[Video] Police search home for pipe of marijuana; shoot dogs in front of wife and child.

[Kelbear]

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2010/05/06/swat-team-kills-dog-with-child-present-arrest-father-in-misdemeanor-marijuana-bust/

Title pretty much says it all. They kick down the door, shoot the dogs for barking, then arrest the father and start to search.

There isn't a video for the puppy being chased into a burning building until it dies though.

Was it worth it?

 

[delet]

Because marijuana is such a horrid drug that such force is definitly needed for what is stated as a 'small amount' (It'd be nice to know exactly how much was found.) God, idiocy abound.

Edit: Medical Marijuana, what the fuck? That pisses me of so much more. If you have medical marijuana then there should be absolutely no reason for this kind of raid. I can slightly see their reasoning if it was plain possession (Despite it being an idiotic thing to be illegal in the first place) but if it's medical, there's likely a reason for him having it.

Fucking idiocy...

Edit Numero 2-o: So in making Marijuana illegal, the price goes up in the Underground and as such, more money is circulated through so that more violence can be committed, eventually toward the cops, and so now the cops are reacting this way to something so simple and small a 'violation.' Oi Vey... If marijuana weren't illegal then there would be a lot less violence committed towards the cops because people wouldn't have to go through the Underground to get their marijuana and cause the money circulation to give those who want to commit violence and eventually use their weapons against the police...

Yea, totally makes sense why it's illegal.

 

[FolkLikePanda]

I know dogs are dangerous but couldn't they have someone with a tranq instead of putting down a kids dog infront of their eyes?

 

[Valiant The Gamer]

Oh the brutality!
For having dogs that bark, The police should only shoot dogs when they attack the police.

 

[nick n stuff]

only doing their job. just unfortunate that the kids had to see.

 

[Kwaren]

If they did that to my dog I would go to any length to get to see that cop put in prison or worse.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

I'm not to bothered by this. They're going to sue the Police for SOOO much money. Just wait kids, justice is coming. (Unless you know, they're actually guilty of something)

 

[Krythe]

It's unfortunate, but I can see the logic behind it. You don't exactly wanna wait to find out whether or not a dog's friendly the hard way...

Also, may be a moot point, but that guy was obviously fucking BLAZED

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I know dogs are dangerous but couldn't they have someone with a tranq instead of putting down a kids dog infront of their eyes?

because a swat team is really going to carry tranq guns. Swat are called in when violence is expected and a heavy duty response is required. The fact that they were there at all suggests he was doing something serious.
As to the dog, having a dog running free would be extremely dangerous for the swat team. If it were to bite an officer it could potentially take at least two officers out of a fight as they would have to deal with. It presents such a risk that it is better to shoot it than take a chance with it.
Imagine if there had been armed men in that house. If an officer got dragged to the floor by a dog (this is a very realistic scenario) then then he is put in massive amounts of danger.
Neutralise any threat and move on. simple as that

 

[Zorg Machine]

only doing their job. just unfortunate that the kids had to see.

Their job is breaking down the doors of people who have a small possession of marijuana (like everyone does or has had at some point)with their weapons out and shooting dogs for barking when they kick down the door?
Would it still be their job if there was a child behind the dogs who was killed by the shots?
If this happened to me, I would probably become a real criminal to get revenge for what they did.

Edit: I just saw the video and I officially acknowledge the entire SWAT force of america, a gang of retarded f***ers. Anyone who ranks over these people should be ashamed for not firing the whole bunch no matter the consequences. Next time I'm in USA, I'mgonna hire some guys from the mafia as law enforcement. At least they can be trusted.

 

[Daveman]

That's made me cry. Those fucks. That just seemed ridiculous.

A dog couldn't even hurt them through their SWAT gear. Fucking ridiculous.

 

[Asturiel]

Umm, what the fuck? That sounds like the police flexing their muscles to me. I can't see the video very well but the dog didn't sound like a huge bloodhound with the ability to suddenly rip out your throat(not saying bloodhounds can/can't just saying the dogs size wasn't likely be threatening). Plus they are fully armoured it would take a dog with lasers for eyes and grenades for teeth to fuck them up, and for some odd reason I doubt that is the case.

Poor dog, why is "shooting their pets" a common practice again? Fucking human stupidity/brutality.

 

[De Ronneman]

only doing their job. just unfortunate that the kids had to see.

It's not quite proportional to kill all dogs at first contact. They should've asked the owners to call them of or wait for backup. This is NOT doing your job.

This is police showing how cool they are with guns'n'stuff...

EDIT: I reviewed the vid, and it seems to me that they kill off the whining dog. They shouldn't have shot in the first place, but it's maybe for the best this way...

And, before I get called out on it: With "backup" I mean isolating the dogs in any possible way, then wait for someone who knows how to handle dogs, the "dog-backup".

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Taking a small amount of marijuana now and then = a potentially fatal hazard to a family.
Busting down a door and shooting at a seven year old's pet dog = A-OK!

Just so we're straight here.

 

[G1eet]

only doing their job. just unfortunate that the kids had to see.

Yes, yes, those dogs must have been truly menacing to warrant kill shots. Before the first shot, I heard NOTHING that would make me want to shoot a dog at point blank range. Oh, so little Rex was barking at you? I admire your courage, Mr. I'll-Take-Point.

I guess he must have some bad memories of his grandma's vicious toy poodles.

If they did that to my dog I would go to any length to get to see that cop put in prison or worse.

Amen.

A dog couldn't even hurt them through their SWAT gear. Fucking ridiculous.

This is true. I've been bitten by my Lab/Shepherd and Lab/Pit mixes before (not that I don't love the buggers), but I seriously doubt even a Bulldog or Pit could break the skin or even bruise.

 

[Grayjack]

Some people are saying that the dogs were threats. How the fuck is a caged Pitbull a threat? How the fuck is a Corgi a threat?

 

[Chrono180]

And this is a prime example of why I laugh and clap every time I hear about a dead police officer.

 

[Sodoff]

where did this happen? In america?

this is something you'd expect of a third world dictatorship isent it?

 

[Krythe]

That's made me cry. Those fucks. That just seemed ridiculous.

A dog couldn't even hurt them through their SWAT gear. Fucking ridiculous.

Wow, such internet logic.

Ballistic armor doesn't function too well against knives and other sharp stabbing objects (fangs, for example) without a specialized carrier.

Even if it did, their entire uniform isn't MADE out of that. A dog could easily tear one of their limbs apart, and much worse if it has rabies.

Blanket Statement

Ponder the situation. If a dog was dangerous, how the fuck are you supposed to deal with it? How are they to know? Should the officers compromise their own safety to save a criminal's pet?

Yeah, I realize this is gonna get ignored, since the vast majority of the escapist's members are overly emotional basement-dwellers who get boners from gun-control laws and who are going to ignore any amount of logic with the defense: "BUT AAAWWW OMG LOOK AT THE CUTE PUPPY OMG THATZ SO SAD I R SO SENSITIVE SOMEONE LUV ME PLZ!!11!1ONE!"

 

[Artina89]

I know dogs are dangerous but couldn't they have someone with a tranq instead of putting down a kids dog infront of their eyes?

I agree, because even though dealers have been known to train dogs to go after people (for protection against cops and other dealers) a more ideal thing to do is to tranq the dog then assess how dangerous the animal is, its also less traumatising on the pet's owners. But they'll just say protocol is protocol, which is true, the SWAT team were only doing their job and this kind of thing will continue to happen until a change in regulations occurs.