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Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
No matter what, good judgment, clear thinking and action when in a bind are the attributes I would want in a cop or friend I had to depend upon. I believe it is called common sense.

A 6 inch sap could easily fit in any pocket and with a little training would be a better weapon against a dog than spraying bullets around a neighborhood. It does not take much to shut a dog down with a little knowledge and co-ordination along with a level head.

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Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
No matter what, good judgment, clear thinking and action when in a bind are the attributes I would want in a cop or friend I had to depend upon. I believe it is called common sense.

A 6 inch sap could easily fit in any pocket and with a little training would be a better weapon against a dog than spraying bullets around a neighborhood. It does not take much to shut a dog down with a little knowledge and co-ordination along with a level head.

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Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
No matter what, good judgment, clear thinking and action when in a bind are the attributes I would want in a cop or friend I had to depend upon. I believe it is called common sense.

A 6 inch sap could easily fit in any pocket and with a little training would be a better weapon against a dog than spraying bullets around a neighborhood. It does not take much to shut a dog down with a little knowledge and co-ordination along with a level head.

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Originally posted by Icabod:
On the other hand, two therapy dogs were shot by police. A daughter had come home, set off the burglar alarm then called the company. Total time four minutes. Twenty minutes later two cops show up. They don't knock on the front door. One jumps the fence, sees the dogs and starts shooting. So far, it's the standard "Dog's attack office, he defends himself." However, there's a video

"The video, with no audio, shows an officer standing in the backyard. He then approaches the house and goes out of camera range. A moment later, he steps backward rapidly with his gun drawn.
Ciroc, a white and brown dog, trots toward the officer and stops about 10 feet away. The dog looks distracted but does not appear to be charging the officer. The officer fires, the dog falls and then scrambles to his feet and runs away. At the same time, a black dog runs into camera range. The officer shoots several times and the dog flees.
The officer appears to assess the scene for about 18 seconds before he exits the yard by climbing over the fence.
LeMay's 13-year-old daughter saw the whole thing from the upstairs window. That probably wouldn't have made a dent in the official narrative, but the incident was also captured by the home's security cameras. Nevertheless, there's still an official narrative:
"We are aware of the recent incident involving MPD officers responding to an audible residential burglary alarm and while at this call an MPD officer discharged their firearm, striking two dogs belonging to the homeowner. Anytime an officer discharges their firearm in the line of duty there is an investigation ... by the Minneapolis Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit. We are in the process of reviewing the video posted online, as well as the officer's body camera video. We have reached out to the owner of the dogs and will continue to do so during the investigation."
In other words, the MPD is trying to find some way to spin this. The video looks pretty damning. If the officer didn't want to be scared by someone's pets, perhaps he or another officer could have taken the last step first.
After the dogs' shooting, another officer knocked on the front door. The 18-year-old explained that she'd triggered the alarm and that it had been deactivated."

Why the hell didn't he knock beforehand?

https://www.techdirt.com/artic...lar-alarm-call.shtml

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Originally posted by sigmoid:


Eat shit and die,

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Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
I used to train dogs for attack, search and drugs. I was both the object of their attention with my friends dogs and got to play from the other end. I even got to deprogram an attack dog that went too far.

"it is not unheard of for officers to have ND's while trying to draw when taking fire, ....."

I am sure glad I do not have to work with the level of training and equipment that you seem all to ready to accept.

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Originally posted by sigmoid:
How about the stupid friggin' homwowners call 911 after the "false alarm" and take 2 seconds to say "false alarm" and then put the dogs in the house UNTIL they are sure LEO's have cleared the call?

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:

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Originally posted by sigmoid:


Eat shit and die,

And you wonder why the general public no longer trust the police.

You need to find another job suitable for your demeanor towards the public, like the DMV or something where you aren't armed.