Let's keep shooting dogs, why don't we?
The headline on this piece was meant as a sarcastic, tongue in cheek headline. The reason behind the sarcasm is the number of dogs which have been shot and killed in the last month or so by police officers who were in "fear for their lives." Huh? http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20101012/BREAKINGNEWS/101012007/1086/Deputy+forced+to+shoot++kill+charging+pit+bull+in+Port+St.+John
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-deputy-attacked-dog-killed-20100915,0,258663.story
The last I knew about, police officers carried pepper spray, tasers, batons and numerous other pieces of equipment to curtail an attacking dog. We used to use a spray of water from the hose, but anything which will divert their attention of what they are aiming for tends to work.
I guess these officers simply found it easier to shoot the dog dead, instead of trying another method of diversion. Or maybe they are simply wimpy, scaredy cat officers who have never been around dogs.
There was one though, near Ocala, which they tasered. Of course, he was a Great Dane, not a Pit Bull so that probably made the difference. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-astor-drug-seizures-marijuana-20101005,0,7046734.story
Biased? You're right, I am. I am sorry for the dogs who continue to be denigrated in the media so people really do begin to believe all the horror stories. The question in my mind is: if they are so quick to shoot a dog because they are in fear for their life, what happens when they must make a snap decision with a human?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-deputy-attacked-dog-killed-20100915,0,258663.story
The last I knew about, police officers carried pepper spray, tasers, batons and numerous other pieces of equipment to curtail an attacking dog. We used to use a spray of water from the hose, but anything which will divert their attention of what they are aiming for tends to work.
I guess these officers simply found it easier to shoot the dog dead, instead of trying another method of diversion. Or maybe they are simply wimpy, scaredy cat officers who have never been around dogs.
There was one though, near Ocala, which they tasered. Of course, he was a Great Dane, not a Pit Bull so that probably made the difference. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-astor-drug-seizures-marijuana-20101005,0,7046734.story
Biased? You're right, I am. I am sorry for the dogs who continue to be denigrated in the media so people really do begin to believe all the horror stories. The question in my mind is: if they are so quick to shoot a dog because they are in fear for their life, what happens when they must make a snap decision with a human?
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