Idaho man to receive $35,000 after police officer kills dog

[IDemo]

FILER, Idaho (AP) - Officials in the south-central Idaho city of Filer have agreed to a $35,000 settlement after a police officer shot and killed a resident's dog.

An attorney for the city's insurance company tells The Times-News in a story on Wednesday that Rick Clubb will receive the money as part of a negotiated settlement.

Officer Tarek Hassani on Feb. 8 responded to a report of dogs running lose.

Hassani's dashboard-mounted camera shows two dogs circling him, barking at him and sometimes lunging toward him. In the video, he kicks at a 7-year-old black Labrador named Hooch before shooting it.

http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Filer-Police-officer-justified-in-shooting-killing-dog-report-states-283980771.html

Video at link, sorry, can't copy...

[shenmue]

1. Mercy

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Wow. It's nice to see courts, and in this case, insurance companies.....

..... are seeing pets as more than the Craigslist value. Usually all that is owed is the "property" value of the animal.

Maybe if municipalities start having to pay..... Meh who am I Kidding.