Comments on Cop Makes Case to Kill Anyone Who Owns a Dog

Again, a police state where poor people and minorities have their rights completely abrogated is not an unfortunate consequence of the War On Drugs, it is the motivation for declaring that war in the first place.

only legalization will end this. and legalization is a long long long way off. its on the 2nd or 3rd horizon behind the bush horizon for leaving iraq.

The cop should be charged with Murder 2.

So, let me see if I follow the officer's logic here:

1. It is S.O.P. in drug-raid scenarios to shoot-and-kill any dogs on the premises.

2. The officer, hearing shots on the floor below him, automatically assumed they came from "hostiles", and did not for a moment consider they were "friendly fire" to take out dogs, as per (1) above.

3. Although the woman kneeling on the floor in front of him with a baby in her arms was complying with his instructions (and thus presumably unable to draw a weapon) he nevertheless determined her to be an immediate threat, and shot her, fearing for his life.

Have I got all that right?

I am confused was the lady a youth minister or not? If not what relevance does this story have to the Slog?

But ...

They weren't pit bulls.

No jury will believe him.

Comte @ 4) Yup, that's pretty much it.

Just being reminded of this is going to ruin the rest of my day. Bad mood = everything sucks. Joy.

This guy had better be fried. No mercy. None.

I'm sure Savage is going to be working to turn that into law. Kill anyone with a pit bull, right guys? That's what you guys want, right? Reality isn't as sexy as violent hyperbole.

@10 Right, but not with guns..just bare hands:)

@10: anyone with a barking dog under 10 lbs. tops my list.

I don't know many people under 10 lbs. who have dogs, max.

Bastards. They'd better kill me if they come in here and kill my dogs, because if they don't their asses will be sued for all the training, Agility entry fees, Flyball entry fees, and my pain and suffering. Seriously. Don't fuck with my dogs.

BTW, my dogs aren't pit bulls (they're shelties) but if EVER some kind of mistaken identity happens--like I said--you'd better kill me too.

thanks for keeping the public aware of this Dom.

what can we do individually or as a group to change this immoral police behavior?

the real story will be if the jury falls for this baloney.