No. Fuck that fucking shit. Its a fucking stupid ass cop, pulling a dumb fuck move and not taking ANY accountability for his actions, and now trying to make it sound like the big scary super mean pitbull was such a meanie to him and deserved it. It doesn't matter what the fuck kind of dog it is, so the only reason he mentioned "pitbull type dog" was to get media bias in his favour. Any dog over 60 lbs will do damage, but many of the ignorant will side with the cop based solely on an irrational fear of pitbulls that the media hysteria has created for the uneducated. You come on my property unannounced and likely aggressive, without warning or any just cause for that matter, any dog in the yard going to show aggressive tendencies wether its my neighbours corgi or my reserve mutt that probably falls under the "pitbull type dog" category. Its called INSTINCT.

The black bag was beside the door good chance the suspect was inside. If your wife calls the cops saying some has broken into the house. If they get there and your dog is acting aggressive what should they do?

This house had nothing to do with anything to do with the crime you illiterate fuck. If my wife called the cops the dog wouldn't be left in the yard. Your comparison has absolutely no relevance to the situation as usual.
These people did not call the cops, they were not involved in the robbery whatsoever. They were neither the victim, nor the perpetrator. Had the RCMP properly assessed the situation, they never would have entered the yard.
Do you think police have the right to just enter yards and shoot dogs based on an assumption?

For that matter, if the cops had a right to be on the property due to the crime it would be a different story, but as usual manic, you probably don't understand.

Thats utter bullshit...

Drawing a fire arm should be the LAST alternative to defending yourself against a dog in a RESIDENTIAL area. You have pepper spray, you have a taser, you have a partner, you have advanced self defence training, you have a vehicle you can run to and hide... USE IT.

Its not like the dog had a shot gun drawn against you, you blithering retard.

Reading comprehension. They weren't going to the location that the b&e happened at. Nobody from the house where the dog was at called the cop's. They had zero reason to be at that address, but because they saw a black duffel bag outside that "matched the description" they went in.

They had zero real reason to be there, and now they allegedly aren't paying the vet bill that is entirely their fault.

They where chasing a suspect and thought the black bag saw the same bag the suspect was carrying.

It never says anywhere that they were chasing. The b&e was in the area, and there was a black bag at this house. Hardly enough to go into someone's private property.

People seem to be unable to understand other viewpoints or have empathy these days. I call people retards because they lack the personal growth to acknowledge that they -might be wrong-.

back in my high school/hockey days we would leave our bags at the door, especially if my friends were over...and if we had played hockey we would leave the bags and equipment by the door since they're stinky/dirty

surprised these 2 hotheads aren't breaking into all sorts of peoples homes guns a blazing

What are you going to do? Throw your partner at the dog? Better he gets bit then you right? FailFish

When that story gets back to the detachment, you're never gonna get anyone backing you up again.

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The dog looks all of 20, maybe even 30lbs to me... Much scary. Any regular person could kick that dog 20 ft

Seriously, seeing a black duffel bag does not warrant them to hot-headedly run onto the property. The dog would obviously be startled and act on instinct.

Now imagine if the daughter was outside playing with the dog at that time? Jesus christ...

pepper spray has different effects on animals, especially with their heightened senses, unless they're trained to resist pepper spray like police K-9s http://policelink.monster.com/traini...-the-police-k9 slow introduction to pepper spray, gradual increase at % concentration police K9s will be discomforted but still operate...otherwise it fucks em up

they were originally used by postmen to use because of dog attacks, and it takes hours for a dog to get over the spray

It's a fucking dog... Not a knife wielding crack head.

Two retards that will now probably be re-assigned to traffic enforcement. Hurray!

Traffic is pretty chill. Starbucks all week then setup a speed trap to meet quota.

Thats the most retarded response :rukidding: ... You have someone to back you up, whether its to distract the dog or help you hold it back/fight it. IF it comes to that. Two minds are better than one but in this case it seems like both the cops were retarded.

Yeah your right...I guess the best option is to take your gun out AND START FUCKING SHOOTING AT A FAMILY HOME THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CASE THEY WERE WORKING ON. I cant believe the mindset of some people.


It has nothing to do with the equipment the cops carry, its the fact that they decided to go on private property unannounced and then proceed to shoot a family dog in the face with innocent citizens 20 feet away all because the person they were looking for had a black duffle bag. They made two horrible decisions... end of story. Now they must pay the consequences.

The worst part was the dog was probably just trying to defend the daughter like a loyal dog

im glad the pup was not killed

This topic made me realize something, what happened to police sticks (baton or collapsible batons)? seems nowadays a lot of police shootings could have been avoided if they used a baton. Yet, don't remember the last time I saw a police officer carrying one of those. ?

Its obvious many cops don't have the training/experience to execute these task. Most of them are scared as hell and resort to guns to solve problems. Adrenaline takes over and mistakes are made.

The officer made a bad judgement call and had no accountability.

However it is easy to make mistakes in situations like that with lack of training. Training on situational protocols needs to be drilled so time sensitive judgement calls are made properly.

no, i don't think that, nor that i insinuate that i thought that. they apparently had enough time to deduce that the dogs were "pitbull-like" while they were running from said seemingly rabid dogs. public opinion is that pitbulls are bad, police are good, so they play the black sheep card. why not take accountability for your actions instead of trying to bring the breed of the dog into question?

not to mention the guy has kids. dog seems okay enough to be around them on a daily basis, no? a dog is going to defend it's territory against intruders, full stop. the fact that the cops burst into some guys backyard mistakenly, unannounced and unjustifiably places fault on them

so yeah, they're trying to sway public opinion by blaming the breed of the dog

Every single uniformed cop I've seen working on the street recently has been carrying a collapsible baton.

Get past an agitated animals teeth and "hold it back?" That's just as stupid as pushing your partner at the animal.

I'm assuming the animal was facing the two cops. We're all assuming details actually, because we weren't there. We also have all the time in the world to armchair quarterback this. Was there another option that would have worked better? Maybe. What if that option failed? How long did he have to come up with an option? Seconds? Lots of questions that we have time to ask.

This is from the US, but it does show how quickly things can change, and how long you have to respond.

Police put reporters through use of force training to show public what officers face | fox13now.com

The real truth of the matter lies somewhere between the extremes of the cops and the owner's stories.

I totally agree with you, that they have to live with the consequences of it.

Also, calling the vets and saying the RCMP wasn't picking up the tab? By that point, not his call to make. That one's going to supervisors and the bosses.