An officer shot and killed a dog that was waiting for its owner inside of a parked van. The officer later claimed it ‘lunged’ at him, but it was also revealed that he had his gun drawn the entire time.
The dog’s owner was Craig Jones, who was sitting inside a nearby restaurant eating breakfast at the time of the shooting. His black Labrador, ‘Arfie,’ was waiting inside his van, with a window half-opened for ventilation.
A Coeur D’Alene police officer approached the vehicle, apparently because someone called police to report it being a ‘suspicious’ white van that bore similarities to one related to a child-luring case. The unnamed officer went in with his gun already drawn, KREM 2 News reported.
Arfie sat in the van, anticipating his owner’s return. The officer claims that Arfie then “lunged” at him, and he shot the dog in the chest. Arfie died.
A photograph of the scene showed that the bullet had actually traveled through glass to reach the dog.
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Coeur d'Alene, huh?! I thought that was an area safe from such idiocy. Isn't that near where the Citadel is located? Nauseatingly enraging... [
ReplyDeleteNot far, about an hour. Shot him through the glass. IQ of 70......?
Deleteof course it will be fully investigated and the cop exonerated... geez, if this dope is threatened by a dog in a van, no dog is safe in Coeur d'Alene.
ReplyDeleteof course it will be fully investigated and the cop exonerated
DeleteDon't know how they could come to that conclusion, but you are probably correct.
I sure hope I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a special kind of stupid to shoot through a glass window in this instance.
DeleteOf course the cop WILL BE exonerated. Who do you think will doing the investing? Other cops. Remember all the dog killing cop has to say is that he feared for his safety. This to is by design; if you can condition the cops and the public to acept shooting a dog, under any circumstances as routine, then the easier it will be for the cops to do the same to other people. And for the general public to acept being treated like a dog as well. Safety first. Your local police dept is a terrorist organization! In the eyes of the cops, you, are the enemy; and are already guilty of violating the law.
ReplyDeleteif you can condition the cops and the public to acept shooting a dog, under any circumstances as routine, then the easier it will be for the cops to do the same to other people. And for the general public to acept being treated like a dog as well.
DeleteGood points.
My neck of the woods (north Idaho/CDA) is full of trigger happy LEO. When not shooting and killing family pets, it's the family members that do the dying.
ReplyDeleteBe sure to read the comments at the KREM news site. Most are very negative towards this murder of a family pet by a scared
s*itless thug with a badge (but he was in fear of his pathetic life). Tic, tic, tic, tic, tic......
Most are very negative towards this murder of a family pet by a scared
Deletes*itless thug with a badge (but he was in fear of his pathetic life)
Crazy. They use mace here.
The price of a dog is not enough. Add training (extensive, by the highest priced trainer in the Country), emotional distress, and time factor to replace. Then fired the goddamn cop! Maybe. Just maybe, that PD will get the hint. Nawwww, that would assume they had brains.
ReplyDeleteNo penalties for them, but horrendous ones for soldiers in the midst of a real war.
DeleteGod help him if he shoots my dog like that. Revenge is best served cold!
ReplyDeleteI imagine.
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