Posted on 03/14/2014 12:46:26 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
I’ll do it. And as I suspected - there is another side to the story.
Man says dog was ‘sweet, loving’; deputy says it charged him, so he shot it (PHOTOS)
Although that dog may be the sweetest ever, it comes in a package that has a reputation for violence. There is no way to tell a good one from a bad one and it only takes one incident to scar someone for life. This in no way justifies the cop shooting this or any other dog without VERY good cause. My vet tried to get me to adopt an abandoned pit bull pup that she assured me was a great dog. I thought about it but with 2 young grandkids I could never take the chance.
Walton County Sheriff, Michael A. Adkinson, Jr. - DeFuniak Springs ...
I doubt anything will happen to the deputy. This will probably be one of those occasion where, if you want justice, you have to take it.
That’s what I was thinking. I love my dog, but it’s still a somewhat unpredictable animal and is treated as such. Letting it get that close to an infant is almost criminal in itself.
well which Walton County is it? The article lists the sheriff of Walton County, GA but all the stories seem to be about the one in Florida.
Jack-booted thugs do no one a favor and it has been a damn long time since any cop did anyone a favor.
It was just a matter of time before the pit bull ATE the little girl.
Hyperbolic bullshit much?
Flame away.
Gladly.
It’s pretty clear from the article that the dumbass owner let the dog run loose and it then harassed neighbors who called the cops.
Outcome is predictable.
Feel better? Knee-jerking all done?
Good. Then read the article. Read the comments. Then come back and apologize for stinking up this thread.
I’m sure the little girl is heartbroken. It sucks losing a pet, even moreso the way she lost hers.
Unfortunately, through no fault of its own, the dog really didn’t stand a chance IF the article is correct. An adolescent, intact (he doesn’t look neutered in the last pic in the album) pit bull running loose is a recipe for disaster. Your friend should have been a more responsible dog owner—doubly so because of the breed and its reputation.
Nope.
I apologize to no one.
We had 2 cases (where I live) within two weeks of a pit bull killing a two year old and then another case where a six year old was mauled. Your right, just a matter of time.
some will say it goes back to the owner, but the breeds history tells otherwise. Not worth the risk or the liability, IMHO.
This would never have happened if Ep Bridges was still the sheriff.
"The report from the Sheriff’s Office cites an August 2013 incident in which a child was taken to the hospital after suffering an injury from the dog."
The dog's owner (...er...former owner) lied about dog's history of violence.
Our neighbor has a pair of pit bulls that they raised from puppies as family pets. They were kind and gentle until the day when, working together, they suddenly charged into our yard and mauled out elderly black lab.
Well then we can discount a fool.
It was bred for a certain thing.
See my tag-line.
yep
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