Police fatally shoot dog while executing search warrant

trivalleyherald.com ^ | 9.5.03 | Robert Airoldi

[freepatriot32]

FREMONT -- A 41-year-old Fremont man whose dog was shot by police officers when they forcibly entered his house looking for marijuana plants has a prescription from his doctor to use pot and a certificate from the Oakland Cannabis Cooperative allowing him to grow and possess it, according to documents obtained by ANG Newspapers. Robert Filgo and his wife, Yvette Filgo, 38, were arrested Tuesday night after seven police officers served a search warrant at their Niles home and found 79 plants in the back yard and garage.

[freepatriot32]

"I can't work," he said. "They have my computer with my customer list and billing information."

If the search warrent was fro marijuana why the hell id the steal his computer unless it was to bankrupt hm so he cant hire a lawyer to defend himself and sue the out of control roid ranging cops for killing his dog

Heres somthing to try if a police dog ever charges at you shoot it 7 times and then pead self defence nd see how far that gets uo after all the constitution says you have equel justice under the law right?That means if the cops can shoot civilian dogs in order to avoid injury hen you can shoot police dogs.Im sure they will understand and not be openly hypocritical its a goverment agency bound by the constitution after all /sarcasm

[freepatriot32]

ping

[Fred Mertz]

During the raid, their 1-year-old shepherd-Akita mix, Little Bear, was shot at nine times and killed as he charged officers, police said.

Welcome to the police state, Little Bear. Oops, you're already dead.

[robowombat]

'a barking agressive dog' hmm how many dogs don't bark if unknown parties kick down the door and force there way into the residence. Nine shots to kill a year old Akita. What heroes.

[flicker]

"They have my computer with my customer list and billing information"

I'll bet they do! 79 plants, interior lights and plumbing?

Akita/ Shepard mix (does not sound like a slipper fetcher).

Give me a break. Sorry about the dog.

[Vigilantcitizen]

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[idkfa]

Police fatally shoot dog while executing search warrant

The dog was serving the warrant on the cops?

[DCBryan1]

JBT SOP

[BlackbirdSST]

Police say they have a right to defend themselves.

So do we, a**hole! Remember this! Blackbird.

[jjbrouwer]

You are all heart.

[vin-one]

lucky they only shot the dog,

libertarian pot smoking, law breakers
shoot them all, in the name of Freedom

This pot smoker is a threat to national security.

[Joe Hadenuf]

During the raid, their 1-year-old shepherd-Akita mix, Little Bear, was shot at nine times and killed as he charged officers, police said.

Over pot? As the so-called government leaders pander to thousands of criminal illegal aliens....This is getting absolutely pathetic.......Their priorities are all jacked up.

[jjbrouwer]

The dog was clearly a dangerous master-criminal too. That's why they maimed him with three shots for the crime of barking at them and then blasted him with another six as he tried to run away.

[11th Earl of Mar]

During the raid, their 1-year-old shepherd-Akita mix, Little Bear, was shot at nine times and killed as he charged officers, police said.... Then, at least one officer fired at the dog three times, striking him once in the rear.

The dog was charging BUTT-FIRST?

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[Leatherneck_MT]

"Police say they have a right to defend themselves. "

A jury in Northern Idaho made the decision that Americans have the right to defend themselves against a tyrannical Government also.

There needs to be a political movement to stop this kind of police state mentality before we start getting in firefights with our own law enforcement.

Being a Victim is not an acceptable alternative.

[Sir Gawain]

lol

[azhenfud]

"...was shot at nine times and killed as he charged officers, police said.... Then, at least one officer fired at the dog three times, striking him once in the rear."

Interesting how a killed dog can charge at officers and get shot once in the rear. Either that was a bad dog (to keep going after being murdered) or the last officer was a really sorry shot, (wouldn't be material for S.W.A.T.).

[HurkinMcGurkin]

That's one of the funniest damn things I have ever seen.

[george wythe]

Before he could open the door, officers burst through, shouting that they had a warrant and were going to search the home, he said.

Then, at least one officer fired at the dog three times, striking him once in the rear.

The dog never had a chance, since his owner was never allowed time to find out who was at the door and tie up the dog afterwards.

I know cops could care less if the dog was tied up, they will probably kill him anyway.

It's so sad to think my dog will be shot dead by cops who are "to serve and protect." All the cops need is a warrant for a "drug" raid, which it includes the right to bust a door without knocking or without allowing reasonable time for the residents to answer.

[george wythe]

libertarian pot smoking, law breakers
shoot them all, in the name of Freedom

Yup, the dog had it coming,

getting high by smelling the pot odor inside the house.

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[xrp]

...guess they missed their intended target of assassinating the home owner.

[rightofrush]

I'm once again reminded of the major distinction between the Gestapo and the BATF, SWAT, FBI, et. al. - The Gestapo always knocked first.

[vin-one]

who knows the dog, was probably the mastermind behind the whole operation

it was the neighbors dog who tipped off the police.......

[rightofrush]

While your captions may not be those from the manual, they are believable.

[Old Professer]

Do you have any idea how long it took my computer to download that silliness?

[BooksForTheRight.com]

And so, if someone breaks into your home and you try to defend yourself, but it's the police, you will be shot too. If you go for your phone you will be shot. If you go for your cell phone or your glasses you will be shot. Now tell me that we live in a free country.

[MrLeRoy]

Now tell me that we live in a free country.

We don't even live in a drug free country.

[Lexington Green]

Willie Nelson's dog is real nervous today.

[jmc813]

Do you have any idea how long it took my computer to download that silliness?

But it was worth it, right?

[george wythe]

If you go for your phone you will be shot. If you go for your cell phone or your glasses you will be shot. Now tell me that we live in a free country.

As much as I dislike potheads, I'm very concerned about the erosion of our personal freedoms under the War on Drugs.

Cops could arrive at the wrong address, or the informant could give the cops wrong information, or anyone else could make a mistake and then, a citizen could lose his life on a drug bust.

In this case, a dear dog was killed, but it could have been a human also, a person just getting out of bed trying to find out what's going on.

[Old Professer]

Your picture just tied up my computer for 15 minutes; that's got to be some kind of record.

[Old Professer]

Your picture just tied up my computer for 15 minutes; that's got to be some kind of record.

[Old Professer]

Your picture just tied up my computer for 15 minutes; that's got to be some kind of record.

[Monty22]

I agree, cops are out of control.. This stuff is disgusting.

[verity]

Pot head post!

[jmc813]

Pot head post!

Are you implying that freepatriot32 is a pot head?

[xrp]

You bet! In fact, he's in the middle in the back row here:

[dljordan]

So what you're saying is that he deserved this treatment because he was a pothead? Someone deserves to be assaulted by gun wielding thugs in ski masks because of a plant? You're twisted. If you allow and even promote this kind of sick, macho behaviour by law enforcement they will eventually expand it to include YOU.

[rightofrush]

Cops could arrive at the wrong address, or the informant could give the cops wrong information, or anyone else could make a mistake and then, a citizen could lose his life on a drug bust.

This has happened. More than once.

Anyone think that there's a comonality between "dynamic" entries and the superfluous nonsense at airports? Could they be a means to condition us to a police state?

[MontanaBeth]

He has a medical prescription from his Doctor, flicker, as was voted and passed by the people of California.

[rightofrush]

You need to do as I do. Scroll down to see the other comments, get a cup of coffee, go to the bathroom, etc.

[Sparta]

Question: Since shooting a police dog can get you the death penatly in many states, will the JBTs who murdered this dog be subjected to the death penalty or do the rules just apply to us serfs?

[ambrose]

During the raid, their 1-year-old shepherd-Akita mix, Little Bear, was shot at nine times and killed as he charged officers, police said.

[ambrose]

"Aim small, miss small..."

[ambrose]

[ironman]

You both need to re-read the article. Your comments seem to imply the dog was shot in the rear as he charged the officers (charging BUTT-FIRST?) but that's not what the article says.

I think the home owners do have a case that they were not given reasonable time to respond. On the other hand 79 plants seems like way more than needed for any one person's medical use.

[coloradan]

I'm once again reminded of the major distinction between the Gestapo and the BATF, SWAT, FBI, et. al. - The Gestapo always knocked first.

No, there are three other distinctions: The Gestapo kept their weapons holstered (unless needed), they came during DAYTIME, and they didn't swear or even raise their voices when they spoke to arrestees.

[Chemist_Geek]

Cops could arrive at the wrong address, or the informant could give the cops wrong information, or anyone else could make a mistake and then, a citizen could lose his life on a drug bust.

That's happened in the past, and every time it does happen again, the stoners and druggies wave the bloody shirt and put the blame solely on the police.

I'm trying to square it away - I want to destroy the druggies, stoners, and those who would steal more lives into the haze of drugs, but, we've got to minimize collateral damage. I don't know how - there is no perfection in this world.

[UCANSEE2]

Unfortunately, the response of SWAT teams comes from the experience of raids on violent criminal types that keep dangerous dogs (or dogs trained by idiots to be dangerous) in the house or yard to attack any stranger. The criminals believe this may give them time to escape.

So, SWAT teams developed a policy of shoot first, see if dog is friendly later.

This, absolutely, is no excuse. First, this man was not a hardcore,violent criminal. Second, you can tell if a dog is going to attack you, usually by the fact the dog has your leg in it's mouth.

These SWAT team guys are pushing the line, shooting the dog, in case the suspect doesn't give them a chance to do any other shooting. They like to keep in practice.

The question is how do we get control of this type of situation?

I think we have to go back to the source of the problem. Some say criminals are more violent today. BALONEY!

You should have lived back in the frontier days, or the gold rush days.

Society is not nearly as violent as it used to be. The violence is concentrated , mostly, in certain areas.

So, what is the source, what is the answer?

The answer is in our justice system. We have lost the only thing that prevents most crimes. That is respect for the law and authority.

What I mean by this is not the mindless sheeple attitude of "laws good, obey laws,hmmmmmm". It is the knowledge that If I commit CRIME "A", I WILL GET PUNISHMENT "A".

It used to be that if a gang of youngsters broke into a house, raped and killed the family, stole or damaged everything, they would be subject to the highest penalty. Today, we have watered down our punishment.

Doctor Spock said don't spank you kids, and the COURTS don't give out punishment related to the crime. Society wants abeyance from the responsibility for improper raising of the children, and gets it by being soft on criminals.

Get the courts to ensure the punishment fits the crime, and you will see violent crime rates start to lower.