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Originally posted by illusive man
reply to post by N.of norml
its just a Dog, seeing the Video,it was running full throtal at the copper,
he was right in shooting it,yes i know i will be gunned down by the animal lovers of ATS
Originally posted by fordrew
reply to post by Gazrok
Really? Do you think the officer knew that it was a 35 lb terrier approaching him? MAYBE YOU KNEW HE WAS A TERRIER AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO SO MANY TIMES but the cop did not have that privilege. He did not expect for a little animal sprinting FULL speed at him. He stopped to ask for directions. Do you think he wanted to shoot the animal? He was scared $hitless. It was the homeowner's fault fully for not having a leash on and approaching the officer. Or have the animal contained in the house.
[edit on 19-5-2010 by fordrew]
Originally posted by Echo007
Originally posted by fordrew
reply to post by Gazrok
Really? Do you think the officer knew that it was a 35 lb terrier approaching him? MAYBE YOU KNEW HE WAS A TERRIER AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO SO MANY TIMES but the cop did not have that privilege. He did not expect for a little animal sprinting FULL speed at him. He stopped to ask for directions. Do you think he wanted to shoot the animal? He was scared $hitless. It was the homeowner's fault fully for not having a leash on and approaching the officer. Or have the animal contained in the house.
[edit on 19-5-2010 by fordrew]
I take it you have never visited someone who lives in the country and has dogs, dogs will run up to anyone that comes near its owner house to smell/lick them or will bark at them from far away. The cop should of known how to tell if a dog is aggressive or not. If you watch that video again you will see the cop had enough time to see if the dog was being aggressive or not.
The cop was in the wrong for shooting this animal, plus his department trying to pay the person to keep quiet is wrong.
Originally posted by illusive man
reply to post by N.of norml
its just a Dog, seeing the Video,
it was running full throtal at the copper,
he was right in shooting it,
yes i know i will be gunned down by the animal lovers of ATS
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by fordrew
A split second? Watch it and count. From the moment he notices the dog he has an eternity to decide what to do as far as "tactical" situations go. He could have taken a seat and written a novella in the amount of time he had.
The mental stoppage of time that occurs in distress or "tachypsychia" would have doubled or tripled the perceived time span.
Originally posted by ShadowAngel85
reply to post by Crimson_King
One can only wonder how far that stupid animal love thing goes.
I bet there are people out there who, if they see a man and a dog fighting, don't help the man kill the dog but rather help the dog killing the man, because animals are "precious" to them
Really, a dog as a family member? You love him more than say your parents? Your family? There's no way i can express what i think about that stupidity
Originally posted by airspoon
This is horrible. This cop should be tried for murder. When a civilian kills a police dog, they are charged with murder so it should work the other way around as well. In fact, police officers should be held to a higher standard since they are supposed to be representing the law. The police seem to have stopped serving the public and instead, they are serving a police state. When are the people going to start holding the authorities accountable and demand our god/s given liberties.
What a shame as there are many good police officers still out there, they just happen to be over-shadowed by the cops on a power trip. This police officer needs to be in prison, period.
--airspoon
[edit on 18-5-2010 by airspoon]
And this statement alone shows EVERYBODY here in this forum, that you have no comprehension skills whatsoever. He never said that he likes his dog more then his parents, he said he likes them just as equal. He holds his pet in such high regard as a family member, and that if his dog dies, then he will mourn the loss, as if his father or brother died. And yes, he likes his pet, what is so friggin wrong about that?!?! I'm not the biggest pet owner, and don't have any, but I'm not ashamed of anybody who is, cause I can actually do the math, and understand why.
Originally posted by ShadowAngel85
Really, a dog as a family member? You love him more than say your parents? Your family? There's no way i can express what i think about that stupidity