Every 98 minutes a family pet is murdered by the police. It does not matter what the dog is doing, police feel they have the authority to kill any pet. If the dog is on the house porch and barks at a stranger who just happens to have a gun and a government issued license to kill, itÂ’s a fatal mistake for the dog. Patches, a 2 year old Jack Russell, learned that lesson when she was gunned down on her front porch 2 weeks ago by Officer Antoine Jones of Albany, Georgia. Jones claimed he was "in fear for my life" when he calmly pulled out his pistol and shot the 12 lb dog in front of her owner. If the dog is a beloved neighborhood pet running loose and playing with children, and happily runs towards a policeman, its a fatal mistake. Dallas, a German Shephard mix, learned that some people are cold blooded butchers when he trotted towards Topeka police officer McGee, who immediately drew his firearm and shot 6 times hitting Dallas 4 times. Witnesses say the shooting was completely unnecessary. When neighbor Michael Woods came out to investigate, he found 2 police officers about to shoot Dallas' sister dog (Roxie) who was cowering in fear against a fence and obviously not a threat to anyone (the officers, being discovered by Woods, did not murder Roxie). Even the pet of a law abiding family who keep their pets inside the house are not safe from the butcher, as Jeff Fisher of Denver learned when his heeler/collie mix Ziggy was murdered by police responding to the wrong address. The butchers simply walked into the house illegally and without cause. Hearing the door, Ziggy ran to investigate as he is supposed to do and was shot 3 times. The 2 trespassing police officers felt the 35 lb dog was a threat to their safety. Postal workers, UPS & FedEx delivery men, meter readers, and guests handle dog encounters routinely and safely. There seems to be a breed of goon that when given a costume, a gun, and a badge that puts him above the law, feels the need (desire?) to wantonly kill. [video]https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/693609/video-296257-h264_high.mp4[/video]
