the family's Mastiff, St. Bernard and German shepherd mix at his side, Davida opened the door to find police officers with guns drawn.
As usual, Bongo, 9, was without a leash because he didn't run off and never harmed anyone, Davida said. Bongo, with golden fur and a block-shaped head, was best friend to Davida and his four siblings. But on this day, the dog's inquisitive nature marked his downfall.
"My dog ran up from behind me toward the cop because he's a curious dog," said Davida, 24, of Madison. "I was screaming at the top of my lungs for them to stop shooting, for them to stop."
But his screams went for naught. The dog's days of walks in the park and canoe trips ended with a shot through his neck, Davida said.
"The cop just started shooting," he said. "The first bullet hit the ground close to me. The second shot hit the driveway. Then he shot and killed my dog right in front of me."
After shooting Bongo, Davida said, police officers told him that they were at his house to investigate a burglar alarm. The house, west of Big Muskego Lake, has no such alarm.
"They put that over the radio, and it came back that they had the wrong address," Davida said. "It turned out they were at the wrong place. Most of the cops left at that point to check out the actual burglary."
Muskego police Sgt. David Constantineau confirmed Friday that officers shot a dog Tuesday afternoon but said he would not release any details.
"It's under investigation," he said.
Davida finally went back to his computer programming job in Madison on Friday, but said the horror of watching his dog's death left him stricken.
"Retelling the story, I kind of shake," Davida said. "I had to break the news to each of my family members. I can't get the scene out of my head. It just plays over and over."
Bongo is to be buried on a farm in Fall River in Columbia County owned by Davida's sister and her husband.
As it turned out, the alarm came from the next-door neighbor's house. The neighbor, Robert Anderson, said nothing was taken, but the back and garage doors were left open.
To make matters worse, Davida watched the would-be burglar escape but, terrified after seeing his dog shot, didn't say anything to police.
"I saw the guy leave while the cops were interrogating me," he said. "I just assumed it was another police officer."
Right. He was shot before he could attack the cop.
Wow.
People like you are scary.
Nothing like mowing down any "potential threat" before it might do anything wrong, eh?
Source?
LOL!
My source? The article!
I cheated, though. I read it.
The hell it's not.
If your neighbor calls me, and asks me to take the key out from the Welcome mat, enter his house, pick up his wallet, and bring it to his office for him -- and I screw up, and enter your house, and rummage around until I find your wallet, am I trespassing?
Yes or no.
You are a particularly obnoxious, arrogant sort, aren't you.
What nerve to tell me how I would have reacted and what I would have done. What unmitigated gall!
A few hints:
* You were not there.
* You do not know me.
* You are not me.
* You should do us both a favor, and stay the hell off my land. :)
Where in the story did it say that the cop did all this?
You persist in the logical fallacy that asserts that the dog attacked someone. The dog did not attack anyone.
I explained why I drew down on the dog. If you have any comprension problems, I suggest you re-read my post until you can grasp what I said. It's all there, just keep reading it until it clicks for you.
Gadzooks, you do have a reading comprehension problem!
Answer the question. But first, take a surf over to http://m-w.com/ and look up "metaphor" and "simile", OK?
You are a particularly obnoxious, arrogant sort, aren't you.
What nerve to tell me how he should have reacted and what he would have done. What unmitigated gall!
A few hints:
* You were not there.
* You do not know him.
* You are not him.
But it makes no sense to draw down on a dog if you will not shoot it if it comes at you.
Wrong.You are a particularly obnoxious, arrogant sort, aren't you.
What nerve to tell me how he should have reacted and what he would have done. What unmitigated gall!
A few hints:
* You were not there.
* You do not know him.
* You are not him.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. But very illuminating in terms of what makes you tick.
You see, Mr. Statist, I am not a police officer, and I am not placed in a position of enforcing the law, and I am not placed in a position where I am, as part of my job, required to potentially take a life.
There are certain basic obligations of those in that position. It seems pretty obvious to me from reading the article that the people involved in this clstrfk were derelict in those duties.
Therefore, I don't have to "know him" etc. to know that he violated the trust placed in him by those he putatively serves.
That must be quite the novel concept to you -- the idea that the police serve the public, rather than "manage" us.
You see, this country is not a "police state". As disappointing to you as that epiphany must be, I'd suggest trying to wrap your mind around the idea. Who knows? Maybe it'll grow on ya. Give it some time.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that you should try your best to stay away from dogs, guns, and people.
At least, that is, until you're able to understand any of them.
Huh?
I don't respond to incoherent babble. WTF are you trying to say? Get back with me when you figure it out, eh? I see no contradiction in the guy's statements -- especially, given, as they were, in the context of having just had his world rocked to bits by some trigger-happy nutcase who invaded his home to execute his dog (and almost kill him in the process).
I would suggest that three shots is evidence that the dog was aggressive.
LOL!
So, if you come to my house, and I don't like the look on your face, can I take three shots at you, and then claim that the fact that I fired three times is proof that you were aggressive?
LOL!
Good f'n grief. If anything, it's evidence that the shooter was aggressive.
First, if there were three shooters, each made an assessment that the dog was attacking. Second, if there was only one shooter, the dog was not deterred by the earlier shots. If the dog was only being friendly, such a hostile response would have immediately backed the dog off unless it had aggressive intentions.
You missed one. The obvious one. You missed, "if the ONE shooter zoned out, and fired three times in rapid succession, in "keep firing until the target is neutralized" mode -- according to current paramiltary police indoctrination doctrine.
Why do I get the funny feeling that the neighbors are happy that the dog was shot?
Because you're delusional? Or because your argument is so entirely bereft of merit, that you've resorted to Democrat-debate-points, making up stuff as you go?
Oh, that's right, our man in the story said that the dog wasn't mean. Gee, how many times has we heard that in the dog mauling stories?
Cute. I guess no one wins with you, eh? Damned if he did, damned if he didn't. If he said "the dog bites", you'd have said "ahah!", and if he says "the dog doesn't bite", you'd go "yeah, right, tell me another one".
You've just argued yourself right out of the argument. I don't debate with people who play those type of routines.
I'm not trying to defend the police but I am amazed how quickly people give credence to this sob story.
I'm wondering exactly how much sympathy you'll get if you somehow encounter a similar situation in your own life.
I'm putting my money on a hearty round of "LMAO!" if YOU come crawling in with "a sob story" of your own.
It is the case in my area for many of the officers. They drive around with a cocky look on their face. My husband looks like Vic Mackey on The Shield. Except, he is more muscular and has tattoos. He is very respectful of officers (his brother is one) and used to teach self defense tactics at the police academy. He has had numerous encounters with the police in the last few years. They drive real slow next to him, give him "the long hard cop look" trying too intimidate him. They have circled the block twice while he was out front talking to neighbors (3 people with 3 dogs playing). The last one was the other day. He was walking home from the grocery store & carrying several bags of food. The walk light was green to cross. A police officer in his vehicle was approaching the light, saw him, glared at him & then sped up quickly & came to a stop 2 inches from his body. Then, gave him a look like "What the F#@k are you gonna do about it?". He was so angry, but he knew not to react. I told him that he should have got the badge number & name of officer as we have met the chief of police several times and see him at the gym. Next time he plans to do just that....and sadly we know there will be a next time. These a-holes are not the norm, but their numbers seem to be growing.
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