COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- Police video released Wednesday showed a North Carolina family kneeling and handcuffed, who shrieked as officers killed their dog -- which appeared to be playfully wagging its tail -- with a shotgun during a traffic stop.
2007-11-21 09:23:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
the bad cops shouldn't even be cops in the first place! the good cops are the best! when i grow up i'll be the nicest cop in the department
2007-11-21 10:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by JD 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is obviously a lot of information you didn't give us. FYI a wagging tail can denote friendliness, but can also indicate intense aggression. Anyone who has ever faced an angry aggressive dog will tell you that there is a look in their eyes and a certain 'set' to their body language that indicates it is ready to attack. That's no B.S. Hopefully there is time to tell the dog's owners to call him off. If they don't it isn't reasonable to wait until the dog has your **** clamped in his teeth for you to eliminate the danger. Be reasonable and put yourself in the officers' place. Also, think about what you did say ... the family was handcuffed and kneeling as is done in a felony danger stop and the officer(s) were carrying shotguns. Doesn't sound like a routine traffic stop to me.
2007-11-21 20:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by Penguin_Bob 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Wagging it's tail with a shotgun?. Sounds to me like self-defense. Dogs should not be allowed to wave shotguns with their tails.
( Or, maybe there is a lot of the story missing here or possibly a lot of video tape not shown and only taken out of context.)
2007-11-21 21:47:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Police officers don't shoot dogs who are wagging their tails.
2007-11-22 00:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen the video but there may have been a good reason for it. The dog could have been growling or making some threatening motion. So without both sides of the story all I can say is I don't know.
2007-11-21 17:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by ziggy_brat 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Must have had a reason. They don't usually shoot friendly dogs.
2007-11-21 17:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We don't shoot dogs that are friendly, there must be more to this.
2007-11-21 18:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
not all cops are bad. i hate the bad ones. but cops can do anything and get away with it when they feel threatened.
2007-11-21 17:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by shannon s 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋