Comments on: Deputy Shoots Dog In Owner’s Front Yard In Front Of Family

By: Patty H

Patty H — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:22:20 +0000

Please I hope an SPCA group will get involved. No deputy should get away with telling a citizen that he does not need proof of complaints against a dog or that the dog has been declared a dangerous animal. The deputy should be brought up on charges as the family has plenty of witness and a video to boot!!! I have forwarded the video to a legal aide group for the rights of animals.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:53:27 +0000

MY DOG WAS MURDERED TODAY!!!!!

In Elgin, TX, police entered the property to “cut through” to get to a small fire in a lot behind the house. He did not identify himself as a police officer, or that he was entering the property. I heard no “wooop” warning siren to notify me.

The dogs were in the house, and only ran out to the yard when the intruder, Officer Hernandez, was right next to my truck. Understandably, my dog ran out to warn off. He reacted aggressively by yelling and drawing a weapon, she reacted, and bit his thumb as he shot her in the head.

How is this right? How can I get help? I’m SO frustrated and sad and shocked.

Jonathan

Jongryder@yahoo.com

By: pet door

pet door — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:53:44 +0000

that’s soo awful!

grrr.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:20:40 +0000

Anybody try shooting my dogs for no reason, and I’ll take my 12gauge shotgun and blow two holes in their ass the size of two frying pans! My dogs are my family to me, and I will protect them like precious gems, most dogs will lay their lives down protecting their owner(s) I feel I should do the same! Anybody that shoots and kills my dogs will go through a living hell with me. The next door neighbor has a flock of sheep and says he shoots dogs that enter his property even if they are not intimidating the sheep. I told him you shoot one of my dogs buddy and it will be ten of your sheep! He don’t mess with me or my dogs. I don’t mean to scare anybody just a friendly warning!

By: Gina Manhart

Gina Manhart — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:18:38 +0000

This is a joke. Wherever you are getting your sources, you need to recheck them. First of all, the 8 officers you listed as working for Teton county, Idaho, only four of them are still employed there. The first one on the list, Zane Manhart, has not worked for that Sheriff’s Department for almost a year. Then, you don’t even have the name of the officer who actually shot the dog. Maybe you should get your facts straight before you publicize this kind of information for the world to see.

By: Elise

Elise — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:05:44 +0000

I’m from Driggs, Idaho…
Figured I’d let ya’ll know that Bobby did live… Hahaha… Just for your information… And they’re dealing with Deputy Gutierrez accordingly.

By: hateful dan

hateful dan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:53:35 +0000

of the 9,999+ responces for this not 1 has questioned how this guy got his job. Certainly you must demonstrate some resemblence to a PROTECTING AND SERVING person somewhere in the interview process. perahps a look into career history could uglify things even more than they are

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:57:13 +0000

Peace2us: I can only judge the performance of the police department in my city by mine and my fmaily’s and friends’ experiences.

I did ask for the officers’ information - that’s when he threatened to arrest me. I did file a complaint - 3 times in fact over a period of 18 months, but somehow it just kept getting ‘lost’. A grew up in a lilly white upper middle class neighborhood where the police were your friends. That’s all gone now. My parents still live in that suburb and even they don’t trust the police. The nice local suburban police. Nope - too many things have happened involving those police that even they, nice law-abiding people, fear the police.

Years of corruption, police getting away with murder (literally), no accountability takes its toll. If my 80 year old parents don’t trust the suburban cops, that says it all.

You reap what you sow. If cops want my respect, they’ll have to earn it. Otherwise, my attitude is “you’ll enter my house after I see the warrant and call my lawyer and the media”. Because the media is the only reason that change is made. The average person is helpless against the thugs they hire to be cops today.

The beaten bartender - the police department saw the tapes and did NOTHING until it turned up on the 10 PM news. Drew Peterson’s third wife would have rotted in her grave for eternity except for the media bringing this item to the public’s attention.

I thank G-d for the media - they are the only ones who can focus enough attention on these incidents. And I don’t care if their motive is ratings, sensationalism, etc. at least they are doing what no one else has the ability to do.

By: Robert Davis

Robert Davis — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:18:02 +0000

I hear what you are sying Lynn! Sad times we live in. Where has respect for others gone? What about personal responsibility? And what about personal freedoms where we can be secure in our homes?

It takes good people to stand up to the bad. That is our American heritage (womens suffrage, banning child labor, civil rights, etc.) and we can continue the great work that went on before us.

Robert

By: kaefamily

kaefamily — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 06:19:32 +0000

The owner of the dog did what he did due to his ignorance of the law. As we all know there are many people in authority take advantage of that.
I do not think the owner left the dog suffered. He must have thought the dog was already dead until he and his family came home from the hospital.

By: A.C.

A.C. — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:19:08 +0000

And back OT, the owner’s belief that he must comply with the officer’s command, despite the cop’s flagrantly cruel intentions, is sad; the shooting of the dog is grotesque; and the fact the dog suffered for days with no care, tied to a post suffering alone in agony, is absolutely horrific.

The only bright spot is that Bobbi is recovering.

By: A.C.

A.C. — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:55:05 +0000

Peace2us, there’s no misunderstanding - you read me perfectly.

You’re welcome - and likewise. Despite my experiences, I wish no one harm. May you and yours have a safe and lovely Christmas.

By: Peace2us

Peace2us — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:43:27 +0000

A.C.

The way you worded your first post it was very difficult for me to think anything other then you dislike all law enforcement as a whole in general. Your second post does nothing to change my mind.

Obviously either I have misunderstood you, or you have failed to express yourself exactly as you meant to.

Perhaps we are both being “dramatic.”

At any rate thank you for your service in the military to our country.
Stay Safe.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:43:24 +0000

I say tie that damn “officer” up, shoot him three times and leave him to bleed to death. This is NO DIFFERENT than those two monstrous girls torching the 3 month old kitten Adam trapped in a cage.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:16:32 +0000

All I can say is, had this kind of deputy shown up at my door, the response from either my boyfriend or myself would have been the same: “F*ck you,” with a slammed door.
I also have to say I’m not the least bit impressed with the law enforcement here in South Carolina and I worked with the Wichita Police for 15 years. Was married to a cop. Had the greatest respect for them. Now, I’m taking a second look.