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http://www.westernjournalism.com/watch-furious-man-confronts-police-officer-enters-yard-shoots-best-friend-head/#rWSYjLi0CRXokEf8.01

This is completely hearbreaking. Shoot me if old.

 

[Halo 2]

Not all police are bad but these types need to go away.

 

[Vyroxis]

Why the fuck were they in his yard looking for someone else's kid when a strange dog is there?Those cops are gonna cost that city millions for being that stupid. And rightfully fucking so.

 

[linkboy]

I'd be fuming (just like he is).

Straight up bullshit.

 

[entremet]

That's just ridiculous. Way too trigger happy. Of course a dog will become aggressive at a strange man entering his territory. No need to shoot it.

 

[Summer Haze]

If he was threatened by the dog, why didn't he just...leave the yard?

I feel so sorry for the owner, i don't know how I'm gonna cope when my dog dies, this must have been horrible.

 

[Horse]

I'm tearing up watching this.

 

[Arment]

He's way more level headed than I would be.

 

[Summer Haze]

I'm tearing up watching this.

I gotta admit, when he said "he was my best friend", i had a lump in my throat.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

awful-

there are a hundred other things the officer could have done besides draw his firearm on the dog.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Poor dude. I don't understand why it's ok to kill a dog protecting it's home BEHIND A FENCE. I mean, you walked on the property..how does that equal "Imma shoot this bitch."

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

what would make me even more pissed is the smirk on the lady officer and the officer with the sun glasses faces. This was not a laughing matter and nothing was funny about the situation so why was they smirking?

 

[Nokterian]

This is just horrible and heartbreaking to see. Goddamn cops no respect what so ever.

 

[AmaterasuOkami076]

Disgusting. I'm not at all optimistic but I so hope justice gets served to the officer who shot the dog.

 

[DarkKyo]

Why are so many cops the most evil people you'll ever meet? It doesn't help that 99% of all cases they truly are above the law. If you're a sociopath who wants to wreck people's lives and get off scott-free then being a cop might be your dream profession.

 

[| Praxis |]

There seems to be a worrying amount of these stories recently. I think they just can't wait for an opportunity to shoot their gun. Fucking assholes.

If it was my dog, I'd be on my way to jail soon after.

 

[Phantast2k]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

 

[Daingurse]

This is some fucking bullshit. I would be infuriated.

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

What does any of this shit have to do with you feeling compassion? Hell, this dude seems pretty reserved for a guy who had his damn dog killed.

 

[speculawyer]

This shit does have to change. You can't just shoot dogs because you are scared they might hurt you. The dog certainly doesn't have a gun. At worst you'll get bit and then no one will complain if you shoot it.

Man up.

 

[Maximus.]

That's so fucked up. They had no right to be in the yard and especially had no right to shoot the dog. So many dumb officers overshadow the good.

 

[Fisticuffs]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

and all i could think of reading your post is:

- "this dude is kind of a jerk"

 

[moggio]

Such a shame that the officer wasn't at the very least fatally mauled by the dog before he shot it.

Such a shame. Still, one can always hope another dog will tear his throat out.

 

[DarkKyo]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

You'd probably make a good cop?

 

[Siegcram]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

Victim blaming a guy whose dog got shot for no reason. I don't even.

Also, cops in the US need to overthink their hiring standards. These stories are outrageous.

 

[T.O.P]

Fuckin disgusting

 

[Horse]

He's way more level headed than I would be.

Yeah he did really well, props to him.

 

[shadyspace]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

I can't even guess what I'm supposed to be inferring from this.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Rough watch. I wonder if that cop is even going to be fired.

 

[CornBurrito]

Did the officer have a warrant to search the dudes property? Or is that not needed?

 

[Deaf Spacker]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

Victim blaming at its finest.

 

[Phantast2k]

I don't try to rationalize the fact that police shot his dog. Just felt like I should share my feelings since they were so diametrically opposed to rest.

(I don't own pets. I had a fish tank as a kid and once took care of a stray puppy for a few weeks)

/

I can't even guess what I'm supposed to be inferring from this.

No idea, tbh.

 

[Northeastmonk]

This isn't the first time this has happened. Sounds like some cops have never been around dogs. That's sad because they have their K9 unit. Dogs like to jump up and play. They treat it like every dog is this crazed tiger trained to kill on command. There should be an animal video sent to every mailing address in North America showing people how animals react and when it's bad. I'm pretty sure some people out there think of the dumbest shit.

 

[slider]

Ah man, awful. I've got a Wei. Lovely dogs. Poor guy.

 

[CrankyJay]

Great, so some guy's best friend was killed because some lazy mom couldn't keep an eye on her child.

 

[Deleted member 8095]

I feel terrible for the dog owner and I hope the officer is question receives the proper punishment.

Why are so many cops the most evil people you'll ever meet? It doesn't help that 99% of all cases they truly are above the law. If you're a sociopath who wants to wreck people's lives and get off scott-free then being a cop might be your dream profession.

- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"
/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

And the carnival of stupid has rolled into town. Yay!

 

[Wind's Howling]

Weird. Watching this I felt zero compassion for the owner.
I don't harbor any sort of irrational dislike toward animals (haven't touched meat for more than 4 years), but all I could think of was:
- "guys sounds like he's on antidepressants / has fallen back into puberty"
- "police officers seem pretty calm"
- "guess if the guy was black, he'd be dead / tazed / heavily beaten by now"

/ also "guess the guy could be known to be a weirdo in the neighborhood, hence Police checking out his premises for a missed child"

I am not going to comment on the 1st and 3rd opinion because I just can not... Wow.. Just.. Wow.

Secondly it is protocol for the officers to stay calm. Asking someone to calm down will just infuriate them more.

 

[Intheflorsh]

This seems to happen a lot. I remember this thread where the cops shoot the dog right in front of the owner.

 

[Bodacious]

Dark haired cop looked about as disgusted over the situation as the dog owner. Pretty shitty situation for them to have to stay there and deal with the guy after some other cop was the one who shot the dog.

.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

and all i could think of reading your post is:

- "this dude is kind of a jerk"

You'd probably make a good cop?

lol..

Great, so some guy's best friend was killed because some lazy mom couldn't keep an eye on her child.

Man..that's a pretty fucked up way of looking at it. Makes it somehow sadder.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Well at least all of the officers there look pretty remorseful.

 

[StanleyStutters]

I can't imagine having cops just walk into my backyard and kill my dog. That's devastating. I feel for the owner and hope he is able to get some sort of justice.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

That's insane. Seriously the dog is properly secured on the owner's property and the assholes just walk onto his property and kill his dog. Seriously what the hell? I understand looking for a child but call the damn owner. Do anything. Nope though let's just go in and then kill his animal because well we were where we shouldn't have been.

 

[Coins]

I'd be in jail. I'd lose it.

 

[Kalnos]

Dog is defensive about territory. How surprising.

 

[Deleted member 8095]

This seems to happen a lot. I remember this thread where the cops shoot the dog right in front of the owner.

I knew what thread you linked before I even clicked on it and it's not even close to the same situation. Not sure what you're trying to accomplish by posting that.

 

[Horse]

Cops who didn't shoot the dog also handled that situation well I thought, they looked sad about it.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Cops who didn't shoot the dog also handled that situation well I thought, they looked sad about it.

Yea. You have to give them that. They could have been assholes but they kept their calm unlike their co-worker who shot the damn dog.

 

[mullet2000]

Cops who didn't shoot the dog also handled that situation well I thought, they looked sad about it.

Yeah, they clearly knew it was a shitty situation and didn't make much of an attempt to defend the officer who did it.

 

[Dosia]

I hope the cop who shot the dog gets shit canned. What a piece of shit.

 

[Abounder]

That cop deserves to lose his badge for this and should get jail time.