WTF Bad boys, Bad boys, whatcha gonna do

from the ABC article:
Deputies at the scene said they initially responded to a report of loud music at a party. As they were conducting an investigation, a 60 to 65 pound pit bull "aggressively charged" at deputies and bit one of them on his left knee. The deputy was not seriously injured.

The dog was restrained by a person at the scene, but as deputies awaited paramedics, the animal got loose again and charged at the deputies, authorities said. At that point, two deputies shot at the pit bull from a five to seven feet distance, and the dog went back to the rear of the apartment complex and into the carport area.

Deputies followed the dog in an attempt to corral the animal and prevent any other attacks. When they got the carport area, deputies found the teen on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Deputies rendered aid until the boy was transported to a local hospital, where he died, sheriff's officials said.

Sheriff's officials gave additional details about the incident at a news conference.
"We believe that when the individual came out from behind the building, which was approximately 40 feet away from where the shooting occurred, he may have been struck by one of the skip rounds," sheriff's Capt. Christopher Bergner said. "It is what we're calling an extremely, extremely unfortunate incident at this time."

The same deputy who was bitten was also struck by a "skip" round, sheriff's officials said. He was treated at a medical center and released.
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that doesn't seem unreasonable with the exception that two people shot at a dog six feet away and it survived long enough that they had to euthanize it later. when was the last time those officers were at the range?
 
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my little brony said:
from the ABC article:


that doesn't seem unreasonable with the exception that two people shot at a dog six feet away and it survived long enough that they had to euthanize it later. when was the last time those officers were at the range?
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There seems to be slightly conflicting stories. The LA Times article seems to imply that the teenager was actively restraining the dog and so was in sight? In any case, they knew there was someone trying to restrain the dog, so why would they shoot in the direction that person was in?
 
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since there are conflicting stories and one implies it was due to a ricochet I'd say don't make any judgements as to where the kid was at the moment

this could just as easily be a tragic accident rather than anything improper
 
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Mr. Asa said:
There seems to be slightly conflicting stories. The LA Times article seems to imply that the teenager was actively restraining the dog and so was in sight? In any case, they knew there was someone trying to restrain the dog, so why would they shoot in the direction that person was in?
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That would explain why a kid ended up shot. Which is why I was left wondering from brony's post. That's fucked up.
 
if that's what happened. the other story implies that a different person was restraining the dog and it got loose, the kid being hit by a ricochet
 
Ledboots said:
And why aren't these cops carrying more non-lethal weapons? They have to shoot bullets at dogs and men as a first resort?
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Less than lethal weapons are also less effective in a life saving situation.

Tazing a dog will probably kill it anyways.

The problem is in their training. Their lives are more important than a civilian's.

edit: and in that in the poorest communities they're often underfunded and overworked. it's a problem in the system that reveals itself in the personnel.
 
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my little brony said:
Less than lethal weapons are also less effective in a life saving situation.

Tazing a dog will probably kill it anyways.

The problem is in their training. Their lives are more important than a civilian's.
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They are not trained that way though. The problem is that cops don't give a fuck about following procedures because they have such a strong union that they can do whatever they like without hardly and consequences.
 
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never gonna happen, unfortunately. despite the evidence showing drug dogs are only as reliable as their handlers who really want there to be some drugs to find
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While this is true, getting a manufacturer to make field kits that don't pop false positives on pretty much everything would immediately invalidate faulty K9 units
 
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