FL-Cop knocks on door to tell resident they left car door open. Shoots family dog

[Anti Federalist]

Home surveillance video:

You probably do not want to watch this if you are a dog person.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Couldn't be a very vicious dog, if the cat lies about sleeping peacefully right at the front door.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I don't see the problem.
He was doing what the system was designed from the ground up to have him do.

Yup.

Showed those Mundanes who was boss.

 

[Cissy]

I saw one state that there are "sheepdogs, sheep, and wolves." Some of them literally see nothing else. If you don't say, "Baa" or wear a badge, then you are automatically wolf and fair game.

The thing is, folks get the analogy wrong. To a sheep, wolves and sheepdogs look the same---both are predators with sharp teeth. They run from sheepdogs because they flip the "predator" switch and are thus not trustworthy.

The difference being that a sheepdog is loyal to the Shepherd and will not attack the sheep, while a wolf will attack at the least provocation (or none at all).

A wolf has its place keeping the populations of large dangerous herbivores in check. Yet they will go after less dangerous prey if the opportunity will present itself.

The sheepdog stands against the wolf; the sheep cannot imagine standing against a wolf. The sheepdog doesn't leave the flock for wolf hunting, but remains vigilantly at his post.

 

[Danke]

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The thing is, folks get the analogy wrong. To a sheep, wolves and sheepdogs look the same---both are predators with sharp teeth. They run from sheepdogs because they flip the "predator" switch and are thus not trustworthy.

The difference being that a sheepdog is loyal to the Shepherd and will not attack the sheep, while a wolf will attack at the least provocation (or none at all).

A wolf has its place keeping the populations of large dangerous herbivores in check. Yet they will go after less dangerous prey if the opportunity will present itself.

The sheepdog stands against the wolf; the sheep cannot imagine standing against a wolf. The sheepdog doesn't leave the flock for wolf hunting, but remains vigilantly at his post.

I don't know about you, but I enjoy watching paint dry. I imagine that the wet paint is a big freshwater lake that is the only source of water for some tiny cities by the lake. As the lake gets drier, the population gets more desperate, and sometimes there are water riots. Once there was a big fire and everyone died.
– Jack Handey

 

[Cissy]

Couldn't be a very vicious dog, if the cat lies about sleeping peacefully right at the front door.

Yep. The cat would choose a safer spot to nap if he honestly believed that the dog was a threat. It's even possible that the dog was afraid of the cat, for all we know.

 

[TheTexan]

Home surveillance video:

You probably do not want to watch this if you are a dog person.

That cop has excellent reaction times. The dog wasn't even out the door and he already was drawing his weapon.

I don't think they teach that from the academy. I think you can only learn that, after many years of experience, defending yourself from vicious dog attacks that have claimed the lives of so many of our brave Officers.

 

[Dr.3D]

That dog could have been carrying a bomb.

Then it might have gone off.

 

[TheTexan]

It's pretty evident in the video that,

a) It was a dog
b) It was running towards the Officer

So it's a justified shooting in my book. I can't imagine, what would have happened, had the officer chose not to draw his weapon, and allowed the dog to run up to him.

 

[TheTexan]

shot three times in the head by the Officer.

And might I also say, **GREAT** aim. This Officer, is truly one of the greats. 3 headshots? On a small dog? That's unparalleled professionalism.

 

[Danke]

And might I also say, **GREAT** aim. This Officer, is truly one of the greats. 3 headshots? On a small dog? That's unparalleled professionalism.

It looks like the other women eventually learned and followed the police officer to close the open car door.

 

[TheTexan]

It looks like the other women eventually learned and followed the police officer to close the open car door.

It's the daily good deeds such as this, that so too often go thankless, from our brave men in blue.

 

[phill4paul]

I endured watching the video. Best if I don't make the comment that I'm thinking of.

 

[RJB]

It's pretty evident in the video that,

a) It was a dog
b) It was running towards the Officer

So it's a justified shooting in my book. I can't imagine, what would have happened, had the officer chose not to draw his weapon, and allowed the dog to run up to him.

I am surprised you didn't mention that the dog was wagging its tail afterwards. I'm sure somewhere someone would postulate that the dog might have liked it.

 

[Cissy]

As someone who went though police academy, yes they do train you to shoot dogs that are running in your direction.

I suspected that. Thank you for the confirmation.

 

[EBounding]

....the tail wag.........

 

[SeanTX]

People need to learn to never open their front door to a dangerous person, and to avoid ANY interaction with the police.

 

[SeanTX]

I guess Canadian cops are psychotic creeps too. Even if this 21 year-old blind and deaf dog really was a coyote, this doesn't sound like a good way to handle it:

https://photographyisnotacrime.com/...eo-running-over-dog-twice-before-shooting-it/

Canadian Cop Caught on Video Running Over Dog Twice Before Shooting It

Not to be outdone by their southern counterparts, a cop in Canada was caught on video running over a dog in a residential neighborhood, then circling around, accelerating and running over it again as the dog let out a chilling yelp.

But the dog managed to survive and remained groggily limping around the street, which was when the cop stepped out of his car and shot it dead.

The incident took place Monday night in Collingwood. The woman who recorded the video posted it on Facebook where it went viral, generating outrage and criticism.

Ontario Provincial Police tried to justify the incident by claiming the cop thought the dog was a coyote, which were reportedly killing pets in the neighborhood.

But it was actually somebody’s pet.

However, police then claimed the dog was “rabid” and “aggressive,” so they were only trying to keep the neighborhood safe.

“Due to the danger this animal posed to both people and other animals and for the safety of the community Police had to put down this animal,” said OPP spokesperson Const. Mark Kinney told Canada Journal.

But the dog they killed was a 21-year-old deaf and blind dog that resembled a coyote and had apparently escaped from its yard through a gate that was nudged open by the weather. A German Shepard/Australian cattle dog mix named Merrick, according to City News.

Prior to the video capturing the cop running it over twice, the cop had already run it over once, prompting a woman to start recording.

The woman was also under the impression that it was a coyote. And other neighbors as well, which is why they called police.

 

[SeanTX]

And from another article about the deaf/blind 21 year old dog in Canada -- nice that the owner can be so understanding -- I don't know if it's some sort of Stockholm Syndrome, or just a way for victims to deal with the fact that nothing can ever happen to these creeps (within the "system") :

http://globalnews.ca/news/2289912/video-captures-opp-officer-running-over-then-shooting-coyote/

Sutherland said that despite losing her dog, she doesn’t want to see the officers punished too severely.

“I think that they’re having enough bad on them and I think something like this, if ever this did arise I don’t think it would happen again,” she said, adding that she hoped the police received more education for dealing with similar situations in the future.

 

[RJB]

Sutherland said that despite losing her dog, she doesn’t want to see the officers punished too severely.

If it's any consulation, they won't be punished at all.