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SuperiorDG
12-20-2012, 14:38
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An officer who fatally shot a dog in Commerce City will be charged with a felony, the district attorney's office has announced.
Commerce City Police Officer Robert Price was filmed last month shooting 3-year-old Chloe, a mixed breed dog.
Police asked the district attorney's office to conduct an investigation into the incident.
According to a news release from the office, investigators found evidence to charge Price with aggravated cruelty to animals.
Other parts of the case are still under investigation.
The home made video was posted on social media and quickly sparked questions and anger (http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22068402/vigil-protest-planned-commerce-city-over-dog-killed) from animal advocates and pet lovers.
In a statement after the incident, police called the dog "vicious."
"For the safety of the community and the officers on scene, the officer fired his weapon multiple times to put down the dog and ensure the safety of everyone," police said.
An animal control officer who was also present had a catch pole noose around Chloe, but police said the dog remained agitated and uncontrolled.
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Kraven251
12-20-2012, 14:44
"An animal control officer who was also present had a catch pole noose around Chloe, but police said the dog remained agitated and uncontrolled."
And this is what will fuck this guy.
DeusExMachina
12-20-2012, 14:44
I am shocked.
YIPPE KI AY..bout time someone closed the Donut Hole Loop.
JM Ver. 2.0
12-20-2012, 14:56
Hmm. I figured there'd be charges. But I didn't expect felony charges.
Hmm. I figured there'd be charges. But I didn't expect felony charges.
Maybe he'll get to bunk w/ you..
BushMasterBoy
12-20-2012, 15:14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-fZG_s3Fuw
Cop was just convicted in a rape case out of Denver PD. I was surprised, but if you wear a badge you have to be impeccable on duty. I still have my doubts, as she was a known prostitute and heroin addict. Too bad about the dog shooting, but if the dog somehow ripped a babys face off and it was filmed...the whole world be up in arms! They would be screaming why didn't the police do something! I am betting this whole thing is dropped.
I am also betting politics in involved in this prosecution.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22231503/judge-denver-cop-convicted-rape-free-bond-until
DeusExMachina
12-20-2012, 15:20
Cop was just convicted in a rape case out of Denver PD. I was surprised, but if you wear a badge you have to be impeccable on duty. I still have my doubts, as she was a known prostitute and heroin addict. Too bad about the dog shooting, but if the dog somehow ripped a babys face off and it was filmed...the whole world be up in arms! They would be screaming why didn't the police do something! I am betting this whole thing is dropped.
I am also betting politics in involved in this prosecution.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22231503/judge-denver-cop-convicted-rape-free-bond-until
Given the circumstances it is understandable there are charges. He shot it, the animal control officer had control of it, and then he shot the dog again multiple times. He missed as well during this string, putting the heavily residential neighborhood at risk as well as the animal control officer. Excessive use of force and endangered bystanders.
BPTactical
12-20-2012, 15:40
With the rather reckless employment of his sidearm, the officer posed a much larger risk to the public than the dog ever could have.
This whole situation was a fail all the way around, from the animal control officer that did not/could not gain control of the animal, to trigger happy, to Commerce City trying to play CYA in the aftermath only to be outed in the video and then to try and backstroke faster than Micheal Phelps.
Fail!
hollohas
12-20-2012, 15:45
I don't know anything about this. Why were they trying to capture the dog?
Whistler
12-20-2012, 15:50
Cop was just convicted in a rape case out of Denver PD. I was surprised, but if you wear a badge you have to be impeccable on duty. I still have my doubts, as she was a known prostitute and heroin addict. Too bad about the dog shooting, but if the dog somehow ripped a babys face off and it was filmed...the whole world be up in arms! They would be screaming why didn't the police do something! I am betting this whole thing is dropped.
I am also betting politics in involved in this prosecution.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22231503/judge-denver-cop-convicted-rape-free-bond-until
I didn't see any babies in that video just a dog being shot for no particular reason, you should be outraged but based on your assessment of someone who was raped being insignificant because they are a prostitute I can't say I'm surprised.
not sure what the circumstances were but the dog was in its garage during the whole video until they pulled it out and the officer shot it. sorry but you can't do that. If it were my dog I'd want charges pressed as well.
I would venture to guess this will probably ruin his law enforcement career if he is convicted.
Convicted fellows can't be in possession of firearms after all.
But let's not forget, he is innocent of all charges at this point. He is only charged with the crime. The prosecutor will have to prove his guilt in a court of law.
hollohas
12-20-2012, 16:00
not sure what the circumstances were but the dog was in its garage during the whole video until they pulled it out and the officer shot it.
That's what it looked like to me too, but I don't know the facts. From the video it looked to me like the dog never left the garage and was simply barking at people coming at him. Darn near every other dog would do the same thing.
So I guess it comes down to why they were trying to get him. Did he bite a neighborhood kid? Did they need to enter the garage to search it? Or was he simply off leash and someone called the dog catcher?
wctriumph
12-20-2012, 16:04
not sure what the circumstances were but the dog was in its garage during the whole video until they pulled it out and the officer shot it. sorry but you can't do that. If it were my dog I'd want charges pressed as well.
A neighbor called animal control because of a barking dog. The police and animal control arrived and did nothing for nearly 30 minutes, the dog just sat in the garage and then the officers made the decision to do what you see on the video.
The dog was in the garage and one officer hit twice with a tazer which is when it retreats back into the garage. Then it just wants to get away from the persons that just shot it with the tazer, the animal control officer gets the catch pole on it as it tries to run by and the one officer opens fire on a captured dog and kills it. At least one round completely missed and hit the animal control officer's truck and fragments of another round were found across the street in a neighbors driveway.
I am pro LE all the way but these guys were wrong, lied on their reports and the city administration lied about it until the video came out and they had to back track and actually start a "real" investigation. I hope that the charges stand and the officers, that violated their public trust, are prosecuted the same way you or I would be if we had pulled the trigger on a animal and then lied about it.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 16:05
I don't know anything about this. Why were they trying to capture the dog?
911 call as the dog was in front of the caller's house going apeshit.
This cop is an idiot for discharging his sidearm so recklessly, however I have ZERO sympathy for the dog owner. She left her dog with a friend and that friend didn't keep the dog restrained. The dog was on SOMEONE ELSE's property, and needed to be removed.
JM Ver. 2.0
12-20-2012, 16:07
911 call as the dog was in front of the caller's house going apeshit.
This cop is an idiot for discharging his sidearm so recklessly, however I have ZERO sympathy for the dog owner. She left her dog with a friend and that friend didn't keep the dog restrained. The dog was on SOMEONE ELSE's property, and needed to be removed.
On boy... Here we go... Someone pass the pop corn.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 16:11
Just saying, read the article and listen to the tape of the 911 calls, that's all. People are acting like this dog was on the owner's property and it wasn't. COMPLETELY changes the dynamic of the situation. Cop was a dumbass no doubt, but the whole thing could have been avoided if the owner and the person she left the dog with would have been responsible in the first place.
JM Ver. 2.0
12-20-2012, 16:14
I like butter on my popcorn..
xx paper hunter whatever. Do you own a dog?
Ever go on vacation and leave it with someone, dog is scared owner gone dog barks wanders, can't find owner, asshole cop shoots AGGRESSIVE dog that is contained.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 16:31
xx paper hunter whatever. Do you own a dog?
Ever go on vacation and leave it with someone, dog is scared owner gone dog barks wanders, can't find owner, asshole cop shoots AGGRESSIVE dog that is contained.
ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY not related to the owner or the person that was supposed to be looking after it.
No I do not currently own a dog because I travel too much for work to be a responsible owner. (see how that works) Had many of them in the past, and will again when life slows down a bit.
Point being, It's your dog, well proven to be potentially harmful to others, no matter the breed, it's your responsibility to take care of it, and if you're gone Kennel it or leave it with another RESPONSIBLE person. Would you leave your child or your firearms with someone that's not going to be responsible enough to keep close eye of them?
I get it, people love their dogs like children, I loved every dog I've owned in the past as well, but it's a responsibility that you've taken on willingly and unless you follow up on that, then you bear the consequences when things go wrong.
I'm not saying the cop should necessarily get off on this, What I'm saying is the owner bears some responsibility in this and is NOT the victim here.
I guess I should also point out that I don't think the dog should have been shot (especially the way it happened) What I'm saying is the owner doesn't have a bitch in my mind because she's the one who ultimately put the dog, property owners, and cops together in the same place. She could have prevented it.
omegalopez
12-20-2012, 16:40
[Pop]
Good. Can't wait until that dirtbag actually gets convicted.
SuperiorDG
12-20-2012, 16:48
This is a good day for me, start two threads and two shit storms.[Beer][Pop]
10mm-man
12-20-2012, 17:08
Good!
Troublco
12-20-2012, 17:23
911 call as the dog was in front of the caller's house going apeshit.
This cop is an idiot for discharging his sidearm so recklessly, however I have ZERO sympathy for the dog owner. She left her dog with a friend and that friend didn't keep the dog restrained. The dog was on SOMEONE ELSE's property, and needed to be removed.
Just saying, read the article and listen to the tape of the 911 calls, that's all. People are acting like this dog was on the owner's property and it wasn't. COMPLETELY changes the dynamic of the situation. Cop was a dumbass no doubt, but the whole thing could have been avoided if the owner and the person she left the dog with would have been responsible in the first place.
ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY not related to the owner or the person that was supposed to be looking after it.
No I do not currently own a dog because I travel too much for work to be a responsible owner. (see how that works) Had many of them in the past, and will again when life slows down a bit.
Point being, It's your dog, well proven to be potentially harmful to others, no matter the breed, it's your responsibility to take care of it, and if you're gone Kennel it or leave it with another RESPONSIBLE person. Would you leave your child or your firearms with someone that's not going to be responsible enough to keep close eye of them?
I get it, people love their dogs like children, I loved every dog I've owned in the past as well, but it's a responsibility that you've taken on willingly and unless you follow up on that, then you bear the consequences when things go wrong.
I'm not saying the cop should necessarily get off on this, What I'm saying is the owner bears some responsibility in this and is NOT the victim here.
I guess I should also point out that I don't think the dog should have been shot (especially the way it happened) What I'm saying is the owner doesn't have a bitch in my mind because she's the one who ultimately put the dog, property owners, and cops together in the same place. She could have prevented it.
ZERO sympathy for the owner. It's the owner's responsibility, and fault, etc. ad nauseum. [blah-blah]
Let's see here; the owner had someone watching the dog. That sounds fairly responsible; they didn't just leave the dog in their yard unattended. That someone sounds like the person who didn't do what they were supposed to. The way you're saying it, all dog owners are, by virtue of being dog owners, POTENTIALLY wreaking havoc, by proxy. Oh, and then we have the Police officer, who allegedly was a hell of a lot more IRRESPONSIBLE by discharging his duty weapon multiple times, all allegedly unnecessarily.
I'm not a cop basher. Many of my family are/were LE, and most of those that aren't are/were military. But if I'm going to have zero sympathy for anyone here, it's going to be this officer.
(Couldn't let y'all have your popcorn fer nuthin'...[ROFL1])
This guy needs to not be a police officer anymore. He made an extremely poor decision. I'm not sure he'll get the felony, but he will probably lose his job. The city's better off without him.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 17:33
I'm sorry, you're right, EVERYTHING in this situation is all the Cop's fault, the owner of the dog has no stake in it besides being a victim. [Bang]
I'm sorry, you're right, EVERYTHING in this situation is all the Cop's fault, the owner of the dog has no stake in it besides being a victim. [Bang]
Have you watched the video?
Troublco
12-20-2012, 17:46
I'm sorry, you're right, EVERYTHING in this situation is all the Cop's fault, the owner of the dog has no stake in it besides being a victim. [Bang]
Good god, wtf ever happened to people taking responsibility for their own actions, you know, like leaving a dog in the custody of someone who's not responsible enough to take care of it. If you love your dog so much why wouldn't you put it with someone who'll actually take proper care of it?
All or nothing, eh? Figures. [fail]
Yes, I'm all about personal responsibility. How about exercising a little bit of it, and placing responsibility where it belongs - on the person who let the dog out. Is there previous history that shows the person who was watching the dog wasn't responsible enough? Or is this the first time they've done something like this? Unless you have factual knowledge that the owner was aware that the person who was watching the dog is irresponsible, I'd say the owner made a good effort at responsibility. Being the owner, they maintain some responsibility. However, SO DOES THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING THE DOG. [Bang]
Lumping 100% of the blame on the owner is the lazy way out of this situation. The world isn't black and white, slick.
With the rather reckless employment of his sidearm, the officer posed a much larger risk to the public than the dog ever could have.
This whole situation was a fail all the way around, from the animal control officer that did not/could not gain control of the animal, to trigger happy, to Commerce City trying to play CYA in the aftermath only to be outed in the video and then to try and backstroke faster than Micheal Phelps.
Fail!
I agree. I hope this officer finds himself in the "free cheese" line. With that many officers there and the animal control officer has the catch pole around the dog's neck, they should've handled that differently. Sad.
BushMasterBoy
12-20-2012, 17:54
In other news...
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/20271518/family-pit-bull-attacks-5-year-old-grandmother-in-griffin
JM Ver. 2.0
12-20-2012, 17:55
Mmmmmmm..... Popcorn......... [LOL]
In other news...
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/20271518/family-pit-bull-attacks-5-year-old-grandmother-in-griffin
[Pop]
Mmmmmmm..... Popcorn......... [LOL]
beat me to it..
bigun1962
12-20-2012, 17:59
The guy may have made a mistake. The video is non conclusive. Doubtful the state will get a felony conviction. They will however spend a lot money in this process.
Byte Stryke
12-20-2012, 18:05
I see a plea and subsequent settlement
Kraven251
12-20-2012, 18:30
I like butter on my popcorn..
Be sure that's butter.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 19:09
All or nothing, eh? Figures. [fail]
Yes, I'm all about personal responsibility. How about exercising a little bit of it, and placing responsibility where it belongs - on the person who let the dog out. Is there previous history that shows the person who was watching the dog wasn't responsible enough? Or is this the first time they've done something like this? Unless you have factual knowledge that the owner was aware that the person who was watching the dog is irresponsible, I'd say the owner made a good effort at responsibility. Being the owner, they maintain some responsibility. However, SO DOES THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING THE DOG.
Lumping 100% of the blame on the owner is the lazy way out of this situation. The world isn't black and white, slick.
Please show me where I did that one??
I said.
This cop is an idiot for discharging his sidearm so recklessly, however I have ZERO sympathy for the dog owner. She left her dog with a friend and [B]that friend didn't keep the dog restrained
Cop was a dumbass no doubt, but the whole thing could have been avoided if the owner and the person she left the dog with would have been responsible in the first place.
That's my WHOLE POINT, while everyone flaming me seems to think it's all the Cop's fault. For fawksakes. [fail] yourself.
XC700116
12-20-2012, 19:11
Have you watched the video?
Yeah I did, did you watch it AND read the quoted article and listen to the 911 call audio files in it? The whole point is this isn't 100% the Cop's bag to hold. There's others that have some responsibility too. The owner and the person she left the dog with.
hammer03
12-20-2012, 19:53
"An animal control officer who was also present had a catch pole noose around Chloe, but police said the dog remained agitated and uncontrolled."
And this is what will fuck this guy.
Sounds like that guy fucked himself.
Troublco
12-20-2012, 20:34
Please show me where I did that one??
That's my WHOLE POINT, while everyone flaming me seems to think it's all the Cop's fault. For fawksakes. [fail] yourself.
You are doing a fine job of missing my point; which is - the owner made what I think most people (obviously excluding yourself) would consider a reasonable attempt at being a responsible pet owner by having someone take care of the dog, instead of just leaving it in their backyard. So someone who was entrusted to take care of the dog didn't, and you feel that the owner should just shut up and color.
So according to you; anyone who leaves their dog in the care of anyone else, whether it be a friend or a kennel, and anything like this happens it's partially their fault for being a dog owner. That's what I'm getting from this. If that's incorrect, please explain how.
I was incorrect in saying you were attributing 100% of the blame to the owner.
I still believe the owner made a good effort in trying to be responsible, and it appears you feel that they weren't.
No, it isn't all the officer's fault. The only thing that would be his fault is allegedly shooting the dog multiple times, and missing a couple; endangering the surrounding community. The dog was being held by the animal control officer, that is not in dispute. The fact that the dog got loose initially would be the responsibility of the person caring for the dog. The dog owner is responsible for the fact that they own the dog, and from that would most likely be responsible for the cost of damages resulting from the dog being let loose by the person caring for it, although that person holds the responsibility for the dog being loose. So I suppose it comes down to what you're defining responsibility.
If all you can do is fawksake this and fawksake that, you're doing a fine job of [fail] all by yourself. I wasn't particularly trying to flame you, but you seem to be rather sensitive. This forum is for discourse, discussion, and conversation. That means frequently other people have other opinions. Get used to it.
UncleDave
12-20-2012, 22:33
The fact that the dog was retrained by the animal control officer and then shot, is tantamount to shooting a suspect that is already cuffed. It is unacceptable under any circumstances. In what I saw in the video the animal was not being aggressive and had retreated to the garage that he was kept in. The the officer who it would appear is afraid of dogs by his actions tasers the dog and sends him into a fear driven freak out. At the very least, reckless endangerment is warranted here. Then a large civil suit.
The fact that the dog was retrained by the animal control officer and then shot, is tantamount to shooting a suspect that is already cuffed. It is unacceptable under any circumstances. In what I saw in the video the animal was not being aggressive and had retreated to the garage that he was kept in. The the officer who it would appear is afraid of dogs by his actions tasers the dog and sends him into a fear driven freak out. At the very least, reckless endangerment is warranted here. Then a large civil suit.
I heard this dog was believed to have been causing a disturbance on the light rail earlier that day.
UncleDave
12-20-2012, 23:16
So what the animal was restrained.
Sharpienads
12-20-2012, 23:36
I heard this dog was believed to have been causing a disturbance on the light rail earlier that day.
Well that comment was fairly racist.
Poor dog. Sucks he had to go that way.
Well that comment was fairly racist.
Poor dog. Sucks he had to go that way.
Hmmm, that's not at all the way I intended that comment. Now I'm wondering how it was taken.
I didn't sense anything racial about that. To be honest though I wouldn't care if I did.
Sharpienads
12-20-2012, 23:57
Hmmm, that's not at all the way I intended that comment. Now I'm wondering how it was taken.
I was just joking. Its a dog, how could it be racist? I thought you were joking as well. Sorry, crying racism is my default response when I don't really have anything constructive to say.
rgburdie
12-21-2012, 00:24
good! hope he gets the max sentence.
Uberjager
12-21-2012, 00:25
YIPPE KI AY..bout time someone closed the Donut Hole Loop.
I nearly choked on my bourbon!
I was just joking. Its a dog, how could it be racist? I thought you were joking as well. Sorry, crying racism is my default response when I don't really have anything constructive to say.
Makes sense to me.
I was making an obscure reference to another incident. We'll see if anyone picks up on it.
RCCrawler
12-21-2012, 00:50
Dog didn't look under control to me even with the stick tied to it. It was running right to where the bystander was previously standing, maybe the officer though it was going after that guy. Although the officer didn't show much tact shooting in that same direction.
Not saying the shooter shouldn't be in trouble, just trying to see maybe what he was thinking.
buffalobo
12-21-2012, 07:36
If you tase then pole noose a dog and then drag it around by the head it will freak the fark out no matter how well trained and obedient the animal is.
I consider myself even keeled regarding LE but that animal didn't need to die and that asshat didnt need to discharge his weapon.
Therefore he doesn't need to be a cop or able to own firearms EVER again.
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^^This saved me some typing.
So if the other officers lied on their reports, and this guy is convicted of a felony, shouldn't the other officers be charged with obstruction of justice. Covering for that a-hole when he committed a crime makes them complicit, or at least it would for anybody not wearing a badge.
So if the other officers lied on their reports, and this guy is convicted of a felony, shouldn't the other officers be charged with obstruction of justice. Covering for that a-hole when he committed a crime makes them complicit, or at least it would for anybody not wearing a badge.
I would think some sort of action would/should be taken, the whole thing is on tape and they all participated without 1 of them knocking the shit out of the fatass.
Byte Stryke
12-21-2012, 08:46
Personally I am kinda sad the meteor or planet-X whatever missed the reset button today
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