Posted on 12/20/2010 9:59:29 AM PST by Nachum
A Clayton County mother of six said the family dog did what he always did when he saw someone. He barked.
But when "Boomer" started barking and running toward a police officer Saturday morning, the officer shot the dog and killed it, Lawrene King told the AJC Sunday night.
“He’s a golden retriever," King said. "He barks, but he’s never bitten anyone.”
A Clayton County police officer was on foot patrol on North Shore Drive when the dog jumped off a porch and started barking and running toward the officer, Capt. Tina Daniel said. The officer ordered the dog to stop and when it didn't, the officer shot and killed the animal in its yard, Daniel said.
The officer, whose name was not released, was responding to a call reporting a suspicious person, police said.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
“Well, ya see Cathy if this had been a citizen that shot this dog, the citizens name would be all over the papers and Internet....
People are getting really angry about law enforcement playing military and treating the rest of us like escaped enemy...
Know what I mean Cathy?”
So What? Now you are justifying actions against average citizens from crazies? I condemn it all around.
Honestly, you are backing up someone advocating the harrassment of a LEO’s family. If that is the way you live your life, I am sorry for you.
“The Golden Retriever, with its intelligence and eager to please attitude, is one of the most popular breeds in the United States according to AKC® registration statistics. The working ability that has made the Golden Retriever such a useful hunting companion also make him an ideal guide, assistance and search and rescue dog. The golden-colored coat is the hallmark of this versatile breed, and can range from light to dark gold.”
[...]
“Temperament: Friendly, reliable, and trustworthy. Quarrelsomeness or hostility towards other dogs or people in normal situations, or an unwarranted show of timidity or nervousness, is not in keeping with Golden Retriever character.”
http://www.akc.org/breeds/golden_retriever/
- JP
There was apparently an INVISIBLE fence. Until this thread, I didn’t even know what an “invisible fence” was. If people can’t clearly tell that your attacking dog is confined ... it isn’t as confined as it should be, and you run the risk of people overreacting to an apparent attack.
SnakeDoc
Uh, the dog was "confined" - to the yard.
You are apparently part of the rabble who want a police state. An UnConstitionalist. A retarded, moronic, idiotic, feeble-minded Statist.
When did Golden Retrievers become a threat to grown men? This is just ridiculous. He's far more likely to get hurt by a drunk woman who is coming toward him swearing, should vulgar drunk women also be shot on sight?
If you aren't willing to accept the slightest risk, don't go into police work.
You kidding?
This happened a hundred times to me ridding bike as a kid...I never had to shoot one of those dogs...
BTW, mailmen go door to door for a living...How do they possibly survive without a gun and shooting dogs on a daily basis?
Why wouldn't a cop draw his taser, not his gun, when a strange dog approached? I would picture that as safer for everyone.
Totally justifiable.
Kitty scratches can get really infected.
/dripping sarcasm
Frankly, I can’t believe that although I’m sure you’re telling the truth.
It’s just so...completely insane.
Non-lethal force is reserved from lefty protestors, non-whites and mooslimes only.
I said, "People are getting really angry about law enforcement playing military and treating the rest of us like some escaped enemy."
Didn’t a completely deaf person get shot by a cop for “not following orders”?
I could swear I read that here some time ago.
Should some woman start attacking you with kisses, caresses and aggressive body contact, would you shoot her?
How do they possibly survive without a gun and shooting dogs on a daily basis?
>> You are apparently part of the rabble who want a police state. An UnConstitionalist. A retarded, moronic, idiotic, feeble-minded Statist.
Haha. You must just be one of those retarded, moronic, feeble-minded canine supremicists ... an unconstitutionalist wanting jack-paws on the throats of good people/cops everywhere. They attack with impugnity while we wait around looking for “invisible fences” and waiting for flesh to be broken before identifying aggressive animals.
Absurd. Good grief.
SnakeDoc
You have utterly failed to explain how a dog on it's owners property was a threat.
and serve"
LOL.
Precisely. I would add that if you did shoot a dog under the circumstances decribed, this very cop would put your face in the dirt, cuff you and throw your can in jail.
To quote Orwell, "Some animals are more equal than other animals."
Not all cops carry tasers ... but, if he had one, it would’ve been a better option.
SnakeDoc
The mailman is still freaked out whenever he hears her bark. Some people are just scared of any dog.
He probably has 100 dogs on his route that are just like yours. Bark like crazy and looks like it wants to attack.
99 are probably, like yours, just barkers that wouldn’t hurt him at all.
1 would attack him and do serious physical damage the first chance it got.
How can he tell the difference between the 1 and the 99? He can’t. So his options are to treat all barking dogs as potential biters (and avoid getting bitten by the 1) or treat all dogs as non-biters (and gurantee he will get bitten by the 1).
Dogs have Constitutional Right’s too. Just ask the PETAs.
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