Non-threatening dog shot by COWARD Police!

Nah. Dog n me,......we be a team!

great name!! and comment! my buddy is named Freddy... and he's the best there is!!

"Sgt. Pepper" the Catahoula Cur would approve ! Grrrrrrrr eat !

p.s thats "Sgt. Pepper Catahoula Leopard Dog ,.....Sir !" unless you are on familiar terms.

And Lloyd is such a handsome fellow! Please give him a kiss for me. My closest friend and I give all our animal companions human names.

Wow..... two totally tasteless, offensive statements.

And believe me, I'm furious over what that killer-cop did, but please...!

That response really betrays your screen name.

as your commentary betrays yours.
any more pointless critiques?
jj?

My name betrays me? How?

yeah i guess this cop thinks a wagging tail is aggressive, or that strays often have leashes.
at least i know im not the only one whos heart broke to the point of tears

i couldnt have said it better myself!

we will never know, cuz if we do find out hes dead

nah... i wouldn't give him the pleasure... i would break him in two... that would teach that COWARD a lesson!

It is better that we teach the cop why he acted wrong, instead of tricking him into acting like you want him to through negative reinforcement.

FUCK THAT!! he gets NO SECOND CHANCE FROM ME!!!

Sold. I would sign that petition. I don't find that cop very aesthetic material,....but he might make a reasonable hat and scarf....

( But what to SERVE him with ? )

lol... a republiCANT! with milk and cookies..

Rabid dogs don't act normal. From the 15 seconds of video I could tolerate, this dog was pretty normal.

If the dog was rabid, it wouldn't have been acting as docile as it was. And idk about police procedure, but why would they try to catch it if the plan was to shoot it all along? It was already on a chain, ready to be shot in that case.

http://www.ehow.co.uk/about_6134387_progression-dog-rabies.html

Anyway, rabies was just an example of an unknown variant of which there could be many in this case.

I am reluctant to condemn this officer until I have *all* of the information confirming that the negative assumptions being made here; his motivations to do this are true.

really?
i dont know what you know about dogs, but that dog was wagging its tail wich is a sign of happiness.
this video is undisputable

Voted up!

If you read the link, it says that depending on the stage, rabid dogs also wag their tails.

same here.

I don't need sound to see 2 incapable police officers shooting a dog

like i said...he probably was a cat person.

sorry, but no matter what I do in life, I, myself, will never be as low as that FUCKING COWARD!!

That dog was only looking to get out of the that rope that was choking him. He wasn't attacking anyone and at one point, in the video with no sound, you can see him just sit there peacefully and doing nothing.

You might not want to attack or call that COWARD anything, or wish him ill.. BUT I DO... because I HAVE DOGS and if that piece of shit would have been near my dog, I would have broke his ass in two.

The dog never tried to attack the police officers. It was chained up and docile. He had the dog in his control and shot it, twice. For no good reason. That's disgusting and cowardly. There was no excuse for it, that man should be stripped from his ranks and confined

you are sick

"should be stripped from his ranks and confined" FUCK THAT!!! he should be beaten for at least 25 minutes...

That damn cop needs to be trapped, then neutered.

Totally agree, through my tears.

I am sick because I wish no harm upon this man? I am not the one, like many on here wanting to do violent things to people. I never said I agreed with what the cop did, I am just saying that he acted human. We all make horrible mistakes one time or another. I have realized that hate gets one nowhere and that is the message I am trying to spread.

I am a vegetarian and a pet owner. This video made me sad too. I just refuse to let anger take over me. I am trying to show people that hate will only give birth to more hate. You get get angry at the cops, in turn they get angry at you, then your friends get angry at the cops for being angry at you, then the cops friends get angry at your friends and your friend's friends get angry at the cops and their friends and the cycle continues...

Your avatar is a peace sign yet you advocate violence?

Where, where, where did I "advocate" VIOLENCE? How are you getting that from what I've contributed? I'm hurt.

well you agreed with Ksirys comments and said the cop should be trapped and neutered.

dont be its jj

First off, that in no way implies "advocating VIOLENCE," for god's sake.

Second, you bloody well knew that was meant slightly tongue-in-cheek -- you're just picking around to find anything you can contradict.

Third, my "agreement" referred back to a different comment of his than the one to which you've chosen to connect it.

Fourth, and most important of all, TNR is not -- let me repeat, NOT -- "violence!" Not in the least. I work for an animal rescue group, and we're constantly TNR'ing, and there's not a moment's violence involved. We use humane traps, and then we see to it that these animals are spayed or neutered, and then returned. As for the neutering -- and this is only if you're considering THAT to be the "violence" part -- this is a non-invasive, topical surgery that's practiced on many types of animals, including and especially the human male species... where it's referred to as a vasectomy. There is NO violence involved.

both of his comments seemed to be violent...of course you could have only agreed to the nonviolent parts of his first comment. Which if this is the case, sorry about that. Current should fix it so you can tell exactly which comment a person is replying to. In my opinion forcing capturing someone and performing an unwanted surgery could be considered violent, but many people probably don't agree with me..so sorry that I irrelevantly accused you promoting violence.

I am not sure whether to be offended or honored as I have never read any of this jj's comments, though he was all the rave when I first joined one year ago. I only hope that my ideas remain as ingrained in many as his apparently have.

Apology gratefully accepted and, yes, I agree with you that -- when someone clicks on reply to a specific comment -- there should be a way to identify the connection. I've oftentimes seen a reply of mine wayyyy down amongst a list of, say, eight or nine replies, and it's just pretty much "dangling" there, making little or no sense.

Oh, for god's sake, what a wimp!

A human male's testicles are not cut off. Jeez. After just a local anesthetic to the scrotum, a teensy incision is made so that the vas deferens in each testicle can be snipped and tied or cauterized. It takes little time, and I know of so many men who've had vasectomies, and said it was far less "dramatic" than they'd feared.

How does wishing death and suffering upon these cops as you and others have solve anything? Shouldn't we give them our sympathy and understanding? If you believe this cop erred, isn't the correct action to teach them to avoid such mistakes in the future rather than punish them? It has been my experience that violence begets violence.

because humam beings posses higher functions, thus creating a greater responsability in regards to our actions.
you cant blame an animal for its violence, you can blame a human.
he is wrong, and any human being who is willing to hurt the defenseless should be removed for the sake of all of us.
like being able to go back in time and killing baby hitler, the ends justify the means

I agree that as a human we are moral agents, where as the dog is not. Both the dog and the cop are worth moral consideration, I think the cop should take personal responsibility for his most likely (because this video lacks context) ignorant and emotional action. I agree that it is wrong to harm this dog for no reason. I disagree with the idea that this man should be tortured, killed, or abused in anyway for his action. I am for a compassionate resolution where knowledge is used to correct the problem. I think this cop should be disciplined, but not punished. You say the ends justify the means, but what if their is an alternate means. To use your ridiculous Hitler example, would it not be a better action to teach young Hitler the benefits of peace and diversity, rather than kill him as a youth? Both would achieve the same end (preventing a war and the holocaust is the end I perceive you are going for) yet the latter does not seem as morally appalling.

Cunt, idiot, COWARD, pussy, nerd, PIECE OF SHIT, worthless motherfucker, and douche-patrol are just some of the names people on this thread are calling these guys. Does this name calling somehow rise you guys to higher moral ground? Hostile name calling does not solve anything.

Just have him "put down" like a mad dog by the officially sanctioned authorities,....and we can all go home and just call him "gone".

I don't believe in this eye for an eye bullshit. This cop is a person and he is likely upset that he shot this poor animal. I am not excusing his actions, but rather trying to get people to understand that cops are people too. If you make a mistake do you want people to to attack you and threaten you? How do you know the dog did not just attack and possible kill a child? Then would it deserve to be killed? It is unsettling how quickly people are to assault their fellow human beings. As, I stated in a previous comment, in my experience violence only begets more violence. I expect the world would be a much more peaceful place if people did not try to change things with threats and intimidation. This goes for the police and for everybody who responds to them with name calling and hostility.

its the only power we have in a sick world that views the majesty of life as valueless.
fuck this cop, and anyone who hurts animals.

upset he shot this animal?
if he was attacked its one thing, kill or be killed, nothing in this situation warrented a NEED to shoot this dog.it was a want action.he knew what he was doing, he even paused before doing it as to suppose thought.
you dont see the sickness within you that peoples hearts are breaking and the response is name calling,your callused ass is more bothered by the name calling than the murder?

FUCK THAT!! give me 10 minutes with the PIG and i'll show him how to handle dogs next time...

Just so you know I am a vegetarian and a pet owner. I have more compassion for animals than most people. It is really really sad that this animal had to die. Instead of turning my sadness into anger and violence I choose the compassionate path and believe that people can be cured from their ignorance. I have seen the cyclical pattern of hate and suffering. Nothing good can come from hostility.

Tiny, polite comment: But we don't OWN our "pets." We provide our animal companions with a home, food and water, medical care, and lots and lots of love. We cannot "own" another living being.

And, hopefully, those animal companions are all adopted rescues, and not purchases made directly or indirectly from breeders.

I understand their anger, my heart hurt too watching that dog die. I am just trying to show people that their are other ways to respond to this situation other than hate. I also wish people to understand that as humans we all make mistakes and are at one time or another blinded by fear or the need to impress others. Nobody here knows what the cop is going through internally. He could be tore up by his decision to shoot the dog and I think that he probably is. Showing compassion to this cop would have a more positive effect than verbally or physically attacking him.

So if your seen this cop in a bar crying because he regrets killing the dog what would you do?

Sometimes it is easier say "pet owner" than to jump through semantic hoops to find a way to say animal companion that does not imply possession. How do you refer to the animals that live in your house? How do you differentiate between animals that live in another person's house? Even the words "our" and "my" imply ownership.

No, my pets were not adopted rescues, they were given to my when my friends cat had kittens. :)

Then your friend didn't have the common sense or intelligence or COMPASSION to spay/neuter any and all cats/kittens living inside or outside her/his home.

Here, in the State of California, it is now the LAW to spay/neuter all kittens and cats. And I advocate TNR, which means "trap, neuter, return," and that means that any and all feral or stray or dumped/abandoned kittens and cats should be humanely trapped, then spayed or neutered (and ear-tipped), and then returned to where they were.

I refer to them as fosters or rescues, depending on which it is for each animal companion.

break his ass in two.... i hate him already... there's no love from me when you kill. If he would have hurt the dog, tazed him, pepper sprayed him or even hit him with the baton, I would have been able to forgive him and start all over... but he decided to kill the dog because it was easy....

So he gets NO SECOND CHANCE!! FUCK HIM!!

Here in Kansas farm cats and kittens are one of the great experiences of growing up in the country. I agree that TNR may be the best policy in the city, but not a rural farm.

Oh, of course, that's lovely! And I can just picture it, and wish I were there. But for much of the world -- not all of it, by any means -- feral and stray cats are a really serious problem.

Back when I lived in the country, there were kittens and cats around, but not an over-abundance.

So the appropriate response to this incident would be to train the cops how to handle animals correctly. Am I right? I don't think it is fair to call them idiots for not being adept in animal handling, which most of the population is poor at.

Ever heard of common sense? They shot the fucking dog. It has nothing to do with lack of experience, it has to do with lack of morals