# Another dog gets shot by police

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 5, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028 "2012-12-05T02:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028/21 "2012-12-10T12:05:35Z")

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> [@lavenderviolet](#):
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> If it’s any consolation, here’s a positive story to balance out this one: [A cop called to pick up a “vicious dog” uses his common sense when he gets there, sees the dog is NOT threatening anyone despite being a ‘pit bull’, and ends up adopting the dog himself](http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/07/31/hero-baltimore-cop-saves-dog-gains-new-best-friend/). 🙂

I don’t know, that dog was attacking the officer with non-stop kisses… 😉

I do wonder if cops get training on how to handle situations involving dogs. Do dogs get the same “don’t shoot them on their back” treatment?

I once had to do a necropsy on a dog that was killed by a cop. I was expecting the bullet entry to be on the front part of the animal, perhaps her side.

Instead, the entry wound was on the back of the animal, and very clearly went from upper back to lower front, from the abdomen to the thorax and lungs. I wish I had more information as to what occurred or was alleged to occur at the scene, because with what I had, it was clearly the animal had been shot and didn’t seem to be in self-defense. ☹

I do not know how that case worked out, either. Usually animal abuse cases settle out of court, to my relief.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028/22 "2012-12-10T12:06:24Z")

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Probably looked guilty.

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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028/23 "2012-12-10T12:16:49Z")

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> [@don\_t\_ask](#):
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> Black dog I assume.

No. [It’s this little guy.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/e7/b7/e7b79a74fafbbd6941abc089bce5a52f.jpg) All 30 pounds of white 7-month-old miniature bull terrier.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-gets-shot-by-police/643028/24 "2012-12-10T12:27:38Z")

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He looks armed from here.

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