Confirmed with Link: Meme/Like Thread 6 - A new season on the horizon

[Lempo]

Ok, I can buy that, though it’s odd that THIS was the “Police are out of control” trigger and not the hundreds of other police shootings against human beings.

The situations where police shoot people to death *usually* are situations were the police can pseudo-plausibly be said to be afraid for their own life (because someone can at any moment burst out of any door and blow their brains out), so it can be presented as an "accident" even if it in reality isn't.

In animal cases like this one, the situation is completely under control from the get-go and the storm-troopers escort your loved one(s) out of the house and cap them and all parties concerned know you will be utterly f***ed if you try to do anything about it.

 

[Bub]

Ok, I can buy that, though it’s odd that THIS was the “Police are out of control” trigger and not the hundreds of other police shootings against human beings.

Have you seen a movie called "John Wick."

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Have you seen a movie called "John Wick."

Did you know the #1 reason that a police officer is found to have discharged his weapon in the United States is to shoot at a dog? And that 10,000 dogs are shot by police annually?

And while I assume most of the time it’s done in defense of the officer (as @Lempo said earlier, if it’s plausible they feared for their life…), there are other cases like this one:

Lawsuit Filed Over Police Shooting of Blind, Deaf Dog in Missouri

aldf.org

In an incident that has drawn international media attention, on May 19, 2024, a neighbor found Teddy wandering in her backyard after he escaped his own fenced yard. Because the police in the 900-person town of Sturgeon also are responsible for animal control duties, the neighbor called them to assist in locating Teddy’s owner.

Body camera footage shows the officer arriving and spending about three minutes attempting to use his snare pole to try and lasso Teddy before finally giving up and simply shooting him at close range. The footage clearly shows the small, blind dog posed no threat to the officer or anyone else.

 

[zman77]

 

[toastmasterbone]

I think it's largely because animals are seen as innocent victims...

Squirrels should never be regarded as innocent. Fiendish, squirrelly bastards.

 

[SoupNazi]