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Originally Posted by John1960
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That article leaves me wondering which dog actually killed the cat.
It may have been the Pitbull, with the Shepherd just investigating the kill after the fact.
Did they ever do a comparison of the bite wounds or bruises in the cat, & the spacing of the teeth in both dogs?
He did not have proof of what killed the cat, so technically had no right to shoot the dog.
The owner of the dog that did kill it might claim that it was the other loose dog, to spare either their own dog. Anyone could make that claim to spare the true killer if they had some bias for it.
Under the circumstances
as reported in
that article,
he would have done much better to find another way to immediately deal with the *dog
s*. . .
Whatever happened to the loose Pitbull, anyway . . . ?
A lot of other questions are left unanswered by that article.
Apparently we will never know the specifics of the various testimonies, because Grand Jury court transcripts are sealed:
"Former Fort Worth deputy chief no-billed in dog shooting"
Former Fort Worth deputy chief no-billed in dog shooting | The Star Telegram
It sounds to me that he was reacting to his &/or his wife's emotions, rather than thinking things through, first. I personally don't see it as premeditated, or something to lose his pension over, though. But,
if there is
no proof that the Shepherd was indeed the culprit, it would seem that he owes its owners
something. A dog that is simply loose & curious does not qualify for the death sentence.
I live where we experience Coyotees & loose dogs regularly. If that were my dog, I'd be very sad, but not sure whether it was my dog or not that killed the cat. You just never know, especially if two or more dogs are together, when they often behave more like their own pack.
There are 2 Golden Labs that often gt loose . . . I bring them in my yard & call their owner . . . but, not until after securing my own dog in a safe place, first! They seem to be insecure, or something, as they act like they'll attack my dog in her own yard, and she's smaller than just one of them.
Dogs can be unpredictable, especially when their owner is nowhere to be seen.
I knew a Shepherd-Collie mix that got loose one night, and lost its collar to the hands of a father whose children's pet rabbit it had just killed. (The dog was caught in the act.) That father didn't seek revenge, but located the owners of the dog, & told them what had happened when returning the collar. (I really respect people who behave that way!)
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