"Bobbie Birkhimer said she couldn’t believe her ears when her son called and told her ‘the cops are here and they just shot the dog’.
Birkhimer said she raced home to find about six cop cars sitting in front of her home. When she got out of her car officers said they wanted to talk with her. Birkhimer asked, ‘who shot my dog?’ Birkhimer said that police Officer G. Salazar responded that he had.
When she asked, ‘Why, did she growl at you? Did she jump at you?’ Birkhimer said Salazar told her ‘No ma’am, but I’m not going to get bit by a dog!’
SAPD officer shoots family dog
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So it it police policy there to shoot any dog that they perceive MIGHT bite them? Or was this cop acting outside of policy?
Granted the family dog in this case was a Pittbull but any dog falls under the reason given for this shooting. Then they just leave it lying there in pain in front of the family.
Hell, 2 GFY posters here come immediately to mind: Baddog, he's got a very attentive/smart breed of dog who probably naturally barks to alert for strangers, is that aggressive behavior? Bang! ... Grapesoda has a dog that if you are scared of dogs is getting shot on sight. Both are gentle as can be.
The real question is "state of mind" what cop in his right mind will shoot a family pet in front of the family because of a perceived threat? Where is the hesitation, the alternative plan to taking your gun out, aiming it, and actually pulling the trigger. Then having to do the paperwork, meet before a review board about discharging your weapon, etc ........
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