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So where does it say in the law that your dog has to be mangled and at the point of death before you can take action? If kids and dogs are the same, would you let someone badly mangle your kid before you took some action to stop it? Or would you step in at the first sign of danger and do something about it? Not saying you'd off the person, but obviously, you'd intervene. . . . . . . . . . unless of course you don't have kids or a wife, and you don't have clue one what you're talking about.

Some of the arguments here are serious stretches of reality in this event.

TRH - didn't you used to post here as JasonB???

Dog parks are different. You walk in with your dog with the assumed understanding that a dog fight is a possibility, and that you are to make use of all possible non-lethal procedures, with the cooperation of others at the park, to break it up. Deadly force is a last, not a first, resort under those circumstances, e.g., your dog is being killed by a larger dog who actually attacked. This case didn't even come close, as it was a case only of typical roughhousing, which is mainly what dogs do at dog parks. If you claim it was more than roughhousing, it would be your burden to show us the images of bloody holes in the skin of the German Shepherd. Roughhousing leaves no bloody holes. Fights do. Easy bright line distinction.

PS The cop keeping his dog on the leash was a problem. That's not appropriate inside the enclosure as it tends to attract attention from other dogs, and leashed dogs in that situation feel disadvantaged and vulnerable, and are more apt to respond to inquisitiveness with aggression. If you're dog is going to be on a leash, you and your dog belong outside the enclosure.

That experience schit is incredible huh?


Travis

greyghost to answer your question is my point. No one knows who was right or wrong here. The dog owner could have been in wrong or he might not have been in wrong.

highcountry I read the part about the owner of the dog not being able to do anything before the dog got shot but I think the owner of the dog thought it was alright for his dog to act to like that.

I also read the part where the cop tried to get the dogs apart and the husky tried to bite him. Some people think there dogs can do no wrong.

Dink

Had I been the cop I probably would have done the same. I no doubt would NOT go to a dog park however when I had dogs. Come to think of it, the Malonois My daughter had would have handled the light work himself!

Robi, CCSO K9 track & attack dog 1987-1995

Sounds like a blast. Wish kids parks were like that....


Travis

Hawkeye please tell me about policing a public dog park. When you tell someone there dog is not welcomed to come back do they just say ok because the hawkeye said so......laffin. I think if tell people not to bring there dog back to a public dog park you get told the F word alot.

Dink

He's a newcomer to this topic here at the fire. I've been covering this issue (and many others) here for many years before anyone ever heard of JasonB.

Reading comprehension still trips you up, huh?

So, why did JasonB mysteriously stop posting, after Rick corrected you as to him being banned?

Perhaps a multiple log-in/same IP address issue?

Or, is he just living vicariously through you now?

Chit,....they're getting married.

GTC

Damn! Three blank screens in a row.

Am I on ignore? Cause your argument that this shooter did wrong has yet to be reasonably established.


Travis

So is this just an argument with Hawkeye, or are their people here who feel that the officer was right to discharge his firearm in a public park full of people? Why is it OK to use deadly force to protect your dog, but your a whining crying pansie if your dog gets shot by a police officer?

Its hard to claim it was an attack if there was no blood or injuries even mentioned in the article.

Getting back to the orginal topic... can anyone say that this wasnt a real poor choice on how to handle the situation?

I understand that we dont know the entire story... but lets use the facts that we have from the articles posted. If more evidence comes around later... then we can look at that.

I could give two happy damns about the incident; that's irrelevant, and EXACTLY why both criminal and civil courts exist.

What is interesting and revealing is TRH/Chris' hatred for LEOs, as he's taken over for his lover-boy JasonB on the "all cops are bad/all he posts all the time" beat.

You'd figure that we'd almost have to rewrite the old saw about "a woman scorned", just for TRH to get over being turned down, repeatedly, by law enforcement agencies....

But, it's likely a bit more than that, and more of a cover to what he's doing with and within his own profession....

Aw, isn't that cute... he's got me on ignore again.

Go figure why, as hitting close to marks has a reaction fairly well guaranteed.

Which mark is it that hurts, Chris? Is it the "they turned me down and hurt my feelings, so I hate them" line you run, or is it that you're covering for what you don't want folks to find out/know about you? Or, both, perhaps?

Nope. You and I have always managed to be civil with one another, whether or not we agree on a given topic. I don't believe I've ever had you on ignore.

you do realize im one of the ones that said i would like to see how the whole thing actually played out before i was gonna pass judgment and depending on what actually went down i was all for the cop shooting the dog......been around enough idiot dog owners who could not or chose not to control their dog and i would be just fine if the cop truly decided the other dog needed shot......as i said at this moment i could flip a coin to choose sides on the original incident....

and for the record if my dog took off after someone or tried to kill someone elses dog without just cause i would shoot my dog just as fast.....

but owners that dont control their dogs are a sore spot of mine......every [bleep] problem dog ive run across is cause of some dumb ass owner that thought it was either fine not to control their dog or thought it was funny when their dog got into fights with other dogs....and quite frankly i would rather shoot the person than the dog...... so yeah for the most part ill put dogs, especially my own over most adults....

The so-called cop apologists can't hold a candle to dog apologists.