VID Police chief captures, then kills dog so he can get to another call
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A few things:
The Chief already resigned:
Police chief's resignation leaves Sparta with no officers | Local - KY3.com
The dog may have got out, maybe was never secured. Regardless, the way you deal with a loose dog in a rural setting and in an urban setting is often vastly different.
This city only has 1700 people.
In this case, acknowledging the commonality of dogs getting out and many dogs not being fenced in such a township, the rules says "The city ordinance calls for a loose dog to be impounded for five days, "
He invented a new law by killing the animal over timing, not over threat. Does he also kill or kneecap robbers if he is short on time?
The slippery slope is real, though I understand your position on pet responsibility. Dog owner wasn't perfect...but a cops job isn't to invent a new law. It's to professionally enforce the existing law.
The city is policed by city and county officers. The latter have taken over since his resigning.
Further news shows the details:
Sparta police chief submits resignation after shooting dog; department set to have zero officers
After the fact, Spencer claimed that the dog was charging at people in the neighborhood. However, he said that he did not believe that the dog bit anyone, otherwise he would have had it taken to the vet and tested for rabies.
Also, at the time the dog was shot, it was in a cage and thus not a threat to anyone.
He didn't know the ordinance. He planned to have it put down by a vet. He shot it in a cage after transporting it to a police range. The dog did not bite anyone.
Interestingly he's only been at the job of chief for 5 months and his son is one of the other officers that recently quit.
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Some more:
The report says Spencer eventually obtained a "catcher pole" and crate and forced the dog into the crate. Spencer then tried and failed to find a shelter to take the animal, and decided that he would need to locate "the cheapest vet to destroy the dog at the cost of the city." The report then says that while attempting to contact a veterinarian, Spencer was dispatched to a rollover crash at Sparta High School.
"Due to the higher priority call and the imminent destruction of the dog," Spencer writes in the report, "I decided it was best to destroy the dog and respond to the accident."
The report said Spencer then took the dog to the department's firing range, where he shot it once in the head before responding to the rollover crash. He later returned and buried the dog, the report said.
The other two officers left the police department for the sheriffs department...which is now tasked with policing the town. lol.
Also the dog breed is banned in the city so the family would have to get rid of the dog anyways.
The report says Spencer eventually obtained a "catcher pole" and crate and forced the dog into the crate. Spencer then tried and failed to find a shelter to take the animal, and decided that he would need to locate "the cheapest vet to destroy the dog at the cost of the city." The report then says that while attempting to contact a veterinarian, Spencer was dispatched to a rollover crash at Sparta High School.
"Due to the higher priority call and the imminent destruction of the dog," Spencer writes in the report, "I decided it was best to destroy the dog and respond to the accident."
The report said Spencer then took the dog to the department's firing range, where he shot it once in the head before responding to the rollover crash. He later returned and buried the dog, the report said.
The other two officers left the police department for the sheriffs department...which is now tasked with policing the town. lol.
Also the dog breed is banned in the city so the family would have to get rid of the dog anyways.
He shot a dangerous dog that had two 911 calls for trying to attack people.
This woman had an illegal breed, and let it get loose to threaten or attack people.
She should be the one under investigation and having charges brought to her. She made the community unsafe, he made it safer. If it wasn't a law officer, but a citizen that shot the agressive dog, would that be ok? Personally, Im totally cool with anybody shooting loose pitbulls, even if they havent had two 911 calls for trying to attack people.
2 wrongs don't make a right, and no he didn't follow protocal, but he used common sense, saved the town money destroying it himself, and the town is now safer and better off because of him.
This woman had an illegal breed, and let it get loose to threaten or attack people.
She should be the one under investigation and having charges brought to her. She made the community unsafe, he made it safer. If it wasn't a law officer, but a citizen that shot the agressive dog, would that be ok? Personally, Im totally cool with anybody shooting loose pitbulls, even if they havent had two 911 calls for trying to attack people.
2 wrongs don't make a right, and no he didn't follow protocal, but he used common sense, saved the town money destroying it himself, and the town is now safer and better off because of him.
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Not if it were in a cage and the law stated that the dog did not have to be killed.
The entire story sounds like bullshit.
He states he was in a rush to another call, but had time to transport he caged dog to the shooting range before going to this emergency rollover.
No common sense.
Normal people would leave the ALREADY CAGED dog come back in a few hours to deal with it like normal.
They wouldn't say, "I hear there's a rollover" executing this already secured dog just became my top priority so I better get transporting him now and not heading to the wreck.
The saving money angle is just him fellating himself. He killed the dog cheaply because he didn't have time to find the cheapest vet. That's his writing in his report. Its ridiculous when you realize that that the dog was caged and then transported to be shot AFTER this supposed emergency came in.
Your argument is, "If the dog attacked someone while loose, it would have been okay to shoot it. So later on, even with the dog not aggressive and fully secured by law enforcement, I'm still okay with killing it without any process. Once a dog is out, just shoot it because no amount of re-securing the dog can undo the sin of getting out and shooting them trumps the man made laws."
I mean I really don't get it. It doesn't even compute to me.
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two 911 calls for trying to attack people.
Just saw your post here. That didn't happen.
One person called to say there was stray dog and it was barking at people.
The next call was a guy saying that he was going to go shoot the dog because school was going to let out, so he was going to make sure it was dead just in case.
The cop showed up and told that guy not to shoot the dog and doing so would be illegal. The dog was not a threat at that time and discharging the firearm under those circumstances was a crime.
I realize I've typed more than I meant.
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Once a dog is out, I think we agree the owner should/could be held liable. In this case, the owner had the dog in their yard and it got out.
After that point, when would you be willing to let the dog live?
Just saw your post here. That didn't happen.
One person called to say there was stray dog and it was barking at people.
The next call was a guy saying that he was going to go shoot the dog because school was going to let out, so he was going to make sure it was dead just in case.
The cop showed up and told that guy not to shoot the dog and doing so would be illegal. The dog was not a threat at that time and discharging the firearm under those circumstances was a crime.
I realize I've typed more than I meant.
@Hwoarang Once a dog is out, I think we agree the owner should/could be held liable. In this case, the owner had the dog in their yard and it got out.
After that point, when would you be willing to let the dog live?
Im sure he shot the dog at that time because otherwise it would increase the chances for it to live and he wanted it dead, or maybe because it might be more work for him, who knows.
And as ive kept saying, yeah, he broke he rules.... I just don't care.
If the police chief decided to break into the city's jail and shoot all the kiddy fiddlers dead, I'd be cool with that too. Ends justify the means type scenario. She should be happy with this because otherwise the law would be coming full force for her.
At the end of the day, the result is a police chief that broke the rules, and only a bunch of positives for the city.
They should keep an eye on this shady bitch to make sure she doesnt get any more pitties though.
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LOL
I still don't agree, but I have to respect your consistency. I can't ever accuse you of being wishy washy
Okay. Yeah that kinda changes everything. Haha. Ive predetermined it as an agressive dog.two 911 calls for trying to attack people.
Just saw your post here. That didn't happen.
One person called to say there was stray dog and it was barking at people.
The next call was a guy saying that he was going to go shoot the dog because school was going to let out, so he was going to make sure it was dead just in case.
The cop showed up and told that guy not to shoot the dog and doing so would be illegal. The dog was not a threat at that time and discharging the firearm under those circumstances was a crime.
I realize I've typed more than I meant.
Once a dog is out, I think we agree the owner should/could be held liable. In this case, the owner had the dog in their yard and it got out.
After that point, when would you be willing to let the dog live?
Honestly would need to see it in person to see if it was agressive or not.
But i would at least hope the police chief deemed the dog agressive if he shot him....maybe
Every time Im with my kids and some retard walks his pit/amstaff/rottie/Dogo/Mastiff off the leash around us I want to double leg him, move to side control rain fucking elbows down the once no longer conscious move to north/south and knee bomb the fuck out of his skull. I cant cause their dog would kill me.
Pittbulls especially they have these hollow dead eyes. Keep the fucking thing muzled and on leash and Ill defend your right to own one.
Pittbulls especially they have these hollow dead eyes. Keep the fucking thing muzled and on leash and Ill defend your right to own one.
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Did i just get wishy washy
Literally the best timing I could have imagined!