Court Rules It Was Reasonable For Cop To Shoot Dog For Barking
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Source: Huffington Post
12/22/2016
"A federal appeals court has sided with police officers who fatally shot two dogs during a drug raid, even though officers testified that one of the dogs was merely barking and just standing there.
Mark and Cheryl Brown of Battle Creek, Michigan, first brought a lawsuit against the City of Battle Creek, the citys police department and three officers in 2015, the Battle Creek Enquirer reports. A drug raid gone awry had resulted in their two dogs being killed two years prior.
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Klein said the first dog continued barking aggressively and lunged at him when he went inside, although he specified the lunge only involved the dog moving a few inches. At that point, he shot and wounded the dog. Both dogs then retreated into the basement. The officers then entered the basement in order to sweep the place for drugs and possible other suspects. When the wounded dog at the bottom of the stairs began barking again, Klein shot and killed her.
At this point, the second dog was standing in the middle of the basement. Klein testified that she started barking while standing still and facing away from the officers. He fired two shots at her, and she ran to the basements back corner. Officer Damon Young said he shot the dog when she started moving away from the corner and toward him. The dog ran behind a furnace, at which point Officer Jeffrey Case fatally shot her. He said didnt want to see her continue to suffer and that there was blood coming out of numerous holes in her body."
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/court-rules-it-was-reasonable-for-cop-to-shoot-dog-for-barking_us_585c4bc9e4b0eb586485d619
This is insane. I have two big Great Pyrenees, and their job is to bark and let me know someone is around. These two dogs in Michigan were executed because strangers burst in their front door with a battering ram, and got barked at.
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(2,334 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)This ruling is a death sentence for dogs in families where cops search.
Searches are often no-knock or three-knocks, neither of which gives the family a time to chain their dog in the hopes that a cop won't shoot a chained dog.
It's the logic of the War on Drugs. If people had a few minutes before cops entered, then they could flush drugs down the toilet.
We need to end the War on Drugs.
christx30
(6,241 posts)came up to me and started jumping around and getting on me. I was nervous, because this dog on her hind legs was taller than me, but I playfully pushed the dog way, and just pretty much passively protected myself in case it did turn aggressive. It was a full 45 seconds of trying to get by this beautiful dog before the dog's owner came out and said "She's friendly".
If it was one of these cops with their itchy trigger fingers, that dog would be dead.
Tactical Peek
(1,212 posts)Poor widdle policeman was scared.
At least they didn't shoot the family, I guess be thankful for small favors.
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(2,334 posts)A POS saw a chance to kill something and went for it. Thats why scuzzballs like that seek out the job. Killing things with impunity makes you a bigshot.
shenmue
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(22,651 posts)OKNancy
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