Lab's owners get $620K settlement after cop shoots their dog

[Stinky The Clown]

The shooting happened in 2010. The court, on Monday, found in favor of the family and made the award.

The dog, by the way, survived the shooting but is still suffering and walks with a limp.

Here's a link to the story: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=133903

I can't imagine how that family felt when it happened.


Edit to change "oners" to "owners" in the title.

[Systematic Chaos]

1. It's about damn time that courts can award for pain and grief regarding pets.

I used to get so pissed off at court shows when the judges could only compensate plaintiffs or defendants for the actual monetary cost of a pet. If you had a mutt you basically got nothing. Yeah, that's fair.

[meti57b]

2. While $620K doesn't make up for the poor pooch's suffering and the owners worry for the pooch ......

it may be enough to discourage police and others from shooting a dog.

[Angry Dragon]

3. There is a problem with this

the taxpayers foot the bill
it is time for the offenders to pay out of pocket and then maybe you would not see so many
police shoot everything in sight

[Stinky The Clown]

4. I have no problem with tax money paying this

It will wake up the citizens and maybe force them to do something about poor performing cops

[TorchTheWitch]

5. Good!

It's about time that pets are treated like the loved family members that they are!

I feel so badly for this family and their poor doggie.