Oakland Police Shoot Old Arthritic Lab

[JonnyRico]

"that the cop could have made a better choice"


None of us here will know if there was a "better" choice. We were not there. Many of you will not know what it feels like to have your life in danger. Oakland PD recently lost 4 officers to a single incident. The city of Oakland can be extremely dangerous and the officers cannot afford to be complacent. In the end, the officer has to make a choice to ensure that he is safe, and the public is safe. When responding to a call, where there are so many variables that in a split second, you can be killed... the officer had to make a choice. It is just an unfortunate situation.
r.i.p. Gloria

[Hunther's Dad]

Originally Posted by JeanKBBMMMAAN

Oh for crying out loud, people, hackles down and stop being offended at everything. We may be looking for a kleenex sponsor on this board before long. Why not...

Bottom line, each situation is different - as you show - and we cannot know if what happened was done in the best possible way or not - because we were not there.

For those of us who think possibly overkill - we are picturing an 11 year old yellow lab, hobbling up with that hoarse old lady bark. Heart.

For those of you who think everything was justified - you are seeing the basement door open, alarm going off and an unknown intruder. Head.

Regardless, the department is to be commended for doing all that they are now.

And the dog owner may think twice before letting another dog out, unsupervised while she is away. Let's hope. Because if that dog had been safely contained...

How about locking this thread, then? It contributes nothing to this board except giving people a way to act up with no consequences.

[Lexi]

Originally Posted by Hunther's Dad

How about locking this thread, then? It contributes nothing to this board except giving people a way to act up with no consequences.

Ooooh....Jean's gonna be busy locking threads all over this board if she uses that as a criteria to lock threads.

With all due respect, I think that people haven't been too bad on this thread. I even apologized to Jessie for getting snippy with her earlier, because I WAS being a bit of a smartass.

The original post that set me off on this thread was the one pages earlier that said that officers being "aggressive" on their property should be "shot." I think a lively debate is fun every once in awhile, but that particular comment was way out of line.

It's not been too bad lately on the thread...and I think the thread has pretty much run its course...for me anyway....now watch someone say something else that sets me off!

I am glad that the SPCA is going to be offering continuing education classes on animal welfare to LEOs. I wish that similar classes were offered everywhere, both for the increased welfare of animals and to increase public confidence in the decisions LEOs make out on the road.

[Jessiewessie99]

Now if it were like that one dude who just shot a that husky at the dog park for no good reason, then he lost all my respect.

I know a few people who were lost in the line of duty, and have feared for my life(not because of a robber).

[Mrs.K]

Originally Posted by Jessiewessie99

Now if it were like that one dude who just shot a that husky at the dog park for no good reason, then he lost all my respect.

I know a few people who were lost in the line of duty, and have feared for my life(not because of a robber).

Are there actually any news regarding that case?

[Jessiewessie99]

Originally Posted by Mrs.K

Are there actually any news regarding that case?

I am not sure what the update is of that case, but I just used it as s refrence when I meant that some cops shouldn't be cops.