Another cop shooting someone's dog

dignin

Jason P said:

One of my co-workers had both of his dogs shot by a cop that was chasing suspects through his property. He had two Newfoundland dogs, which are widely known for their gentle temperment. The cop claims they became aggressive towards his K9 unit so he shot them. He killed the older one and they younger one lived, but lost an eye. Both shots were head shots.

My co-worker claims he didn't see any bite marks on the K9 unit as the officer reported. He thinks the officer shot them because they are big dogs and they approached him, but he says they are teddy bears. The situation really has screwed this dude up. He came into work with blood all over his shirt and emotionally enough unstable that a shift leader took him back home.

Here is a little from an article that covered the report ...

Ernie and Janice located their dogs and discovered that the oldest dog, Kramer, was dead, but that their 8-month-old, McAfee, was still alive. They transported Mc, as they call him, to the Manchester Veterinary Clinic where he was treated by Dr. Jeffrey Pyle.

“The bullet impacted him on the top of the head to the inside of the left eye,” said Pyle. “The bullet passed through his left eye and went directly down through his face and skull…and exited through the throat area.”

The bullet destroyed Mc’s left eye and did extensive damage to his throat area. Pyle is not sure how he survived.

“I call him my miracle boy, because there are a lot of important things that bullet missed by, literally, millimeters,” said Pyle. “It still did a lot of damage. Don’t get me wrong.”

Pyle said Mc was shot at near point-blank range. He removed the left eye and performed major reconstructive surgery on Mc’s throat to enable proper breathing and swallowing. He was released the following Monday with stitches in his head and eye and pain medication.

“He walked out the door with his tail wagging,” said Pyle.

Dr. Pyle, also a Newfoundland owner, agrees that Newfoundlands are not typically aggressive dogs, and that they are less territorial than most dogs.

“They’re normally a gentle dog, not particularly aggressive,” he said. “Now if you back them into a corner or put him in a situation where someone was threatening one of our family members, he’d take care of business. If you have a lot of shouting, yelling, excitement, you don’t know what they would do. They’re a dog. And this is not Newfoundlands. This is all dogs.”

He also said that Mc was particularly docile, calling him a sweetheart and noting that he never made any mean or aggressive move when coming into contact with dozens of people during his stay at the clinic. Several times, Pyle let him walk through the kennel area and he would walk up to each kennel, put his nose to the cage and wag his tail, wanting to play with the other dogs.

“I wasn’t there when it happened and neither was Mr. Bradley,” said Dr. Pyle. “One thing about Newfoundland dogs is, they’re a large dog, and a large dog just by its size is intimidating to most people. Two of them coming at you, it would be intimidating even if they were coming to be friendly. And we don’t know how the officer’s dog was reacting to the two other dogs.”

I don't have many soft spots.....but I do for Newfoundland dogs......big teddy bears.

unsung

goingtoverona said:

aww man not nihilists.... they have the best view point. nothing. we want ze money lebowski, yeah or we fuck you up.

Well that took long enough for someone to pick up. Nice.

Jason P

dignin said:

Jason P said:

One of my co-workers had both of his dogs shot by a cop that was chasing suspects through his property. He had two Newfoundland dogs, which are widely known for their gentle temperment. The cop claims they became aggressive towards his K9 unit so he shot them. He killed the older one and they younger one lived, but lost an eye. Both shots were head shots.

My co-worker claims he didn't see any bite marks on the K9 unit as the officer reported. He thinks the officer shot them because they are big dogs and they approached him, but he says they are teddy bears. The situation really has screwed this dude up. He came into work with blood all over his shirt and emotionally enough unstable that a shift leader took him back home.

Here is a little from an article that covered the report ...

Ernie and Janice located their dogs and discovered that the oldest dog, Kramer, was dead, but that their 8-month-old, McAfee, was still alive. They transported Mc, as they call him, to the Manchester Veterinary Clinic where he was treated by Dr. Jeffrey Pyle.

“The bullet impacted him on the top of the head to the inside of the left eye,” said Pyle. “The bullet passed through his left eye and went directly down through his face and skull…and exited through the throat area.”

The bullet destroyed Mc’s left eye and did extensive damage to his throat area. Pyle is not sure how he survived.

“I call him my miracle boy, because there are a lot of important things that bullet missed by, literally, millimeters,” said Pyle. “It still did a lot of damage. Don’t get me wrong.”

Pyle said Mc was shot at near point-blank range. He removed the left eye and performed major reconstructive surgery on Mc’s throat to enable proper breathing and swallowing. He was released the following Monday with stitches in his head and eye and pain medication.

“He walked out the door with his tail wagging,” said Pyle.

Dr. Pyle, also a Newfoundland owner, agrees that Newfoundlands are not typically aggressive dogs, and that they are less territorial than most dogs.

“They’re normally a gentle dog, not particularly aggressive,” he said. “Now if you back them into a corner or put him in a situation where someone was threatening one of our family members, he’d take care of business. If you have a lot of shouting, yelling, excitement, you don’t know what they would do. They’re a dog. And this is not Newfoundlands. This is all dogs.”

He also said that Mc was particularly docile, calling him a sweetheart and noting that he never made any mean or aggressive move when coming into contact with dozens of people during his stay at the clinic. Several times, Pyle let him walk through the kennel area and he would walk up to each kennel, put his nose to the cage and wag his tail, wanting to play with the other dogs.

“I wasn’t there when it happened and neither was Mr. Bradley,” said Dr. Pyle. “One thing about Newfoundland dogs is, they’re a large dog, and a large dog just by its size is intimidating to most people. Two of them coming at you, it would be intimidating even if they were coming to be friendly. And we don’t know how the officer’s dog was reacting to the two other dogs.”

I don't have many soft spots.....but I do for Newfoundland dogs......big teddy bears.

The worst part is that I don't believe any discipline was handed out to the cop. Ernie asked the town counsil to suspend him and do an investigation and all they told him is that they would take his opinion into consideration ... which is small town speak for "sorry about your luck".

I'm not a dog person, but it is easy for me to see how much these dogs meant to him. The worst part is that the cops went to a suspected meth house and didn't have anyone covering the back door ... which would have prevented the suspects from escaping and going through Ernie's property ... which would have prevented an overzealous cop from shooting two dogs in the head.

I can't confirm it, but someone told me the cop who shot the dogs made a comment on his The Facebook page about proudly shooting two wolves a few days later ... and we don't have any wolves where I live.

dignin

Jason P said:

dignin said:

Jason P said:

One of my co-workers had both of his dogs shot by a cop that was chasing suspects through his property. He had two Newfoundland dogs, which are widely known for their gentle temperment. The cop claims they became aggressive towards his K9 unit so he shot them. He killed the older one and they younger one lived, but lost an eye. Both shots were head shots.

My co-worker claims he didn't see any bite marks on the K9 unit as the officer reported. He thinks the officer shot them because they are big dogs and they approached him, but he says they are teddy bears. The situation really has screwed this dude up. He came into work with blood all over his shirt and emotionally enough unstable that a shift leader took him back home.

Here is a little from an article that covered the report ...

Ernie and Janice located their dogs and discovered that the oldest dog, Kramer, was dead, but that their 8-month-old, McAfee, was still alive. They transported Mc, as they call him, to the Manchester Veterinary Clinic where he was treated by Dr. Jeffrey Pyle.

“The bullet impacted him on the top of the head to the inside of the left eye,” said Pyle. “The bullet passed through his left eye and went directly down through his face and skull…and exited through the throat area.”

The bullet destroyed Mc’s left eye and did extensive damage to his throat area. Pyle is not sure how he survived.

“I call him my miracle boy, because there are a lot of important things that bullet missed by, literally, millimeters,” said Pyle. “It still did a lot of damage. Don’t get me wrong.”

Pyle said Mc was shot at near point-blank range. He removed the left eye and performed major reconstructive surgery on Mc’s throat to enable proper breathing and swallowing. He was released the following Monday with stitches in his head and eye and pain medication.

“He walked out the door with his tail wagging,” said Pyle.

Dr. Pyle, also a Newfoundland owner, agrees that Newfoundlands are not typically aggressive dogs, and that they are less territorial than most dogs.

“They’re normally a gentle dog, not particularly aggressive,” he said. “Now if you back them into a corner or put him in a situation where someone was threatening one of our family members, he’d take care of business. If you have a lot of shouting, yelling, excitement, you don’t know what they would do. They’re a dog. And this is not Newfoundlands. This is all dogs.”

He also said that Mc was particularly docile, calling him a sweetheart and noting that he never made any mean or aggressive move when coming into contact with dozens of people during his stay at the clinic. Several times, Pyle let him walk through the kennel area and he would walk up to each kennel, put his nose to the cage and wag his tail, wanting to play with the other dogs.

“I wasn’t there when it happened and neither was Mr. Bradley,” said Dr. Pyle. “One thing about Newfoundland dogs is, they’re a large dog, and a large dog just by its size is intimidating to most people. Two of them coming at you, it would be intimidating even if they were coming to be friendly. And we don’t know how the officer’s dog was reacting to the two other dogs.”

I don't have many soft spots.....but I do for Newfoundland dogs......big teddy bears.

The worst part is that I don't believe any discipline was handed out to the cop. Ernie asked the town counsil to suspend him and do an investigation and all they told him is that they would take his opinion into consideration ... which is small town speak for "sorry about your luck".

I'm not a dog person, but it is easy for me to see how much these dogs meant to him. The worst part is that the cops went to a suspected meth house and didn't have anyone covering the back door ... which would have prevented the suspects from escaping and going through Ernie's property ... which would have prevented an overzealous cop from shooting two dogs in the head.

I can't confirm it, but someone told me the cop who shot the dogs made a comment on his The Facebook page about proudly shooting two wolves a few days later ... and we don't have any wolves where I live.

Sad story.

If someone could so easily shoot dogs like that you have to wonder how long it will be till he "mistakenly" shoots a person.

PJ_Soul

I am no cop hater, and I know there are tons of good ones, but cops are getting progressively worse and worse IMO. I think that the people signing up for the police academies are more and more often fucking tough guy rambo types with aggression issues.

rival.

PJ_Soul said:

I am no cop hater, and I know there are tons of good ones, but cops are getting progressively worse and worse IMO. I think that the people signing up for the police academies are more and more often fucking tough guy rambo types with aggression issues.

agreed. bottom 5% of high school graduates. enroll in the academy because they can't cut it in college.

rgambs

rival. said:

PJ_Soul said:

I am no cop hater, and I know there are tons of good ones, but cops are getting progressively worse and worse IMO. I think that the people signing up for the police academies are more and more often fucking tough guy rambo types with aggression issues.

agreed. bottom 5% of high school graduates. enroll in the academy because they can't cut it in college.

true imo

PJ_ROCKS

that just sucks!

i know what i would do, if someone were to harm my dog!

rgambs

i would save up my poops for a few weeks and then let myself into his/her house and repaint the walls with my shit.
Then i would get creatve.

Smellyman

unsung said:

Thirty,

Yes, I pretty much hate cops. Are there good ones? Sure.

Happy?


I also hate most politicians, celebrities, mouth-breathers, neocons, socialists, communists, reality tv viewers, big pharma, big agriculture, lobbyists, the NRA, authoritarians, fascists, nihilists, and valley girls.

In fact I pretty much hate anyone that thinks because they are in a position of power that they can demonstrate it with impunity.

But I don't hate hippies, hippy chicks are hot. Just as long as they shave their legs. And pits.

Just the type of guy we want owning an arsenal.

When you stop posting, i will assume the worst