lol at "Rosby, a black man....." from the article.

I love dog owners who say, "Oh, MY dog would NEVER do that!" No, you don't KNOW.

Mind my own business? You just posted this on a public internet forum - WTF?

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So you say you let him off leash anywhere, then you get mad at me, then you change your story?

Yeah, until a person or a dog that IS on a leash starts something. It's not always your dog that starts the trouble you know. Then when they try to get away pull their dog away (that IS on a leash), they can't get away because YOUR dog isn't leashed. Then YOUR dog gets whacked in the head with a rock or shot or put to sleep by court order.

Well I'm glad you don't.

If you read again, I said I CAN take him off leash anywhere. I CAN.

I can also call my dog off chasing a squirell, rabbit, or whatever and he comes back to me. I can walk right past another dog while he is off-leash and he will stay on my heel. When he is running around in the park and we see another dog, on or off leash, my dog stops and turns to look at me. I tell him to heel and he does.

I know full well that other dogs can start trouble. And because I understand a small amount about dog behavior I can stop many problems before they escalate.

Well, Congrats! Not every owner trains their dog as well as you. So to expect that kind of obedience from any dog is far fetched and a cop would have a chunk taken outta their ass if they expected that.

No, I don't expect that kind of obedience from any dog. But the cop should have known enough not to reach in like that to a strange dog when the cop is obviously in an aggressive state himself. He could have knelt down while the dog was sniffing the grass and called him over nicely, and that probably would have done it.

But maybe it wouldn't, and he could have used a taser. Shooting a lethal weapon multiple times was not called for.

dudes....I looked at this when it was first posted and knew right then and there I would not watch this video. and I haven't.

so what happens?
cliff notes?

PS - yes I'm too lazy to read thru every post. yes I'm too big of a pussy to watch a dog get shot and writhe in pain before dying.

No doubt about it. Ill hold the guy most responsible because, at the end of the day, it was his actions that sparked the entire issue. There are a whole lot of issues in the world that could be avoided by injecting a little common sense in them. It's the main reason why I'm against Zimmerman as well.

With that said, the other party we're discussing is the police and it comes down to this:

So you "**** around with cops" and that justifies your arrest? No, it should be "if you break the law, you get arrested". We've already established that this scene was not as grave as some are making it out to be. The lackadaisical attitude of every cop seen in the recording highlights that fact. So basically they arrested this man for heckling them and admitted as much by releasing him from custody the very next day, no?

Considering these guys are officers of the law meant to protect us, the last thing I want from them is to start acting out of emotions like pride/embarrassment etc. They need to be held to a higher standard.

If the Dog's owner hadn't been instigating and trying to get their attention, this would have never happened.
If he'd have left his dog at home, wouldn't have happened.
If he'd have rolled his windows up further...wouldn't have happened.
IF the dog had stayed in the car.....alive.
If the dog hadn't lunged.....alive.




Also...if seeing a dog shot is the worst thing you ever see in your life, I'd say you're pretty lucky.

I've seen worse....like one of the first videoed decapitations of an American overseas.
I had no idea what I was watching until I had watched it. I'll never unsee that.
so I simply choose to not see shit like this if I can help it.

For some reason, this video wouldn't disturb me as much if they would have shot the guy instead of the dog.

It is not illegal to film police. If he was not interfering, they should not have approached him nor detained him.

The police instigated the confrontation which unfortunately led to the shooting of the man's dog. He will receive healthy compensation for this incident, that much is certain.

note to self:

get dog from shelter

make dog angry

annoy police

get dog shot

pretend to be outraged

profit

Yeah... if only that cop had laid down on the ground. Perhaps removed his uniform so as not to frighten the poor dog. Maybe even present himself in the bitch mating position to give the dog a little confidence and break the ice. He could have grilled up a pork chop for the dog and talked for a while about current affairs. Put in some quality time. If only that ignorant asshole cop had gone to those ridiculous lengths...

Yeah that's exactly what I said. :rolleyes:

Even if he was a complete moron that had no knowledge of animals, he could have used a taser.