Slog - Comments on Winning the War on Drugs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9 Residents of Clay Terrace in northeast Washington said a D.C. police officer shot and killed a family dog during a drug raid last Friday. Police were conducting a raid when the suspects started running. An officer was chasing them and ran past the Bailey family residence. The Baileys' dog, a 5-year-old pit bull-Rottweiler mix named Precious, was inside their fence. The family said the officer saw the dog attached to a leash behind the fence and shot at the dog twice, hitting it once. Police said the dog was aggressive toward the officer. "The officer fired in defense of his... Copyright 2008 Sat, 31 May 2008 16:07:56 -0800 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:25:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Post a Comment What do you expect from somebody who actually believes that it is any of the government's business what citizens put into their own bodies?

]]> Post a Comment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037330 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037330 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 16:43:12 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Sometimes even with years of proper training in a loving, supportive environment, they'll snap and turn into a ruthless killing machine. In such instances your only hope for survival is to adopt a submissive posture immediately.

Pitbulls can be pretty dangerous too.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037340 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 16:56:49 -0800 Comment by Jay Maybe the cop was just doing his part for the Stranger's "Liquidate All Pit Bulls" Initiative.

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037368 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 18:00:50 -0800 Comment by Sam Hill Hm, sort of liking calling a writer for the stranger a journalist.

Rockhead.

]]> Sam Hill http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037384 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 18:29:06 -0800 Comment by David Wright Maybe this incident will turn Dan Savage into a supporter of the War on Drugs.

]]> David Wright http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037391 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037391 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 18:54:15 -0800 Comment by elswinger On the plus side, one less pitbull (and I'm a dog lover).

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037399 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 19:12:01 -0800 Comment by meara ...so he shot at the dog while it was restrained on a leash AND between the legs of the owner?? Shooting between the legs of a woman? That sounds...sketchy. I feel like this story is very fishy...

]]> meara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037403 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 19:17:40 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger FINALLY!! Taking the war against Pit Bulls TO THE ENEMY!! I am totally supportive of shooting and killing any pit bulls EVEN on a leash in a yard not doing anything!

Why wait for the pit bull to attack you? Kill it before it even things about it!!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037432 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 20:57:54 -0800 Comment by My dog isn't a pit bull Anyone who kills my dog will die choking on their own intestines.

]]> My dog isn't a pit bull http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037447 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037447 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 22:31:45 -0800 Comment by elenchos I blame the Slog.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037448 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037448 Drugs Sat, 31 May 2008 22:35:19 -0800 Comment by Big Sven I blame elenchos.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037466 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037466 Drugs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:20:44 -0800 Comment by Terence & Philip I blame Canada.

]]> Terence & Philip http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037474 Drugs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:08:01 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor I blame #6.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037479 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037479 Drugs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:29:45 -0800 Comment by missfish Sadly, these incidents are far too common. Anyone who has spent any time reading Cato's blog (or Radley Balko's blog) will recognize countless incidents of SWAT team members acting like thugs. Apparently shooting the family dog is something jerks do for "fun" during training exercises. And who'd've thunk it would end up killing actual people's nonthreatening dogs? *crickets*

]]> missfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037496 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037496 Drugs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:39:40 -0800 Comment by Bob What do you call it when a cop who blasts a chained up pitbull/rott? A good start.

Anyway, I think Slog should run these stories all the time and title them Every Child Deserves a Kitten and a Pooch.

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/winning_the_war_on_drugs_9#c1037512 Drugs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:25:39 -0800