Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

That's just Eddie. Don't mind him if he stares.

Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Wait. Do they bark a lot? My neighbor had a Pomeranian that bark all the time and my bedroom was next to her house. If so he did everyone a service.

Yet another example of a cop doing something that would have a regular citizen in prison.

I don't care what kind of dog it is, if it's running towards you growling and bearing its teeth, the cop had every right to shoot it.

Jack Russels can be vicious, unpredictable little bastards, and are more likely to bite hard no reason than any other type of dog I have been around. I'm always cautious around them. Might be based on a couple of really bad eggs though, the owners do tend to be people who should not have dogs in the first place.

A couple of possible explanations :

* the dog came at him fast and he acted reflexively and shot (like maybe he's had pit bulls rush him when he was visiting a suspect)
* any excuse to kill with impunity makes his week

Wasn't there; don't know.

JRT - hairy muscles with teeth.

So how does this work then? Do we all get to carry guns in case we feel threatened by a dog? Are our police officers more easily scared?

I've never heard of a citizen with a concealed carry permit killing a barking dog in the name of self defense or safety.

A well placed kick might have been have been a more logical response, if someone shot any of my dogs for any reason, I would probably want to kill them.

coyo:
* the dog came at him fast and he acted reflexively and shot (like maybe he's had pit bulls rush him when he was visiting a suspect)
* any excuse to kill with impunity makes his week

Gonna have to go with, "* any excuse to kill with impunity makes his week" there, Vanna.

StanTheMan: Yet another example of a cop doing something that would have a regular citizen in prison.

Heard on the news today that the Walmart Pepper-Spray Shopper faces felony battery charges if she's caught.

Police Lieutenant Pike chortles from his paid staycation easy chair.

Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Sure, any dog can be mean. but a if a "trained" law enforcement office can't handle a 13 lb. dog without having to shoot it, would you want him to be the one to respond to the 911 when the 200 lb meth addict is trying to kill you?

I feel threatened whenever police are around. They are armed and dangerous.

fta "Why did they have to do that?"

Don't bring a dog to a gun fight

xmasbaby:
So how does this work then? Do we all get to carry guns in case we feel threatened by a dog? Are our police officers more easily scared?

I've never heard of a citizen with a concealed carry permit killing a barking dog in the name of self defense or safety.

What happens if a cop comes running at us? After all we seen them cause far more trouble than a Jack Russell. I can only assume we should have the right to panic and protect our lives by shooting the cop. Only makes sense I guess.

flahorsegirl: I submitted this verbatim the other day and it got rejected. What gives?

/Nothing I submit ever gets picked.
/Sniff, Sniff

it's all a liberal media conspiracy.

ThisNameSux: I don't care what kind of dog it is, if it's running towards you growling and bearing its teeth, the cop had every right to shoot it.

Really? Don't care what kind of dog it is? What about this thing

flahorsegirl: I submitted this verbatim the other day and it got rejected. What gives?

/Nothing I submit ever gets picked.
/Sniff, Sniff

I think you need to do some jaw-stretching exercises and learn to suppress your gag reflex.

/Never had anything green-lit either.

inflatedKarma: Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Sure, any dog can be mean. but a if a "trained" law enforcement office can't handle a 13 lb. dog without having to shoot it, would you want him to be the one to respond to the 911 when the 200 lb meth addict is trying to kill you?

I have no problem with him shooting the meth addict. So sure.

inflatedKarma: Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Sure, any dog can be mean. but a if a "trained" law enforcement office can't handle a 13 lb. dog without having to shoot it, would you want him to be the one to respond to the 911 when the 200 lb meth addict is trying to kill you?

Like I said, I wasn't there, don't know what happened, and don't know anything about the cops involved.

The cops I know love dogs, would not want to have to kill one, and certainly wouldn't kill one just for the hell of it.

My point is that dismissing the Jack Russell breed as harmless just because they're small demonstrates a serious lack of knowledge of that breed.

xmasbaby: So how does this work then? Do we all get to carry guns in case we feel threatened by a dog? Are our police officers more easily scared?

I've never heard of a citizen with a concealed carry permit killing a barking dog in the name of self defense or safety.

Where I live an off duty deputy shot and killed (new window) dog when he felt threatened. Must be a cop thing.

That dog attacked one of America's Heroes in Blue.

How did the police officer know that he wasn't being attacked by a trained Muslamic suicide bomber dog? (new window)

He acted in self defense. And thank God that he did.

You libtards are pissing and moaning over the death of a dog. You should be grateful that there's at least one cop still out there who hasn't been libdoctrinated into trying to use "negotiation" and "non-violent tactics" to face down the jihadists who have sworn to destroy America and everything it stands for.

9/11 changed everything. It's been ten years and you still haven't realized it.

bahamasorbust: Really? Don't care what kind of dog it is? What about this thing

It can still bite, right? Shoot the farker.

I owned a Jack Russell. They can be a handfull. The cop is a candy-assed pussy.

I've owned many a Jack Russell. I'd like to point out that while it may be 'dangerous' to some, it really isn't to a police officer. Please don't try and justify this, else you try and justify the shooting of a toddler who charges an officer with a knife.

This police officer is probably a little timid to be carrying a firearm if he considered this appropriate self defence.

Shenanigans!

"Like I said, I wasn't there, don't know what happened, and don't know anything about the cops involved."


another fat idiot.

albertmdh: Jack Russels can be vicious, unpredictable little bastards, and are more likely to bite hard no reason than any other type of dog I have been around. I'm always cautious around them. Might be based on a couple of really bad eggs though, the owners do tend to be people who should not have dogs in the first place.

They are also the likely to be dead around me, right behind pit bulls.

ThisNameSux: I don't care what kind of dog it is, if it's running towards you growling and bearing its teeth, the cop had every right to shoot it.

Really? Don't care what kind of dog it is? What about this thing

Not sure that's a real dog.

bahamasorbust:
Where I live an off duty deputy shot and killed (new window) dog when he felt threatened. Must be a cop thing.

There was another one the other day (new window) in Staten Island.

inflatedKarma: Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Sure, any dog can be mean. but a if a "trained" law enforcement office can't handle a 13 lb. dog without having to shoot it, would you want him to be the one to respond to the 911 when the 200 lb meth addict is trying to kill you?

The officer needs to grow a pair.

A neighbor's chow (mix?) dog got off it's picket tie out and came for me. I squared up to it and kicked it several times, once in the chest. It did bit me in the back of the calf a few times but I didn't immediately fall to the ground and die. In fact, having shown the dog who was boss I picked up the broken end of the leash and took it back to the property and gave it to the owner. I then proceeded on my merry way.

At the time, I was small, but I am still much bigger than a chow dog. Yes, small dogs bite and it's scary. Boo-hoo. It's not as nice as a piece of pie but many worse things can happen. Man up.

My dog demonstrating his fierce sleeping skills.

FlippityFlap: Shenanigans!

"Like I said, I wasn't there, don't know what happened, and don't know anything about the cops involved."


another fat idiot.

Yourself or the cop? TFA didn't mention anyone's weight or IQ.

This "officer" is a POS... He's using an excuse to justify killing this woman's pet. She said it best and no, I would not want this spineless wonder anywhere near me.

/former LEO who never killed a 20 pound threat.

Parthenogenetic: That dog attacked one of America's Heroes in Blue.

How did the police officer know that he wasn't being attacked by a trained Muslamic suicide bomber dog? (new window)

He acted in self defense. And thank God that he did.

You libtards are pissing and moaning over the death of a dog. You should be grateful that there's at least one cop still out there who hasn't been libdoctrinated into trying to use "negotiation" and "non-violent tactics" to face down the jihadists who have sworn to destroy America and everything it stands for.

9/11 changed everything. It's been ten years and you still haven't realized it.

Oh, well done! Top notch, TOP NOTCH!

My dog is half Jack Russell, half Pekingese/Poodle. He got all the weird features of all those breeds, so he looks like a fat gremlin with a huge under bite. There are two things he will confront without hesitation... Pit Bulls and cops. I think his success in dominating Pit Bulls has been largely due to the fact that they simply don't believe they are being attacked by a 20 pound meatloaf covered in hair and teeth. His irrational hatred of cops is finely tuned enough that he can distinguish between other uniforms and the fuzz. That said, as vicious as he is capable of being, the first charge is always a false charge. K9 cops seem to be the only ones who know to stop, let him assess the threat, and everything will be fine. While a JRT can strip you to the bone all the way to your knees in moments, you don't need to shoot it to prevent that, just let them do their thing for 20 seconds and proceed politely.

If you're a grown man who needs a gun to defend against a jack russell, you're an enormous pussy.

FunkOut: Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

You don't need a gun to protect yourself from a Jack Russell, you just need a boot or a blanket. Hell, you could put a cardboard box on top of it.

Jack in a box. (new window)

This guy is a farking pussy. Case closed.

/He would shiat himself at the sight of my dog.
//Olde English Bulldogge
///he's farking hyooge

Officer Irvin sez yer a puss... (poppity)

joe714: bahamasorbust:
Where I live an off duty deputy shot and killed (new window) dog when he felt threatened. Must be a cop thing.

There was another one the other day (new window) in Staten Island.

Maryland mayor's dogs shot (new window) in a botched drug raid a few years ago. So no one is safe from the police.

Shenanigans!: Obviously I wasn't there and don't know the specifics, but it does suck whenever something like this happens.

But to pretend Jack Russells are harmless is retarded. Those little dogs are tough and mean as shiat.

Parents have a JRT. If you are a small furry little creature that squeaks, she's death incarnate and your time is limited to the -10 second range. If you are a full grown man, she will bark at you and is scared. Mom says that she's such a fraidy-cat sort of dog, that the wrong type of owner would have turned her mean. Scared-and-then-abused dogs are mean dogs.

Assuming he was was actually in uniform, the worst that could have happened had he just stood there and taken the attack would be buying a new pair of pants.

Trick question! Officers of the law are not there to protect you. They are there to make money.

Erebus1954: joe714: bahamasorbust:
Where I live an off duty deputy shot and killed (new window) dog when he felt threatened. Must be a cop thing.

There was another one the other day (new window) in Staten Island.

Maryland mayor's dogs shot (new window) in a botched drug raid a few years ago. So no one is safe from the police.

I remember that story...absolutely horrible. :(