Posted on 12/21/2010 8:28:21 AM PST by Immerito
The Labriola family dog, Spuddy, was something of a legend on his Blue Island block, where neighbors stopped to give the 15-year-old mutt a friendly pat on the head or toss him a treat.
One of those neighbors this summer tried to explain to a police officer that the old dog wasn't a stray but belonged to the Labriolas, on the 12200 block of Maple Avenue.
By the end of that June day, however, Spuddy had been shot four times in the head by another officer who believed the animal was near death. His remains were thrown into a garbage bin at a city public works facility.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.chicagotribune.com ...
It seems, based on communication I have with an acquaintance, that the dog owner was not liked by the police department; she was very outspoken (and sometimes outspoken against abuses of the local police department), and this may have contributed to this act of apparent retaliation.
It’s the Chicago way.
Because they could.
Once the perpetrators of these killings start being held to account either by the Courts or by the public this behavior will cease.
Because they could.
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That was my answer as well.
Practicing Obamacare.
I hope Spuddy haunts the cop every day of their life.
Because they could... get away with it.
ditto
The police chief told the Tribune the shooting resulted from a series of misunderstandings and carried out by a well-meaning officer who believed the dog –– who had a large, benign tumor growing on his neck and struggled to breathe –– was suffering.
The officer probably grew up on a farm.
I think the best idea I have heard is that payments to victims should come from the pension fund for the officers. That might reduce it and the “good” officers will want to protect their pensions and manage their less trustworthy co-workers.
Most farmers I know respect the property rights of others.
If we don't know the dog and it's running cattle...we shoot it.
The dog was 15 years old, had no collar or tags, was laying on a curb, had a tumor on its neck, and had difficulty breathing.
Didn’t sound like this dog was pestering too many cattle.
Did it have a chip? We don't know, and it doesn't sound like the cops even bothered to check. Certainly the owners have a share in this in as much as the dog was loose, and that contributed to the circumstances. Having said that, it sounds as though the first cop was told exactly where the dog lived and did nothing with the info.
Yeah I know.......: >
Speaking of chips, I know a person whose dog got out and ended up causing a major accident on a California freeway.
The Chip led authorities to the owner.
Guess who got sued.
Fair enough, but given that cops seem to have developed a penchant for shooting non-threatening pets (chihuahua and golden retriever) lately, I look at what they do with a jaundiced eye.
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