Yes, this is a legitimate question.
2007-11-26 07:43:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
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2016-06-12 01:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sallie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the United States Code the maximum penalty for killing a police animal is 10 years. See 18 USC 1368.
Under New Jersey Statutes Annotated the maximum penalty for killing a police animal is 5 years. See NJSA
2C: 29-3.1.
I think most states are relatively the same, so no killing a police animal does not carry the same penalty as killing a law enforcement officer, which can be punishable up to death.
2007-11-26 08:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes. This happened in St. Paul, MN in 1994. I can't remember the details, but some guy started shooting cops and shot one of the police dogs. He was charged with something specific to killing a police dog (not just animal cruelty or something like), but I can't remember what the exact charge was.
2007-11-27 05:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sturm und Drang 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would just assume so on the horse but have heard of cases with a police dog where they were charged,
2007-11-26 15:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dog is not a cop. A dog is property, a cop is a human being.
Some states may have laws that punish killing a police dog (or any living pet that does not belong to the killer), but they are not the same as killing a cop.
2007-11-26 07:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by Edward G 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Yes
2007-11-26 07:51:24 · answer #6 · answered by ivory 2004 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Depending on the jurisdiction, some states have laws regarding harming service animals.
2007-11-26 08:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes he does....and the animal gets a proper police burial....
2007-11-27 00:19:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jim Morrison's L.A. Woman... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do believe they tried that here in NYS and it made a big splash in the news ..... but those charges were not up held by the Grand Jury.
2007-11-26 08:01:22 · answer #9 · answered by Ronatnyu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really don't know! But I believe they SHOULD. After all, the animal is doing the work of a cop, right?
2007-11-26 07:48:25 · answer #10 · answered by LaDeeDa 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋