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An NYPD officer shoots a pit bull as it lunges at him. The dog was standing by its owner, a homeless man who had passed out on the pavement. Witnesses say the owner appeared to be suffering a seizure. Contrary to early reports saying the dog died, the pit bull, named Star, is alive, but in a serious condition.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/aug/17/new-york-police-officer-shoots-dog-video It seems extreme to me...... |
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Who would you sympathise with?
The dog, the owner, or the cop? |
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Edited by
Totage
on
Tue 08/28/12 04:47 PM
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An NYPD officer shoots a pit bull as it lunges at him. The dog was standing by its owner, a homeless man who had passed out on the pavement. Witnesses say the owner appeared to be suffering a seizure. Contrary to early reports saying the dog died, the pit bull, named Star, is alive, but in a serious condition. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/aug/17/new-york-police-officer-shoots-dog-video It seems extreme to me...... It's easy to say that now and not in the officers position. The thing is I'm sure they are just like everyone and look forward to going home after a day of work. After watching the video, I would have made the same decision as the officer. The dog was a threat, he eliminated the threat. |
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Humm if I was in the same position and someone was in need of medical help and a dog lunges at me. I'm gonna save my *** first then the one on the ground.
I'm a dog lover would never hurt one unless it came at me first, same thing I would do with a human... 
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Was it necessary though?
I know it was 'just a dog', but it appears as though the officer had a panic attack....with a gun. |
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Most likely it was, when a dog lunges at you it is protecting someone, sick or wild. There was a very good chance the dog was protecting his owner and would do what it had to too keep you away. Now with that thought would you take a chance if a something or someone was lunging at you snarling? Or take action and hope you can keep from being tore up. The cop had no idea what would happen if that dog had got him.
Pit bull has a death grip....one of the hardest one to get away from and a bad rep. |
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From what I saw in the vid, it was a justified shooting.
Why was the dog not on a leash inside city limits? Is there not a leash law there? |
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Hmmm I'm kinda sorry I clicked
Lots of bystanders standing around... Not safe to fire a weapon at such close range... No tazers on hand? Pepper spray? baton? 
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Hmmm I'm kinda sorry I clicked Lots of bystanders standing around... Not safe to fire a weapon at such close range... No tazers on hand? Pepper spray? baton?
Actually did not go to the link..But if that was the case then yeah Pepper Spray or tazer would have been a much better option.. Guess I should have went to the link..
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Don't get me wrong...i'm sure the officer did what he thought was the best thing to do, as was the dog trying to protect its pack by doing only what it knows how to do.
And that is the difference. The dog doesn't have the luxury of choice. |
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Dam why did I click this video.
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Hmmm I'm kinda sorry I clicked Lots of bystanders standing around... Not safe to fire a weapon at such close range... No tazers on hand? Pepper spray? baton?
Not safe unless properly trained. |
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Hmmm I'm kinda sorry I clicked Lots of bystanders standing around... Not safe to fire a weapon at such close range... No tazers on hand? Pepper spray? baton?
Not safe unless properly trained. Then again, all the injured at the Empire State Building were shot by cops. |
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Cops are not the brightest people on the planet, anyone with any sense of reason would understand that the dog knows something is wrong with its human but not sure exactly and is protecting his human. Police need to be trained in dog behavior before they go out on the town jacked up on speed with loaded guns ready to pull they gat and squeeze a few off cause the wind changed direction. |
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Yeah, all he had to do was tell the dog he was there to help, the dog would have understood.
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Or perhaps he should've pulled a cat out of his holster and shot the dog with a cat hiss instead yes?
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Who would you sympathise with? The dog, the owner, or the cop? all three the homeless man because of his illness the dog because of his sacrifice putting him in harms way and the cop who had to decide how to protect himself with a lunging pit bull,,, |
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