Posted on 03/14/2014 12:46:26 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
Briefly, here's the story from the owner's neighbor.
A Walton County Sheriff's deputy shot my friends dog last night while the dog was in his own yard. The officer said he shot him because "he had that look". This was one of the sweetest dogs ever...a big clumsy pup that would lick your face off. Yes he was a blue nose pit bull but he was a PUPPY who loves to play and chew stuff up! The dog actually belonged to Taylor, a 5 year old little girl...now COMPLETELY broken hearted, not to mention confused because a policeman, someone she should see as a protector, just shot her dog. My heart hurts for her. She actually cried herself to sleep on the dogs bed last night.
Something needs to happen because that cop was 100% WRONG for shooting this sweet dog! Will you please share my photo because something needs to be done! That poor dog should NEVER have been shot!
My response is this email to the cop's boss:
If your deputy did act as it has been reported in social media, he needs to find employment elsewhere. He should begin practicing the phrase "Want fries with that" as that's probably the only job for which he MIGHT be suited!
If Schopenhauer has it right, and my experience in my 74 years indicates he is, this "deputy" is NOT "...a good man" and will probably murder a human citizen of Walton County at some point: “Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality
But, of course, given how today's much thicker "thin blue line" closes ranks around even the worst of their ranks, even THAT sort of behavior will quickly find its way into the ever deepening "law enforcement" memory hole.
Here's a suggestion as to how to eliminate these senseless murders of peoples' pets: NEVER HIRE A COP WHO HASN'T OWNED, LOVED AND CARED FOR A LARGE DOG!
I won't even get into how the "militarization" of the police plays into these sorts of tragedies. That's a topic unto itself.
My granddaughter has 2 full grown Pits and you will never know sweeter animals. I have cautioned her to NEVER CALL THE POLICE TO HER HOME for reasons being made clear with the almost daily killing of these animals by so-called LEOs, many of whom probably these situations as opportunities to shoot at something besides those boring paper targets at the range!
Might want to step away from your monitor now as here's a photo of one of these crazed beasts:
World's Safest Baby!
PS: I'll do my best to stay out of or bypass Walton County even though my son married into one of the original settler families out there. Fortunately, he and his family -- and their 5 dogs -- now live elsewhere. PPS: No reply desired nor expected. Have a GREAT DAY. I'm sure it will be better than that of the 5 year old who loved that dog.
Sheriff's email addy: jchapman@co.walton.ga.us
I don’t normally respond to “flame away” but in your case I’ll make an exception. Your statement shows total ignorance of this situation and of these dogs. If you can’t make intelligent statements, then just keep your mouth shut and let us guess about your ignorance rather than open it and prove it.
See post 30. Applies to you too.
Agreed.
Read the article, read the comments. Nothing changes. The stinking of this thread is from your ignorance. If you don’t want to be flamed then don’t ask for it idiot unless you are willing to listen to the flames. Apology needs to be from you. Have a nice day in your ignorant world.
What is the life of a child, postman, pizza delivery guy, senior citizen, health-obsessed jogger, or monopolistic power company meter-reader, compared to the hours of pleasure these wonderful pets give to members of the heavily tattooed lower classes in their all-too-brief interludes between court appearances and subsequent incarceration?
BTW, I am willing to bet that someday that selfish little child in the photo will try and put something in his or her mouth, instead of letting the Pit Bull have it. Bad child! Depriving a wonderful animal like that of its feeding rights!
BTWOfficer Peterson and his massive Alsatian certainly look great in their photo. I especially like the wonderful German Shepherd art on the walls of his living room. Goes great with the stack of SWAT Magazines! I do have a question: why are so many small town LEO's affecting the skinhead look?
That would just be yet another mere coincidence
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