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A good rule of thumb is, not to run from the police.
An even better rule of thumb is, if you are running from the police, dont fire a gun.
At a dog, at a tin can, in the air, it doesnt matter. The police are chasing you and you have a gun out and you are firing it. Even the most simple minded of people should know that that is a sure fire way to get yourself killed.
That doesn't justify him being killed. IF he was shooting, or aiming, at police, different story. We don't have those details, do we?
That doesn't justify him being killed. IF he was shooting, or aiming, at police, different story. We don't have those details, do we?
Actually, it does. He is being chased by the police. He is firing a gun in public. His bullets can hit a cop, or a child, or any innocent bystander walking by. He should be put down before someone gets killed.
I find it interesting that LE want police dogs treated with the same respect as a human officer yet we have an epidemic of cops killing civilians' dogs.
Oh, believe me, I know it's a problem, thus the last sentence of my post. It's infuriating, and there needs to be a lot more accountability for these shootings.
It's also a problem that goes far beyond cops who kill pets.
I don't want to get into an argument about the state, but I think it's time we reconsider the legal status of companion animals. Right now, they are treated the same as any other property, meaning if someone kills a mixed-breed shelter pet, the owner is entitled to what amounts to no compensation at all, even though that pet might have been a cherished family member.
Not really any controversy, he pulled a gun out and shot a police dog and the police shot and killed him.
The same result would have happened in most countries.
Aiming a gun at police is asking to be shot no mater where you live.
Fire a gun at the police or a police animal and the police can shoot you without having to worry about any consequences, as they are completley justified in order to protect themselves.
As for the T-Shirt, I suggest the idiot doesn't wear it outside of the US.
Last edited by Brave New World; 11-20-2018 at 05:11 AM..
it starts and ends with the perp pulling a gun. He doesn't run from the police while while having a gun, then pulling the gun, then shooting the gun ... he is alive and in jail. If he shoots the dog, tosses the gun, and lays on the ground he may have a chance, he didn't.
its funny just how much people will ignore facts when its one of theirs doing wrong. It reminds me of family members that blame other family members for turning in a murder for the the perp being in jail. They never ask, what did they do?
Want to see some pure hate, read thru some of the threads on this social media page. This is from Detroit, i'm sure the attitude and mentality is the same in the inner cities across the country. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603635473223629/
I'm not sure if we have enough detail to make a judgement.
If the only incident that occurred was that the K-9 was killed, then my opinion is that the shooting of the criminal was not justified. I have owned dogs all my life, but, in the end, they are animals and not humans.
Somehow though, I suspect there is more to this.
I would like to know, was the suspect running after shooting the dog, and before he was shot? If so, no, he should not have been killed. Was the suspect running after shooting the dog, but shooting at, or making motions to shoot at police? You bet, empty the magazine. Was the suspect shot because the K-9 officer was enraged for losing his dog? Then no, it was wrong.
In other words, I wasn't there, and things happen very fast. I can't make a complete judgement based on what I read.
All of the above is irrelevant..
Once a suspect pulls his weapon and starts shooting, he puts his own life at risk.
He isn't just putting the dog in danger but the police following the dog and other innocent people in the area as well.
Cops were 100% justified and would have been 100% justified even if the suspect hadn't actually hit the dog....end of story.
This thread belongs in the Darwin Awards in Current Events. Shooting a gun and hitting a police dog while running from cops? What an idiot.
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