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By: Why Are The Police Shooting Our Dogs? | Politiva

Why Are The Police Shooting Our Dogs? | Politiva — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:11:36 +0000

[...] darker question emerges in the Huffpo story. Are dogs being shot as a matter of procedure? In this disturbing video of a drug raidyou can hear the officers discuss who may have to shoot the dogs before they arrive. [...]

By: Aussie

Aussie — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:32:49 +0000

Absolutely disgraceful to watch !!! shame shame shame you dog murdering bastards !!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: DLW

DLW — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:47:12 +0000

This is why pot should be legal and citizens need to be armed! I would fire on anyone who came to my door at night in this manner! If they are so afraid of a little dog they should not be on the force!

By: Ann Williams

Ann Williams — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:07:04 +0000

This is just DESPICABLE!! The whole operation was carried out like a military attack. There is no justification whatsoever in the way these so called POLICE conducted themselves – they behaved like trigger happy thugs. They killed the poor dog in cold blood and without mercy. It was terrified. The first shot did not kill it, it was crying and in agony. After wriggling in pain they went back and shot it at point blank again. Now I know why Police in England are not allowed guns. The US is not a good example of law and order!!!!!!!

By: sam

sam — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:52:52 +0000

You deal drugs this is what happens… they officers are dressed for protections. keep supporting the criminals way to go.

By: Rocky

Rocky — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:51:37 +0000

These poor excuses for police officers should be publicly castrated.

By: Alec

Alec — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:33:02 +0000

What the hell is wrong with some people? If you are going into a house for drugs, don’t shoot the dogs!!! What the hell did they have to do with any of the marijuana in that house?? This stuff is just repulsive!!!!

By: Cop Shoots Dog: Untrained Officers Commit ‘Puppycide’ (PHOTOS) - Dog Training Guidance | Dog Training Guidance

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:19:00 +0000

[...] drug raids, killing any dog in the house has become almost perfunctory. In this video of a 2008 drug raid in Columbia, Mo., you can see police kill two dogs, including one as it [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:55:58 +0000

Trigger-happy thugs. What a heavy-handed response, totally over the top.

By: PHOTOS: Cops Shoot Playful Chihuahuas, Elderly Labs | Le monde de l'information

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:23:06 +0000

[...] drug raids, killing any dog in the house has become almost perfunctory. In this video of a 2008 drug raid in Columbia, Mo., you can see police kill two dogs, including one as it [...]

By: PHOTOS: Cops Shoot Playful Chihuahuas, Elderly Labs - DigaNews | DigaNews

PHOTOS: Cops Shoot Playful Chihuahuas, Elderly Labs - DigaNews | DigaNews — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:46 +0000

[...] drug raids, killing any dog in the house has become almost perfunctory. In this video of a 2008 drug raid in Columbia, Mo., you can see police kill two dogs, including one as it [...]

By: PHOTOS: Cops Shoot Playful Chihuahuas, Elderly Labs | USA Press

PHOTOS: Cops Shoot Playful Chihuahuas, Elderly Labs | USA Press — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:42:22 +0000

[...] drug raids, killing any dog in the house has become almost perfunctory. In this video of a 2008 drug raid in Columbia, Mo., you can see police kill two dogs, including one as it [...]

By: Known Prostitute | Don't Tread On Me

Known Prostitute | Don't Tread On Me — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:08:52 +0000

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By: The War on the Constitution

The War on the Constitution — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:14 +0000

[...] government thugs wearing black masks routinely kick homeowner's doors down, endanger children, kill family pets indiscriminately, murder innocent bystanders, kill innocent kids, steal private property, commit armed robbery, and [...]

By: SWAT OFFICERS ACTIONS VINDICATED BY D.A. « MENTAL PINPRICKS

SWAT OFFICERS ACTIONS VINDICATED BY D.A. « MENTAL PINPRICKS — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:02:47 +0000

[...] The Agitator – Marijuana SWAT raid with two dogs killed in Columbia, MO [...]

By: Catching Up | Truth and Justice For All

Catching Up | Truth and Justice For All — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:03:31 +0000

[...] while I was gone, Radley Balko went ballistic over this video of another SWAT drug bust in Columbia, [...]

By: Reader who seldom comments

Reader who seldom comments — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:22:44 +0000

Uh oh, I’m beginning to make my choice of nym look silly. But here goes anyhow.

Are these the same stalwart guardians of Missouri’s public safety and health who rendered expert and swift medical care to this young man in 2008?

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/93135/teen_with_broken_back_tasered_19_times_for_not_standing_up_when_ordered/

By: Zeb

Zeb — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:31:40 +0000

I hate to say it. I try to be a reasonable person. And I hope I won’t be seen to be advocating anything here. Shooting the police is almost always a very bad idea. But honestly, I think that anyone would be completely morally justified in shooting and killing any police officers involved in an action like this (or really any action taken to arrest and imprison anyone for any drug possession or distribution charge, such laws are unjust and immoral and have no legitimacy). Again, I certainly wouldn’t advocate it; if you did so you would certainly end up dead or in prison for a long time. And some of the cops probably honestly think that they are doing good. But the issue for me is the basic and fundamental right to defend yourself and your freedom.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:11 +0000

Sometimes when I see video like this I can’t help but think, SWAT took three hours to enter the school at Columbine.

Five seconds from knock to door-kick. Immediate flash bangs. I’m very surprised no humans died here. As has been said before, this is MAKING a situation volatile. The only explanation for this kind of thing is that cops like these raids. They like them.

(The noise of those dogs will haunt my nightmares. That was appalling.)

By: sigh

sigh — Tue, 31 May 2011 07:26:27 +0000

“I would like to know: What percentage of SWAT raids result in dogs that *don’t* get shot. It seems like standard operating procedure to just shoot the dogs.”

One of the big reasons for having sound suppressors around for SWAT teams is to reduce the risk of meth lab fire/explosion.

The other is for shooting out lights and killing dogs before kicking the door in.

I think that will pretty much answer your question.

As to the video here, looks to me like they deployed a flashbang before banging on the door and announcing. Flashbangs are no joke and are capable of causing serious permanent injury.

One of these days they’re going to toss one through the wrong window start having a really bad day. And no, I don’t mean “wrong window” as in “wrong house”, because they’ve done that a number of times already.