Brickbat: Easily Frightened

Erica Moreno and Katti Putnam are suing the Michigan Department of Corrections after one of the agency's officers shot their dog during a raid. The officers raided their house looking for a fugitive who actually lived next door. One officer entered their backyard and shot the dog. A neighbor who witnessed the shooting said the dog did not threaten the officer.

Comments

[wadair]

What's the use in carrying that pistol around on your hip if you can't shoot it every now and then?

[UnCivilServant]

Good point - from now on, all police must operate unarmed.

[Almanian!]

Hire police with no arms. Affirmative action for the handicapable, fewer dead dogs. Win win!

[mr lizard]

Half way through my first cup of coffee and you just kick me in he nuts. Well I guess that's how we know it's Friday.

[UnCivilServant]

I usually wait for the unfunnies - or my deranged co-workers - to mention it.

[Charles Easterly]

I foolishly expected a humorous cartoon.

[Almanian!]

Dogs be like, "Hands Paws up! Don't shoot!"

[Heroic Mulatto]

Woof! Woof! That's that sound of da police...

[Marshall Gill]

Heroes.

[RUExperienced]

It's starting to read like it's just SOP to shoot dogs. Enter property, dog present? Yes. Shoot. Moving on...

[Riven]

Procedures were followed. Officers went home safely.