Thanks for the link. Seems I remember hearing about that case. It’s pretty sad. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for any legislative efforts to come to the aid of any citizen performing a public duty if that duty is capturing police misconduct. Legislatures are not the solution. They’re a major part of the problem.

SWAT gets to shoot dogs … therefor you aren’t a real cop unless you off some family’s pooch.

As far as I am concerned, any cop that shoots a dog and doesn’t have an empty pepperspray can and doesn’t have bite marks on him needs to be encouraged to seek work in a mall.

The part of me that hates golf wants to agree with you.

The part of me that hates dishonest cops wants to disagree with you.

;)

Why would this golf course hire this asswipe anyway?

Fuck ‘em. I’m glad they were cheated.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a cat, dog, goat, or a pet tarantula.

If you can’t make these connections:
1) To most, pets have an emotional relevance to their owners, and the meaningless destruction can have long term effects thereby making it not just a deadly assault on an animal, but an emotional assault to their owners.
2) Pets are considered by their owners as family members.
3) Pets are considered by their owners as FAMILY, dammit.
4) Animals should have at least some rights, lest we be the animals.

Even if you can’t make those connections as a “cat person.” Then you surely can make this one:

Pets are personal property. And the police, nor anyone else, has the right to come onto your property and destroy your property.
If your personal property is deemed a public menace, then there maybe some cause. But since there is no evidence that this particular piece of personal property was a public menace, and since the cop had no right to be there at all, there’s absolutely no justification for the meaningless destruction of someone’s personal property.

And one doesn’t have to be a “dog person” to realize this.

It’s wrong from every conceivable angle.

BTW, cat’s suck, dude. Get a dog. ;)

Cheers.

Most of the time, though, even in large embezzlement cases, local prosecutors don’t want to get involved, considering it to be a civil dispute. You’re more likely to have a federal prosecution if they can find a jurisdictional hook.

The simple fact is that prosecutors don’t want to deal with big cases with formidable defense teams. It’s vastly easier to deal with poor folks who have been arrested and scraped together $500.00 for bond and $1,000.00 for a cheap lawyer who will just deal the case out. Those people can’t afford the expenses of a trial.

I don’t think it rises to the level of being worthy of criminal charges.

The problem is Should a person who has done that be on a police force? The issue is one of character, not criminality.

That movement is already underway. Take a look at this story. To sum it up, one of the guys with whom I went to law school was arrested last year for filming an arrest with his cell phone. He was charged with wiretapping, disturbing the peace, and aiding an escape (the guy almost escaped because the police were so preoccupied with being filmed)

http://thephoenix.com/boston/News/56680-Echoes-of-Rodney-King/

Actually tying a dog up all the time makes them far more likely to become aggressive and eventually bite someone. Dogs need to be able to run for their physical and mental health, even if it is just around the yard. In OK and many other states and even in rural areas in some populous states, dogs can often run for miles without ever leaving their owner’s property, and they should be allowed to do so. Mine runs in the unihabited woods behind my property, she likes to mouse and hunt rabbits and squirrels.

got it from his linkin
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/b97/aaa

but there’s no full profile,

Hmm… eh eh

Not only was the dog on his own property, that “street” he drove up to get to the house is the DRIVEWAY. And aren’t radio dispatchers suppose to be able to give directions? I find it hard to believe that a officer that I assume is an Oklahoman is completely ignorant about animals. Bet he’s useless around horses too.
The woman was right on, he thought he could kill and get away with it.

But I guess Jesus told him it was OK, I mean, he is a graduate of Mid America Christian University “Since 1953
Mid-America Christian University has equipped students of all ages and backgrounds to impact their world for Christ”

Sean’s just exercising his god-given dominion over other creatures.

Say is attempted extortion against the law?

I didn’t watch the video at first. I was bitten by a dog when I was about 7 years old, and I’ve been skittish (SP?) around them ever since. I assumed dog charged, damn straight I’d shoot the thing if I had a gun. Then I watched the video. The first thing I thought was “why didn’t he just get back in the car”? Then I think the young lady in the video nailed it… he was showing off for his ride-along buddy. You can just tell by his nonchalant attitude when shooting the dog, and afterward. No panic, no grief, just a cold blooded kill. What a dick.

#4 Invid,
Now why will so many people consider my statement to be ridiculous but not #2’s?

Because it’s a DOG! The same reason we test drugs on mice and not babies. Don’t get me wrong, the cop is a dick, but a dog and a child are not the same thing.

Now that, that I can agree with.