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Texas Police Officer Kills Puppy on Video :(
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Miles Quaritch
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The kissing noises he makes are pretty sickening knowing what he's going to do next.
FloatingDivider
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He was brown and fit the description, end of story.
EvilKatarn
Member
Watched it.
There is no "whole story." Cop shot an animal that was not even remotely a threat.
There is no "whole story." Cop shot an animal that was not even remotely a threat.
Well it clearly charged him after he called to it.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Holy shit! What the fuck?
doctorblurg
Banned
The fact that his happened in my hometown doesnt really surprise me. The cops have always been pretty big scumbags.
Lets not rush to conclusions. The short video does not tell the whole story, the city stated. That means we don't have all of the information, or what happened before the video was filmed.
Innocent until proven guilty is still the law of the land, and the law of a civilized people. Anti-Cop Gaf is out in full force again, as usual. But it says clearly that the animals trapped people inside of a vehicle. That seems to me to be pretty aggressive behavior, and the officer may have had no other choice due to safety of others. No one knows what that unpredictable animal could have done. Pit bulls often have behavioral problems.
Innocent until proven guilty is still the law of the land, and the law of a civilized people. Anti-Cop Gaf is out in full force again, as usual. But it says clearly that the animals trapped people inside of a vehicle. That seems to me to be pretty aggressive behavior, and the officer may have had no other choice due to safety of others. No one knows what that unpredictable animal could have done. Pit bulls often have behavioral problems.
Summer Haze
Banned
You have to lack some of the most basic Human emotions in order to call a puppy over to you and then shoot it dead. That is fucking cold.
And why the fuck would he do this knowing his every move is being recorded?
And why the fuck would he do this knowing his every move is being recorded?
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
From the officers report:
“I raised my duty weapon to the ready position pointed at the growling dog’s head. As soon as I lifted my pistol, the dog began coming up the hill, continuing to growl and display its teeth. The other dog began backing away. I fired three shots at it. It rolled back into the ditch and died.”
I guess it is pretty easy to confuse a dog wagging its tail with a dog bearing its teeth and growling.
I couldn't hear a growl. But it starts with the officer making the kissing noises, so maybe before that, but the video shows no kind of threat from the dog or hint of threat. The only sound the dog makes in the video is when it gets shot.
“I raised my duty weapon to the ready position pointed at the growling dog’s head. As soon as I lifted my pistol, the dog began coming up the hill, continuing to growl and display its teeth. The other dog began backing away. I fired three shots at it. It rolled back into the ditch and died.”
I guess it is pretty easy to confuse a dog wagging its tail with a dog bearing its teeth and growling.
I couldn't hear a growl. But it starts with the officer making the kissing noises, so maybe before that, but the video shows no kind of threat from the dog or hint of threat. The only sound the dog makes in the video is when it gets shot.
JackLongRod
Banned
Was the dog black ?
EDIT: Nvm, yes it was.
Anyways, this is pretty crazy. I always get angry when I hear cases of Police killing animals. It seems to happen quite a bit when they enter homes etc. God forbid police ever get the wrong house, or end up going through your backyard, and encounter your pet.
Wonder why.
Anyways, this is pretty crazy. I always get angry when I hear cases of Police killing animals. It seems to happen quite a bit when they enter homes etc. God forbid police ever get the wrong house, or end up going through your backyard, and encounter your pet.
Wonder why.
Miles Quaritch
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What is aggravating is that the video clearly shows he's lying and yet he's still placed on paid leave.
There's clear cut footage of him lying about the situation, that should be enough for termination. How could you ever believe anything he says about a later incident after this?
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
Banned
There's a longer video of what happened before the shooting at the link in the OP. He seems fine with dogs running around so it's hard to say what happened. But, this dog seems to have been the one causing the most trouble.
Loose dogs, particularly pit bulls, are a threat.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Was the puppy being threatening?
Did you watch the video?
It displayed no sign of retreat after the officer pulled out his pistol. Even though the other dog did. Hard to really pin all the guilt on the officer. It seems both parties made choices that contributed to this most unfortunate outcome.
DigitalRicket
Member
I don't get it. Couldn't you mace a dog? Is it that okay to use on a dangerous animal if such an occasion happened? Then call the PROPER authorities like animal control?
I almost fell for it.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Again, officer gets called and just kills. 'I'm calling the police' is a verbal threat to your life.
Summer Haze
Banned
Did you watch the video? They're puppies. Nowhere near big enough to present a genuine threat against a grown man that would require them to be shot to death.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I don't know, they could have licked his shoe or something.
Stop, please. We have enough idiots without people pretending to be idiots - and we have enough of that, too.
Summer Haze
Banned
And wtf is this 'paid leave' bullshit? How on earth is that a type of punishment?
"Yeah, go home, put your feet up and relax, doing whatever the fuck you want...AND get paid for it! That'll teach you!".
"Yeah, go home, put your feet up and relax, doing whatever the fuck you want...AND get paid for it! That'll teach you!".
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