Ga. cops go to wrong home, shoot owner, his dog and one of their own cops.

[dixiegrrrrl]

DeKalb officers responded to a possible burglary, but went to the wrong house on Boulderwoods Drive.

Two officers encountered a dog, fired their weapons and killed the dog in the kitchen, the GBI said.

A homeowner exited a room off the kitchen and was also shot by the responding officers, the GBI said.

The officer was shot in the hip — likely by another cop, the GBI said.

The incident on Boulderwoods Drive is the fourth controversial police shooting in DeKalb in just under two years.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/cop-shot-responding-to-wrong-house-gbi-leading-inv/nnWKr/

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. So what is the police tactics now for responding to a suspected burglary?

Kill every motherfucker in the house and figure it out later?

I think Dekalb needs an opt out clause. I'll take my chances. Thieves are worse shots and, unlike cops, MIGHT leave the dog alone.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. These "Shoot First" police training programs are not working. This is what happens when the

privatization of police training takes over.

Boxer dog

[shenmue]

6. ...

[truedelphi]

3. Cops here in Lake County Calif do similar

Shit.

It is costing this backwoods area millions of dollars in law suits. At a time when the County doesn't even have the monetary resources to run its schools decently.

But I doubt it will change any time soon.

[Eleanors38]

4. Umm, had a quota and ran out of targets?

[Rex]

5. .

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. I gotta watch that film again.

Tho I winced thru out in recognition back when it came out.

[Rex]

9. Me too. It is like we are working our way slowly toward the movies premise.

My fav part.

[hifiguy]

17. It's a documentary.

We are already 90% of the way there.

All we're missing is President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

[Logical]

8. LOL, and these people are held in respect by the American public. Amazing. nt

[Eleanors38]

10. House "matched physical description:" In this day and age, who'd thunk?

[Ghost in the Machine]

11. Before I even opened this I said "It's either DeKalb or Cobb County, I'd *bet* on it!"

I used to live in Douglas County, been gone for over 13 years now, but even back then those 2 were ALWAYS in the news with police screw-ups.

Peace,

Ghost

[LuvNewcastle]

12. It's a damned shame when you can't

call the police when your house is being burglarized for fear that the cops will shoot you and your family and neighbors. Sounds like the people of DeKalb are better off if they flee their homes or, if they have a gun, defending themselves. Whatever you do, don't reach out to the cops for help.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

13. #TheOnlyOnes

[Jim Lane]

14. One possibility if you think you're being burglarized...

Grab your cell phone, run outside, then and only then call the cops.

Hide behind a tree.

When the shooting dies down, congratulate the survivors, if any.

[spanone]

15. other than that....jeebus, keystone cops?

without the humor

[hifiguy]

16. I am convinced that the average kkkop these days

has an IQ of about 60.

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. But they are shooting each other now, so there is that....n/t

[hifiguy]

20. Like calling Mom's Robot Factory for tech support.

[damnedifIknow]

18. It really is amazing

that these cops brains generate enough power to move their arms and legs.