Cop Shoots Family Dog Then Cleans Evidence (Very Graphic)

[Whiteboy]

That cop would get a fucking beat down.

[mikec]

One more arrow in the FTP quiver...

[jewozzy]

not going to watch but if the description is true then charges should be brought...

[Dlachance]

[LS1Goat]

What's real interesting about this video is the conveniently omitted details behind the full story. The owner as I understand has not filed a formal complaint against the PD. He has made excuses, but nothing that really makes any sense in context of the situation. He's using the media and public opinion to try the officer for him. He also has only provided select portions of the video to the local news outlet/social media. He won't release the full video. Or hasn't as of yet. There is also footage from a convenience store across the street where the dog actually was prior to what is seen in this video. He was loose across the street reportedly attacking other dogs. Several witnesses supported that portion of the cop's story as well. When the cop initially showed on scene, the dog was at the convenience store, not at the house. The city also has a strict leash law for dogs.

Not saying this is acceptable, but you're getting one side of the story. And dog owner who took this video is also sketchy. He's one of those guys that get constant "threats" from other people, so he installed a home surveillance system.

My take is to simply exercise common sense. If you have a dog(breed) that can be deemed dangerous, put a locking mechanism on his kennel while you're away. Not just close the gate and pull down that cheesy little latch that doesn't work. If that's even what really happened.

[FoxBodyNick]

Thank you for looking into the other side of the story^

[Downs]

Indeed. Right now I'm just really wanting to know why he washed the sidewalk off with a water hose if he was in the right.

[01vnms4v]

im sorry but that cops needs to get fired, and arrested for wrongful dead of some type. if a citizen can go to jail for killing a police dog, so can a cop walking into a back yard, and at point blank kill a dog.

the cop should have gone to the front door, and ask the owners about the dog being up front.

[Forever_frost]

What possible 'side of the story' could result in a cop hosing down the scene where he killed a homeowner's dog in his own yard?

[Forever_frost]

What's real interesting about this video is the conveniently omitted details behind the full story. The owner as I understand has not filed a formal complaint against the PD. He has made excuses, but nothing that really makes any sense in context of the situation. He's using the media and public opinion to try the officer for him. He also has only provided select portions of the video to the local news outlet/social media. He won't release the full video. Or hasn't as of yet. There is also footage from a convenience store across the street where the dog actually was prior to what is seen in this video. He was loose across the street reportedly attacking other dogs. Several witnesses supported that portion of the cop's story as well. When the cop initially showed on scene, the dog was at the convenience store, not at the house. The city also has a strict leash law for dogs.

Not saying this is acceptable, but you're getting one side of the story. And dog owner who took this video is also sketchy. He's one of those guys that get constant "threats" from other people, so he installed a home surveillance system.

My take is to simply exercise common sense. If you have a dog(breed) that can be deemed dangerous, put a locking mechanism on his kennel while you're away. Not just close the gate and pull down that cheesy little latch that doesn't work. If that's even what really happened.

If you file charges against a cop, get ready to move because your life is going to be hell from then on out. Damning part? He hosed down the scene to cover up what he did and where he shot the dog. And the dog was in it's own yard when he decided to play cowboy.

[Baba Ganoush]

What possible 'side of the story' could result in a cop hosing down the scene where he killed a homeowner's dog in his own yard?

No shit. I don't care what the dog did, that cop cannot justify shooting the animal point blank in someone's back yard, and then hosing down the scene. Guilty of several bad decisions, and he should be prosecuted and stripped of his duties. Next time it could be a person.

[Forever_frost]

Didn't I read that he had a history of shooting an unarmed citizen before this?

[mikec]

And the dog was in it's own yard when he decided to play cowboy.

From that cops perspective it was in a kill box.

[0393gt]

I don't think that he should've shot the dog. In the video you cannot see where the dog may have been lunging at him agressively. I think that if he did have to kill the dog because it was threatening, and tell the owner, then cleaning off the area saved the owner from seeing all the blood and making things worse. I love dogs and the video is sad, Im just trying to see things from the other end

[Forever_frost]

So, he drug the dog somewhere else, and sprayed down the scene....to make the owner feel better?

Yeah, not buying that