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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
So an agiated dog, showing signs of attacking the officers arresting his owner is not ok to shoot?
Would it be ok for the officer to shoot a person coming at them with a knife? That is what I compare the dog to, and I think the officer was justified in their action.
Sucks for the dog, but this situation could have been pretty bad if action wasn't taken.
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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
You have the worst arguments ever - try and defuse a situation with a dog that is attacking you? How do you propose that he does that - talking quietly to the dog, stroking his back and giving him a milk bone, it isn't a person that can be reasoned with. It is a dog. It sucks that the dog was shot, but an aggressive dog that is attacking a police officer, particularly a big dog that can cause major injury with it's teeth, is going to get shot. The police officer was left with no other option without putting his health and safety in jeopardy - and from the video it actually looked like he tried to calm the dog first as well as use a Taser on the dog.
As for a legitimate arrest - you don't know the specifics based on a three minute youtube clip, but based upon the history the guy was going into a potentially violent situation (look at the police with the weapons that were present and drawn), had very loud music playing, and frankly looked like he was getting in the way. The police didn't manhandle him, they arrested him, likely for disrupting the peace or something along those lines, something that they have every right to do as police officers.
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Mace? Tazer? I have to think if this happened in Canada or Great Britain (cops don't even carry guns) ths could've been resolved in a non-fatal manner. No question the owner is a giant D-bag but the Rottweiler looked no more aggressive than police dogs that are sicked on criminals. Not to mention there were
3 police officers and the guy already had cuffs on. Total use of excessive force.