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Originally posted by Winsor_Pilates@Jun 12 2005, 11:03 PM
2 pages and over 70 posts for the death of a dog. We usually don't even get this much discussion when a human is killed.
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well said.
ill take a hundred dogs deaths, even my own, in order to sleep at night knowing the police are there to protect me, my family and my property.
they are placed in situations you and i cannot begin to imagine. i believe that this officer made the correct choice for the correct time. if the owner had secured the dog like he was supposed to, this never would have happened.
and all you 'cop doubters' - put yourself in those shoes for a minute - going into unknown situations, in unknown area, with unknown people and animals. i dont care how friendly the owner said he was, if he was growling, or coming after me in that situation, especially after supposedly being locked up, youre damn right i would have shot him.
btw, i think it is protocol for officers to release the snap on their holsters in certain situations, domestic violence being one of them..
rico