# Cops Taze Then Shoot Dog to Death **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 28, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385 "2012-11-28T17:01:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/1 "2012-11-28T17:01:28Z")
This is one of those stories that I wish to hell I hadn’t read…but now that I have, I’ve just got to pit these fucking trigger-happy cops. See story in the [Seattle Times here](http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019777053_rosie28m.html). If you’ve got a really strong stomach, there are also links to police video of the shooting. The basics of the story: -Newfie breaks out of fenced yard, while owners were out of town for night. -Cops are called, find dog sitting in its own yard. -Cops discuss ways to get dog off street - decide to taze it!?! -Dog, obviously, runs away after being tazed. -Cops, now thinking this is some kind of hunting video game, chase dog around Des Moines neighborhood (this is near Seattle). -Cops taze him again. Again the dog runs away. -Cops find dog in a neighbor’s yard and shoot it four times with an assault rifle. -One cop can be heard on the video saying “nice!” when they first shoot the dog. -Cops actions are later found “justified.” Of course they are. I don’t know what to say. This story just makes me sick and angry. FYI - the actual shooting happened a couple years ago, but the dog’s owners just filed a suit and this was the first I’d heard about it. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/2 "2012-11-28T17:07:56Z")
There’s a thread in IMHO: [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=673583) It didn’t look justified, but to be fair, the short video was edited for time, so I don’t know what else may have happened that influenced the cops’ actions. ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/3 "2012-11-28T17:16:45Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > There’s a thread in IMHO: [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=673583) > > It didn’t look justified, but to be fair, the short video was edited for time, so I don’t know what else may have happened that influenced the cops’ actions. That video is from Commerce City, Colorado and happened just a few days ago. This article is about a shooting in Des Moines, Washington (close to Seattle) that happened two years ago. Poor dogs. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/4 "2012-11-28T17:19:08Z")
They’re just big dumb animals that don’t know any better. So are the dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/5 "2012-11-28T17:24:13Z")
These cops sound like they were trying out for an episode of The Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/6 "2012-11-28T17:31:42Z")
The dog was shot— TO DEATH! Why, oh why couldn’t the facist, animal-hating police shoot him to slightly injured? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/7 "2012-11-28T17:33:04Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > -Newfie breaks out of fenced yard, while owners were out of town for night. A newfie? Other than being BIG and epic drool machines, they’re _usually_ about the least threatening dogs ever. Animate teddybears. Granted I’m sure individual exceptions exist, but still - I can’t imagine being intimidated by one. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/8 "2012-11-28T17:37:39Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > The dog was shot— TO DEATH! Why, oh why couldn’t the facist, animal-hating police shoot him to slightly injured? I imagine this is just a lame attempt at humor, but the police actually did shoot him once, in the leg, and just injured him, then they shot him three more times and killed him. Funny stuff, right? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/9 "2012-11-28T17:48:11Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > A newfie? Other than being BIG and epic drool machines, they’re _usually_ about the least threatening dogs ever. Animate teddybears. Granted I’m sure individual exceptions exist, but still - I can’t imagine being intimidated by one. Try tazing one a couple of times and chasing him around the neighborhood! **Now** you’ve got a proper crazed dog that needs some shootin’!! It takes a bit of work, but you can get there. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/10 "2012-11-28T17:52:34Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > I imagine this is just a lame attempt at humor, but the police actually did shoot him once, in the leg, and just injured him, then they shot him three more times and killed him. > > Funny stuff, right? I’m sorry, I didn’t know since I didn’t really want to watch the doggy snuff film. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/11 "2012-11-28T18:08:12Z")
> [@FlyByNight512](#): > > That video is from Commerce City, Colorado and happened just a few days ago. This article is about a shooting in Des Moines, Washington (close to Seattle) that happened two years ago. > > Poor dogs. ☹ :smack: sorry ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/12 "2012-11-28T18:44:48Z")
Des Moines doesn’t have an Animal Control office? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/13 "2012-11-28T19:22:44Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Des Moines doesn’t have an Animal Control office? They _did_… until the cops shot them. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/14 "2012-11-28T19:31:12Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Des Moines doesn’t have an Animal Control office? It’s in the article. The police tried to contact animal control, but it was in the evening, on a weekend, and the guy didn’t immediately respond…so the cops took it into their own hands. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/15 "2012-11-28T21:10:10Z")
Why do you guys always have to make such a big fucking deal about this stuff? Old lady is wrongly targeted by police officers and shot to death. Big deal! It was a simple mistake, and old lady had a gun so she had it coming. Some random innocent dude gets killed by police barging into his home instead of waiting for a time when he exits the home or even verifying the address. Cry me a river. These fine officers were already fully suited in their warrior gear. Something HAD to go down. Boys will be boys and all that. And this, well, maybe it’s a bit of a stretch to kill a dog sitting peacefully in his owner’s yard, but it was just a few bad apples. This is not at all an institutional problem. It’s just like 2 bad officers, who get shuffled around every police district in the country. Get over it! ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/16 "2012-11-28T21:14:58Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Why do you guys always have to make such a big fucking deal about this stuff? > > Old lady is wrongly targeted by police officers and shot to death. Big deal! It was a simple mistake, and old lady had a gun so she had it coming. Some random innocent dude gets killed by police barging into his home instead of waiting for a time when he exits the home or even verifying the address. Cry me a river. These fine officers were already fully suited in their warrior gear. Something HAD to go down. Boys will be boys and all that. > > And this, well, maybe it’s a bit of a stretch to kill a dog sitting peacefully in his owner’s yard, but it was just a few bad apples. This is not at all an institutional problem. It’s just like 2 bad officers, who get shuffled around every police district in the country. > > Get over it! Yeah, 'cause it’s not like anyone else ever makes mistakes resulting in folks getting wounded or killed, right? Fucking cops. I mean, we have dozens of such reports where cops made mistakes (or just like torturing a poor innocent dog with tazers then hunting it down like, er, a dog)…maybe even HUNDREDS!! :eek: And how many incidents do these cops respond to in a small country like ours every year, anyway? They should be more careful and considerate…the rat bastards! Won’t anyone think of the puppies?? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/17 "2012-11-28T22:41:58Z")
It wouldn’t make sense to do it any other way. What would be the point of shooting it to death and THEN tasing it? ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/18 "2012-11-28T22:48:06Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > It wouldn’t make sense to do it any other way. What would be the point of shooting it to death and THEN tasing it? Haven’t you seen [Frankenweenie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142977/)? ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/19 "2012-11-28T22:48:59Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > It wouldn’t make sense to do it any other way. What would be the point of shooting it to death and THEN tasing it? Hot dog? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-taze-then-shoot-dog-to-death/642385/20 "2012-11-28T23:02:25Z")
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