A cop in Filer, Idaho casually executed a trained service dog for a man with Parkinson’s disease because the dog was barking at him.
The cop argued that the dog was ‘agressing him too much’.
What? No pepper spray? No taser? No calling the owner and having him bring the dog inside?
No…let’s just shoot him.
This is yet another example of how the police across the country are becoming more brutal, thug-like and exercising a blatant disregard for the lives of citizens and their property.
FILER, ID – A resident of Filer, Idaho called the police on Monday to complain that neighbor Rick Clubb’s dogs were outside without a leash. The caller may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Hooch the black labrador.
When Officer Tarek Hassani arrived at Rick Clubb’s home, he immediately encountered two barking canines. One of the dogs – a black labrador named Hooch – repeatedly moved in front of Hassani, blocking the officer’s path as he tried to approached the home.
The fifth time that Hooch obstructed Hassani, the officer took aim and shot the dog at point-blank range. The dashboard-mounted camera on Hassani’s cruiser captured the graphic killing on video.
Clubb, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, said the dog was his trained service animal. “He didn’t have to pull out his .45 and shoot my dog,” said Clubb. “It was right outside my son’s bedroom.” Clubb’s son is nine.
The ASPCA says that police departments generally “set a very low threshold for justifying the killing of dogs. In virtually all cases we have examined, internal reviews of dog shootings have ruled them to be justifiable.”
The society also says that “Many of these incidents involve multiple shots fired and many do not result in the dog’s swift, humane death.” The footage of the event shows that Clubb’s labrador suffered for some time before dying.
Filer Police Chief Tim Reeves says that, though the dog did not bite Hassani, “it was aggressing him too much.”
Clubb says he intends to sue Hassani. ““Maybe I deserve a ticket, but I don’t deserve a dead dog.”
What an ass hole.
Get a $#%&!@*ing grip idiots…..had the owner taken good care of the animal the cop wouldn’t have been called out….the blame is on the owner not the officer. $#%&!@*tards looking for a witch ffs!
What dog is not going to be territorial at there house?I wouldn’t want to walk down the street and have it on my heels.I defiantly think he could have handled it differently.Blow siren so owner would come out?
This is some messed up $#%&!@*.. The dog was barking and wagging his tail he was not growling and biting at the pig! Look at this Chantel Brutus
well he did wrong and apparently afraid of dags which they can sense
A typical. One less dog that the commie squad has to deal with when they come to get your guns. Really too bad they don’t offer training for the police in these situations.
idot
Someone need to start avenging a police department that protects murders, they will stop this behavior.
FIRE HIM,AND CHARGE .EASY DONE.
I love dogs but shouldn ‘t be allowed to be run around loose in town