Officer Shoots dog

[glock74]

The officer could have pepper sprayed the dog.

[Teufelhund]

I don't think I'm going to watch the video after seeing the responses here; I can't really stomach images like that. I will say I agree with the sentiment there are plenty of alternative options that should seem fairly obvious to professionals (e.g. cops) who may encounter such situations.

I got a call last fall from Aurora PD that my neighbors reported seeing two people leaving my house carrying bags. The thieves opened the gate, waited for my dogs to run out into the yard, and then went into the house to rob me, closing the gate behind them. They were long gone when the cop showed up, but my dog (a breed famous for being violent and aggressive) was standing on the porch growling and snarling at the cop. The cop sat in his car and contacted animal control and later told me he wasn't going to try to go in the house to see if anyone was still in there. When animal control showed up, they and the cop chased my dog back in the house... no shots fired, no harm done. Despite how often we hear these stories, I'm glad there are still LEO out there with a good head on their shoulders.

Dogs protecting their property are doing their job; it's one of the primary reasons I have dogs to begin with. It's just a disconnect in logic to intrude on the dog's territory and then shoot him for challenging you.

[MED]

I don't think I'm going to watch the video after seeing the responses here; I can't really stomach images like that. I will say I agree with the sentiment there are plenty of alternative options that should seem fairly obvious to professionals (e.g. cops) who may encounter such situations.

I got a call last fall from Aurora PD that my neighbors reported seeing two people leaving my house carrying bags. The thieves opened the gate, waited for my dogs to run out into the yard, and then went into the house to rob me, closing the gate behind them. They were long gone when the cop showed up, but my dog (a breed famous for being violent and aggressive) was standing on the porch growling and snarling at the cop. The cop sat in his car and contacted animal control and later told me he wasn't going to try to go in the house to see if anyone was still in there. When animal control showed up, they and the cop chased my dog back in the house... no shots fired, no harm done. Despite how often we hear these stories, I'm glad there are still LEO out there with a good head on their shoulders.

Dogs protecting their property are doing their job; it's one of the primary reasons I have dogs to begin with. It's just a disconnect in logic to intrude on the dog's territory and then shoot him for challenging you.

This police officer is at best stupid or at worst an ass. He totally escalated the situation, and there is no reason to discharge a firearm unless somebody is being threatened, which would not have been the case if he didn't get out of his cruiser and start yelling and kicking at the dog. If he called animal control, this situation would have ended with a citation and no shots fired.

Sorry about the theft. Glad the dog part worked out.

[hatidua]

I knew it was going to piss me off but I clicked the link anyway. Maybe someday I'll learn.

I learned my lesson and have not clicked on certain video links after someone posted that Mexican cartel beheading last year....some things you just can't un-see and I don't need to see some authority figure shooting a dog.

[Mick-Boy]

Violence towards people is (for the most part) easier for me to stomach than violence towards dogs.

But then I like most dogs more than I like most people.

[IceAxe]

+1 Pepper Spray

[Sharpienads]

Violence towards people is (for the most part) easier for me to stomach than violence towards dogs.

But then I like most dogs more than I like most people.

Yup.

[TheBelly]

Violence towards people is (for the most part) easier for me to stomach than violence towards dogs.

But then I like most dogs more than I like most people.

+1

I can explain to my wife that I'm deploying and that I'll be back in xx months. My dog doesn't understand. THAT really breaks my heart.

[Bitter Clinger]

Im gonna get labeled a cop basher now. THIS is the reason people don't like cops. What a fucking asshole, this guy deserves to be beaten with a rubber hose, and then left to die just like he did the dog. I belive 99.9% of cops are good dudes, but fucksticks like this fuck it up for the rest of you. Knowing me and my temper, this fuckstick would have been greeted at the door by far more firepower than that pos glock gave him.

[Monky]

I watched the video.. the cop has ZERO idea how to handle a dog. Not to mention he states 'the last time I was bitten by a dog, I had to get stitches. Your dog could be friendly but I'm not going to be bitten again'.

He has a fear of dogs and reacted VERY poorly to the situation. A lot of other things could have been done..