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Finalygotabeltfed
Just wrong in so many ways.
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rule 1; never call the cops on a domestic
Try this:Yes, I'm sure the police showed up and unprovoked shot a dog through a fence just for barking.
IANAL, but FYI...
There is an emerging trend in the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, holding that dogs, for the purposes of the 4th amendment, are considered "effects" or "property", and the shooting of such may be considered a "seizure".
Law Enforcement Today article warns police not to kill family dogs - Greenville Dog | Examiner.com
Dog Shooting | Law Enforcement Today
36 F3d 65 Fuller v. Vines | OpenJurist
117 F3d 1425 Fuller v. Vines | OpenJurist
Unfortunately, in Massachusetts (and every other state as far as I know) dogs are considered property. The owners can sue for the value of the property. They may be able to simply place a claim for the value with the police department or the city/town.
They can also file a criminal complaint for animal abuse, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
Courts have not recognized a claim for emotional distress due to the killing of an animal.
I know what I'm doing if I hear someone shooting in my backyard... Won't end well...
Although i feel bad for the dogs owner, you prefaced the story with" I don't have ALL the details yet", don't do anything rash without getting all the facts.
Flame away
That could explain why he removed him name ID from his uniform and went and hid. Don't worry, his brothers in blue have his back.Unless the officer went to the hospital for stitches, there was no justification for use of his/her duty weapon. Period.
Cops still carry OC spray, yes? There are plenty of less-lethal means of de-escalating a barking dog situation. The officer in question obviously has no idea what constitutes a justified use of deadly force.
They told her that the dog latched onto the officer's arm and they had to shoot it. Meanwhile the story all the civilian witnesses are putting forth is the dog was barking at the officer from 15+ feet away and he shot it then shot it while it was running away.
She knows the guys over at the PD very well. They told her that the dog latched onto the officer's arm and they had to shoot it.
My dog is a member of my family. Given that fact, i would view someone shooting my dog as if someone shot my kids and would react accordingly... That is to say I'd shoot dead the mofo who shot my dog.
If you do, you WILL be charged. You cannot use deadly force to protect property, which is what the law considers your dog, no matter your feelings.