Dog get's shot by police *WARNING* may upset alot of viewers.

[Kukakkau]

Okay I watched the clip pretty carefully there and the only time I saw the dogs mouth open enough to bark/bite was when the loop was placed around it's neck.

Also there was a part of the video where the dog yanked it's lead in front of the camera and I got a decent look at it's mouth - no foam, not a rabid dog.

It just seems as though this was a dog that was abandoned (it's wearing a collar) and chained to a truck. It doesn't mind having people around it since it lays down a few feet from the officers but when they go to touch it it runs off. Classic signs of an owned dog that is only trustful of their owner.

But again no sound and lack of context make it hard to tell but from I've seen it seems like police misconduct - watch the guy closest to the camera when the officer that looped the dog pulls out his gun. He gets surprised reaches for his own gun then covers his ears, if it was really acting aggressively he would have kept his gun drawn and trained on the dog

Also BIG note - the rotund officer is holding a STUN gun the whole time - a weapon designed to incap a human briefly that could have easily subdued a dog

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Glad to see the forum is not jumping to conclusions here. /sarcasm

This is the internet, people are too lazy too look past what's right in front of them.

 

[Kukakkau]

I honestly do not believe these policeman, according to a site i originally found the video on, the police shot it because it was a threat to them...yeh, whatever. The dog is not a threat whatsoever, sure it looks like it doesn't want to be caught, but that's completely normal in a seemingly stray dog.


The video is quite long...the dog first gets shot at 5:30, then again just a little bit after.

This video has really angered me and i hope they got fired

Your thoughts?

Just found the part before the video you posted might want to add it to OP - shows dog before the incident, with cops going up and petting it without being threatened

 

[mindlesspuppet]

Glad to see the forum is not jumping to conclusions here. /sarcasm

For all we know that dog was rabid and had killed a child in the neighborhood.

Did you watch the video at all? Any idiot can see the dog is clearly not rabid. I should also add it never once tried to attack the officers, only to get the hell away from them. Moreover, if it had just "killed a child" or even attacked one for that matter there'd likely be a large scene of spectators, more cops, animal control, etc not just two assholes. Use some damn common sense.

But the last thing to consider is that they had the damn thing collared while they shot it. They could have just shot it to begin with. What likely happened is they got it collared, decided it was a pain in the ass and it'd be easier to kill it.

 

[ScarlettRage]

i have to say it is cruel, but like others, i have to think about if the dog had hurt someone, and if it did, was it provoked to attack? Beaten? who knows?

it was chained up after all, so that is also very possible as well.

 

[Buizel91]

I honestly do not believe these policeman, according to a site i originally found the video on, the police shot it because it was a threat to them...yeh, whatever. The dog is not a threat whatsoever, sure it looks like it doesn't want to be caught, but that's completely normal in a seemingly stray dog.


The video is quite long...the dog first gets shot at 5:30, then again just a little bit after.

This video has really angered me and i hope they got fired

Your thoughts?

Just found the part before the video you posted might want to add it to OP - shows dog before the incident, with cops going up and petting it without being threatened

Thanks mate, will do, now can everyone stop accusing the dog of being a threat?

 

[ScarlettRage]

But the last thing to consider is that they had the damn thing collared while they shot it. They could have just shot it to begin with. What likely happened is they got it collared, decided it was a pain in the ass and it'd be easier to kill it.

i have to say that this is probably true as well.

 

[SturmDolch]

But the last thing to consider is that they had the damn thing collared while they shot it. They could have just shot it to begin with. What likely happened is they got it collared, decided it was a pain in the ass and it'd be easier to kill it.

This.

"B-b-b-but they're police man officers! They could never do anything wrong..."

 

[Buizel91]

SNIP

A video posted on the internet is all you need?

Here's hoping you never end up on a jury.

Maybe someone needs to view the video before this incident? Look at the opening post. it's been updated.

 

[Jesus Phish]

They look like two amatures screwing up a job to me.

 

[Zaik]

Say what you want, but no rabid animal would lay down with two people standing right there. Ever.

Diligent is pretty much right though, it would have most likely been killed later anyway, but still. Kind of shitty to just shoot it just because you don't feel like dealing with it.

 

[mindlesspuppet]

SNIP

A video posted on the internet is all you need?

Here's hoping you never end up on a jury.

From a video a person is able to make intelligent observations based on experiences, knowledge, etc.

Have you ever seen a rabid animal?
I don't need a journalist to tell me the dog didn't attack the officers.
I don't need Fox news to tell me that the dog was under control when they shot it.
I don't need to read that if there's a significant incident there's usually a crowd and substantially more officers and other personnel.

Now I know thinking can be super tricky, but if a person can't make their own observations and formulate a reasonable conclusion from such they are worthless. Congratulations.

 

[Buizel91]

SNIP

More videos on the internet? What stunning proof of the officer's inhumanity.

I saw a video of an alien the other day on the net. I guess aliens are real. Bug Foot, too.

But the second video shows the officers stroking the dog and walking up to it.

Yep, that dog is the worst dog ever and had to be shot /sarcasm.

 

[Blind Sight]

Yeah, I'm not really going to openly condemn these people, there's no sound so you have no idea what's actually going on. Did the dog attack someone else? Was it threatening to a child?

Let me tell you a story about my favourite bulldog in the world, Hugo, my old boss' pet. He was a great, happy dog, completely normal. Anyway, one day we're outside having a smoke, and he's leashed up, but sees a German Shepherd walking down the street. Instantly, he goes tearing after it, so hard that he actually broke the leash. He charged up and BIT THE OTHER DOG IN THE FACE. He wouldn't let go, we literally had to pull him off of it. We got him back into the building, and checked the damage. The shepherd had lost a good portion of its skin, as well as an ear. When I went inside to check on Hugo, he was completely happy, relaxed, and covered in the other dog's blood. I could approach him, and he seemed to have completely forgotten about what had happened. Anyway, we assumed that it was a territorial thing, and my boss took him home. That night, Hugo tried to attack his four-year-old son.

The fact is that you don't know what really happened. A video of a dog being pet does not prove it wasn't a threat. I could've easily made a video of the same thing with Hugo, but that doesn't disregard the fact that he could turn violent at a moment's notice. There's many conditions that can cause irregular violence from a canine, there's a form of Alzheimer's that's slowly becoming common in older dogs, for example.

Honestly, this 'fuck the police' mentality is just stupid, you jump to conclusions without the full story just to fit your narrow worldview.

 

[Xhu]

I would be more inclined to make a judgement in either direction if there was sound to the video, so we could hear what the officers were saying to each other/on their radios.

/dog person.