Hawthorne Police Officer shooting dog. (NSFW)

[frankenbeemer]

I still say the officers should not have been hassling the guy in the 1st place, like I said before was it questionable behavior and asking for trouble YES was it actually illegal NO!!!!


Also like I said before, owner is ultimately to blame for putting him self and animal in that situation, but its the Cops who brought it to head and should not really have been initiating such a encounter in the 1st place.

I agree. I'm not sure how I feel about anonymous getting in the act.

[mrsleeve]

I still say the officers should not have been hassling the guy in the 1st place, like I said before was it questionable behavior and asking for trouble YES was it actually illegal NO!!!!


Also like I said before, owner is ultimately to blame for putting him self and animal in that situation, but its the Cops who brought it to head and should not really have been initiating such a encounter in the 1st place.

[frankenbeemer]

[slaterd]

I grew up a black guy in LA, not far from Hawthorne. Ive had probably hundreds of interactions with LA cops, been handcuffed multiple times and arrested once. And this was back in the 80s and 90s when tensions with police were much worse. I can absolutely say that by what's shown in this video, the cops were in the right.

The one cop tried multiple times to grab the dogs leash, even after the dog lunged. At the same time, the cop that shot waited to see if the dog could be grabbed. They tried to get a handle on a situation they should not have been put in.

Nobody should have to face a potentially deadly dog in public. I can probably bet that if these were not police officers but instead law abiding concealed weapons owners that more of you would be defending the shooter.

Also Im dog owner. And if my dog got out and ran up to somebody aggressive and lunging, I would have nobody but myself to blame if my dog was shot.

I'm a dog lover and even I have to say this man is right.

[Exodus_2pt0]

and if my dog got out and ran up to somebody aggressive and lunging, I would have nobody but myself to blame if my dog was shot.

Agree with all above, the last part might put a little perspective into some people's heads.

I used to carry in WV on our walks strictly because of one dog that lived along our route was extremely aggressive. He was always chained up, but you never know when the chain could let go, and I wasn't about allow my wife to be mauled by an owners lack of responsibility.

For some reason nowadays, if you throw the word "cop" into any bad situation, it is automatically the officer's fault.

[Victell]

I grew up a black guy in LA, not far from Hawthorne. Ive had probably hundreds of interactions with LA cops, been handcuffed multiple times and arrested once. And this was back in the 80s and 90s when tensions with police were much worse. I can absolutely say that by what's shown in this video, the cops were in the right.

The one cop tried multiple times to grab the dogs leash, even after the dog lunged. At the same time, the cop that shot waited to see if the dog could be grabbed. They tried to get a handle on a situation they should not have been put in.

Nobody should have to face a potentially deadly dog in public. I can probably bet that if these were not police officers but instead law abiding concealed weapons owners that more of you would be defending the shooter.

Also Im dog owner. And if my dog got out and ran up to somebody aggressive and lunging, I would have nobody but myself to blame if my dog was shot.

[QUKBMER]

He bears an amazing resemblance to Champion Ralines Royal Statesman.
http://www.thescottishdachshundclub....5_ch_show.html

Yes he does !!!

[MF DOOM]

Jesus H tittyfucking Christ if I see this bullshit one more time...

Yes I am well aware it isn't illegal. I've watched dozens of videos on youtube of people not only filming unconstitutional police checkpoints, but standing up against them and driving away vindicated because the police/DHS/border patrol couldn't do shit to someone that actually knew their rights. I'm all for people standing up for their rights. But when you go out of your way to try to make a political/racial/religious/what-have-you statement, for no other reason than to pull the lion's tail to try to extort a reaction on camera so you can play "Gotcha!" on youtube, prepare to take some responsibility if the situation spirals out of control. The police have no idea if the crazy fucker with the big ass dog that keeps shouting at them is a threat to them. He was the only one of the many people spectating that made his presence obvious and borderline intrusive. He acted out of the ordinary and was confrontational. Great way to draw negative attention to yourself. The police very well could have detained him until they determined he wasn't a threat to them. Do I agree with it? No. Did he ask for it? Sure as shit did. It's strange how none of the other half dozen people that were recording the same police, at the same intersection, left the scene without being accosted, arrested, or shot...

[frankenbeemer]

3 1/2 years old. His name is skeeter.

He bears an amazing resemblance to Champion Ralines Royal Statesman.

http://www.thescottishdachshundclub.co.uk/html/2005_ch_show.html

[Dj Buttchug]

many jimmies have been rustled

[myinfernalbmw]

Its not illegal to film any government official. You do know that, right?

Jesus H tittyfucking Christ if I see this bullshit one more time...

Yes I am well aware it isn't illegal. I've watched dozens of videos on youtube of people not only filming unconstitutional police checkpoints, but standing up against them and driving away vindicated because the police/DHS/border patrol couldn't do shit to someone that actually knew their rights. I'm all for people standing up for their rights. But when you go out of your way to try to make a political/racial/religious/what-have-you statement, for no other reason than to pull the lion's tail to try to extort a reaction on camera so you can play "Gotcha!" on youtube, prepare to take some responsibility if the situation spirals out of control. The police have no idea if the crazy fucker with the big ass dog that keeps shouting at them is a threat to them. He was the only one of the many people spectating that made his presence obvious and borderline intrusive. He acted out of the ordinary and was confrontational. Great way to draw negative attention to yourself. The police very well could have detained him until they determined he wasn't a threat to them. Do I agree with it? No. Did he ask for it? Sure as shit did. It's strange how none of the other half dozen people that were recording the same police, at the same intersection, left the scene without being accosted, arrested, or shot...

[MF DOOM]

I think you could have prevented unwanted police attention by not shouting shit at them, obviously trying to make a public statement by recording them and testing the boundaries of an active crime scene. I'm all for the public keeping the police in check, but the guy is spouting off shit about a civil rights violation and being confrontational to police who as far as I can tell from the video, are only doing their job. A job that had nothing to do with him, until he interjected himself into that situation. It's strange to think that you might actually get an undesirable response from police, especially since it's apparently universal knowledge that they are power tripping, itchy trigger having, racist pigs. Had the fuckwit stayed out of the situation and let them do their job, the world would have just as many beautiful rottis as it did when the video started. I fucking winced when I saw that dog writhing in the gutter before it died. My hurt instantly turned into anger for the twat of an owner that felt his presence was necessary at that scene. Then I read some of the comments that amounted to "fuck the police" and anger turned into sheer amazement for the stupidity of the people that had typed said comments.

So to sum it up, if he hadn't placed himself in the situation in the first place, he never would have drawn negative attention from police.

Its not illegal to film any government official. You do know that, right?

[bddog]

News just showed the reverse angle of the shooting, released by Hawthorne Police. Shows the Dude mouthing off and refusing to leave. They released the video because the cops involved are receiving death threats!

[z6ne]

3.5 million views in like 4 days. Shit's blowing up.

[myinfernalbmw]

The issue is why was the guy arrested. If he weren't arrested, this wouldn't have happened.

I think you could have prevented unwanted police attention by not shouting shit at them, obviously trying to make a public statement by recording them and testing the boundaries of an active crime scene. I'm all for the public keeping the police in check, but the guy is spouting off shit about a civil rights violation and being confrontational to police who as far as I can tell from the video, are only doing their job. A job that had nothing to do with him, until he interjected himself into that situation. It's strange to think that you might actually get an undesirable response from police, especially since it's apparently universal knowledge that they are power tripping, itchy trigger having, racist pigs. Had the fuckwit stayed out of the situation and let them do their job, the world would have just as many beautiful rottis as it did when the video started. I fucking winced when I saw that dog writhing in the gutter before it died. My hurt instantly turned into anger for the twat of an owner that felt his presence was necessary at that scene. Then I read some of the comments that amounted to "fuck the police" and anger turned into sheer amazement for the stupidity of the people that had typed said comments.

So to sum it up, if he hadn't placed himself in the situation in the first place, he never would have drawn negative attention from police.