Posted on 05/13/2003 10:33:17 AM PDT by Stew Padasso
Councilwoman criticizes action by constables
They shot three dogs, two fatally, when they went to serve warrant in Allentown for unpaid parking tickets.
Saying ''there is a doozy of a problem here,'' Allentown Councilwoman Gail Hoover expressed outrage Sunday over the shooting of three dogs, two fatally, by constables serving a warrant on a man who had not paid parking ticket fines. ''These were parking violations,'' Hoover said Sunday.
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''It's a lousy parking thing and it turns into 11 shots being fired off in a house full of people and kids. That scares me.''
There were three children in an adjoining room and other residents nearby when the shots were fired.
Police Chief Inspector David M. Howells said city detectives had told him that the investigation had been completed and that charges were not going to be filed unless new information surfaces.
Howells said investigators found no evidence that the homeowners tried to sic the dogs on the constables, or that the constables were reckless or not justified in shooting the dogs.
These so called public servants need to be held accountable for this outrage.. Fired 11 shots in a house full of people to kill three dogs that weren't doing anything??!!?!
A $3,000 bail for parking tickets? And the police shoot his dogs.
I plan on submitting an invention disclosure for canine Kevlar. It ain't just for pussies, it's for fido too!
The story doesn't say. I've been in alot of houses with dogs and had no problem. I've also been in houses where the people won't put their dog away and they tell me "he won't bite." The next thing you know, I've got a dog biting my ankle.
It's easy to make the cop look like the bad guy when the whole story isn't told.
I'm guessing that when the constables went to take this guy into custody the dogs thought the owner was being attacked and then attacked the cops.
Did it say what kind of dogs they were? I didn't see any mention.
In Texas, a chief constable is elected, then he appoints his crony friends to be deputies. None of them have to be law enforcement officers when elected, and they're given some cursory training.
IOW, they have no business carrying weapons. Stories like this illustrate why. And why does it take more than one to serve a warrant for parking tickets?
Constables are political hacks, not lawmen.
How do you know the dogs weren't doing anything? The article says that the owner didn't 'sic' the dogs on the cops but it doesn't say that the dogs didn't attack the cops
Because if they had been attacking you can be sure they would have mentioned it prominently in the article "The three brave constables were in fear of their lives and fired in self protection blah blah blah....
Sorry for the mistake....should have read "Shoot Kick a cop dog...get 8 years. Shoot a cop dog....get the gas chamber. Cop shoots civilian dog....get a medal.
It's hard for me to believe a $3,000 bail would be set for just parking tickets.
Although it says the man did not sic his dogs on the police, I feel this bail represents some other charge in this matter other than the tickets, as the police need to cover their a**es.
And we know LEOs would NEVER lie....
An internal investigation, a few hours of additional training, and nothing else is done.
I love dogs. I would never have three of them living in my house. I'm sure there is more to the story. But this is what we are left with to shape an opinion.
Thanks for the reply.
It's worth it though, a criminal traffic ticket scofflaw is off the streets.
The dog that survived the shooting remained in a veterinary hospital awaiting surgery to remove the bullets, Hoover said. But the surgery won't be done until the vet receives a $2,000 down payment, said Hoover, who is trying to raise the money through donations.
So, not only does he have to pony up the 3k for bail, he also has to pay for the damage done to his surviving dogs, thanks to the brilliant police work done by these fine lawmen. Must be great to be a cop. You get to shoot your gun whenever you want, and not have to be concerned about the consequences of your actions,
I guess the saying is true...some pigs are more equal than others.
And we know LEOs would NEVER lie....
No...of course not, but even when they do, don't you know it's for our own good? We can't have cops being held accountable to the same laws as the rest of us peons. How could they do their jobs if they had to tell the truth?
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