Below are sample cases of UNJUSTIFIED PUPPYCIDE that illustrate the urgent need for law enforcement training in non-lethal methods of handling dog encounters and officer’s having a duty to give dog owners / animal control the opportunity to secure / save the dog. Law enforcement officers have even been witnessed laughing at dog owners who just witnessed their beloved dogs shot by officers. Officers have been overheard callously teasing amongst themselves over who “gets to shoot the dog.” These cases and many others also raise legitimate concerns in connection with the link between animal cruelty and violence against humans and psychological fitness for duty policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=2449&issue_id=82011 of the involved officers. Are you aware that in 2013, the National Sheriffs’ Association (“NSA”) advocated for the training and resources necessary for law enforcement to further develop knowledge and awareness of the link between “animal cruelty and domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and gang violence?” See NSA Resolution #2013-02 on this webpage: sheriffs.org/content/resolutions. Do PUPPYCIDE guilty officers go on and commit violence against humans? The answer is YES!!! On January 16, 2014 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Police officer Josh Boren shot and killed his wife, two young children and mother-in-law before taking his own life. Mr. Boren was once disciplined for shooting at a stray dog while he was on duty rather than taking it to the shelter (link to this news article: deseretnews/article/865594756/Officer-who-killed-family-was-once-disciplined-for-shooting-at-dog-report-says.html and link to Spanish Fork, Utah Police Department Website: spanishfork.org/dept/pubsafety/police/ Here is one example of callous, cruel and dangerous law enforcement officers humored that one of them directly caused the traumatic, unnecessary excruciating burning death of a ten (10) month old puppy and then displayed obvious pleasure with the distress they caused the puppy’s family members who witnessed the crime. A Maricopa County Arizona Sheriffs Office SWAT team member chased the terrified puppy back into the burning home with bursts from a fire extinguisher. According to one of the puppy’s owners, Andrea Barker , “They [deputies] were laughing at me” These “goons then left the dogs body to rot in the ashes for the next five days of 105-degree temperatures.” phoenixnewtimes/2004-08-05/news/dog-day-afternoon/full Officers Laughing About Tazing and Shooting Dog youtube/watch?v=OQRVpeXHUjg Florida Firefighters Laughing About Cop Shooting Dog youtube/watch?feature=endscreen&v=TQ1jdkXZJx8&NR=1 5 pound Chihuahua named Jack youtube/watch?v=7EfztqLMjJw Dachshund named Killer examiner/article/police-justify-shooting-killing-12-pound-miniature-dachshund-self-defense-video 15 year old, arthritic, toothless dog named Abby dogmurderers/cops-shoot-dangerous-15-yo-toothless-dog/ Tethered dog named Diamond in its own yard examiner/article/sheriff-defends-deputy-who-responded-to-wrong-house-killed-tethered-dog Secured dog named Wrinkles behind a closed bathroom door stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2010/jun/21/police_kill_grandmothers_dog_bot Secured dog named Chloe on the catch pole of an animal control officer 9news/news/article/301382/339/Home-video-shows-police-killing-dog-after-being-captured 16 year old, TOOTHLESS dog named Belle informationliberation/?id=45655 Dogs in their own yards: Brad pe/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20120824-riverside-family-upset-that-police-killed-their-dog.ece and Scar kdvr/2012/08/28/police-shoot-kill-dog-while-chasing-suspect/ Lead Officer of Durham SWAT Shoots Innocent Dog – Caught on Video by ABC11, who then showed the video to Kimberly Alboum, state director for the Humane Society, Thats devastating, she said. Wow, thats absolutely devastating. Thats just shocking. abclocal.go/wtvd/story?section=news%2Fabc11_investigates&id=8140686 Police Shoot 14 Week Old Puppy Belonging to Witness of Another Police Shooting alternet.org/police-shoot-puppy-witness-another-police-shooting When the Public cannot reconcile law enforcement actions with the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor (theiacp.org/What-is-the-Law-Enforcement-Oath-of-Honor and google search results on “law enforcement oath of honor https://google/#q=law+enforcement+oath+of+honor ), Public Outrage develops. “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution my community and the agency I serve.” Public Outrage is a signal that BETRAYAL of the PUBLIC TRUST has occurred in your COMMUNITY and you are ACCOUNTABLE, for now your HONOR, INTEGRITY and COURAGE are in question. Honor means that ones word is given as a guarantee. Betray is defined as breaking faith with the public trust. Badge is the symbol of your office. Integrity is being the same person in both private and public life. Character means the qualities that distinguish an individual. Public trust is a charge of duty imposed in faith toward those you serve. Courage is having the strength to withstand unethical pressure, fear or danger. Accountability means that you are answerable and responsible to your oath of office. Community is the jurisdiction and citizens served (Definitions from: theiacp.org/What-is-the-Law-Enforcement-Oath-of-Honor) a. LE Model Policy on Standards of Conduct: theiacp.org/Model-Policy-on-Standards-of-Conduct and google search results on “law enforcement model policy on standards of conduct” https://google/#q=Law+enforcement+Model+Policy+on+Standards+of+Conduct b. LE Oath of Honor Video: youtube/watch?v=uUDczg27Fl4 and google search results on “law enforcement oath of honor video” https://google/#q=law+enforcement+oath+of+honor+video c. Public Image of the Police: theiacp.org/The-Public-Image-of-the-Police and google search results on “public image of police: https://google/#q=public+image+of+the+police+information See following cases for examples of PUBLIC OUTRAGE: Hooch, Filer, Idaho (2014) “Public response was swift. A few days after the killing, hundreds of protesters held a rally to call for Hassani’s firing, and a Facebook page called “Officer Hassani Get Out of Filer” was launched. The page has more than 12,000 “likes” now — about five times the number of people who live in the small town.” magicvalley/news/local/dog-shootings-by-police-prompt-mandatory-training-in-other-states/article_7fffa720-a3ee-11e3-8f11-001a4bcf887a.html and magicvalley/news/local/article_5e989a44-928a-11e3-b2a5-0019bb2963f4.html . Hooch’s Facebook page: https://facebook/badcopfiler Max, Hawthorne, California (2013) mercurynews/ci_23631649/police-shoot-dog-ten-days-later-outrage-still Max’s initial FaceBook page: https://facebook/pages/Justice-for-Dogs/139654549566394 Chloe, Commerce City, Colorado (2012) thedenverchannel/news/local-news/community-protests-dog-shooting-demands-justice-for-chloe See Justice for Chloe FaceBook page for current information posts: https://facebook/JusticeForChloeRIP Cisco, Austin, Texas (2012) khou/news/Public-outrage-builds-over-Austin-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-dog-147756315.html Cisco’s FaceBook page: https://facebook/JusticeForCisco Star, New York, NY (2012) examiner/article/star-the-dog-shot-by-nypd-finds-a-new-home Star’s FaceBook Page: https://facebook/StarTheNewYorkPitbullShotByPolice Monkey, Lake Charles, LA (2012) kplctv/story/18942928/outrage-grows-over-police-shooting-of-dog-named-monkey Kincaid, Baltimore, MD (2013) huffingtonpost/2013/09/04/kincaid-pit-bull-lawsuit_n_3859731.html Kincaid’s FaceBook page: https://facebook/pages/Kincaid-Killed-by-Baltimore-City-Police/129570580537016 Questions need to be asked and an honest dialogue needs to begin about why deadly force is being used preemptively. Is this a lack of an appropriate assessment of situational awareness? Are officers operating under more stress and therefore not able to determine a ‘real’ vs. ‘perceived’ threat? Or are some officers just, quite honestly, afraid of dogs, which could stem from a childhood incident or family influences when it comes to domestic animals? - See more at: baltimorestyle/index.php/style/lisa_shenkle/disturbing_trend_police_on_dog_violence/
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:53:06 +0000
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