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Originally posted by Xcathdra
If the officer is charged then shouldnt anyone else who accidentally performs an action that results in the, again accidental, death of an animal?
(b) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:
(6) injures or kills a police service animal; or
(7) engages in conduct likely to injure or kill a police service animal,
(c) An offense under this section is:
(4) a state jail felony if the person commits an
offense under Subsection (b)(6) or (7) by injuring a police service
animal or by engaging in conduct likely to injure the animal; or
(5) a felony of the third degree if the person commits
an offense under Subsection (b)(6) or (7) by killing a police
service animal or by engaging in conduct likely to kill the animal.
If the officer is charged then shouldnt anyone else who accidentally performs an action that results in the, again accidental, death of an animal?