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Cop shoots innocent familys dog
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TEXgrl
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watched the video this morning, i don't have sound on my computer at work, but that just makes my heart ache, i saw nothing agressive about the dogs actions. were there children in the car who had to witness this act? the cops seemed very agressive toward the man, i wonder what will happen with their so called "investigation"
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ariolanine
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Those pigs are still in denial. Watch the video and then read the official Cookeville Police Department statement below. They are fucking liars.
Rarely do we like to issue statements regarding a situation that's under investigation. But in an attempt to help clarify some of the information that has already been made public, I would like to share with the citizens of Cookeville what we currently know about the I-40 incident regarding the Smoak family as they traveled through here on Jan 1.
The first thing I would like to address is the fact that the Cookeville
Police Department was called in as back-up by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on this matter. Based on the information we were provided, our role was secondary to what the THP termed as a "felony" stop, a possible car-jacking. We provided this back-up, and were never in primary control of the scene.
Unfortunately, during the THP's process of gaining control of the situation, a very rare thing occured. The Smoaks had been traveling with family dogs, and one of them got loose. It appeared to be a pit bull, and as it exited the car, it clearly approached one of our officers in a threatening manner. Our officer first tried to call the dog down, but after it kept approaching aggressively and started to circle him, the officer took the only action he could to protect himself and gain control of the situation.
I know the officer wishes that circumstances could have been different so he could have prevented shooting the dog. It is never gratifying to have to put an animal down, especially a family pet, and the officer assures me that he never displayed any satisfaction in doing so.
Before the Smoak family left Cookeville, I, along with our Vice-Mayor, met with them personally to convey our deepest sympathies for their loss and for their experience. No one wants to experience this kind of thing, and it's very unfortunate that it occurred. If we had the benefit of hindsight, I'm sure some - if not all of this - could have been avoided. I believe the Tennessee Highway Patrol feels the same way.
Our investigation is underway to determine what, if anything, could have been done differently. We will also continue to be in contact with this family. I know it's small consolation to the Smoaks, but we want to learn from this situation and try to make sure it never happens again.
Chief Robert E. Terry
Rarely do we like to issue statements regarding a situation that's under investigation. But in an attempt to help clarify some of the information that has already been made public, I would like to share with the citizens of Cookeville what we currently know about the I-40 incident regarding the Smoak family as they traveled through here on Jan 1.
The first thing I would like to address is the fact that the Cookeville
Police Department was called in as back-up by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on this matter. Based on the information we were provided, our role was secondary to what the THP termed as a "felony" stop, a possible car-jacking. We provided this back-up, and were never in primary control of the scene.
Unfortunately, during the THP's process of gaining control of the situation, a very rare thing occured. The Smoaks had been traveling with family dogs, and one of them got loose. It appeared to be a pit bull, and as it exited the car, it clearly approached one of our officers in a threatening manner. Our officer first tried to call the dog down, but after it kept approaching aggressively and started to circle him, the officer took the only action he could to protect himself and gain control of the situation.
I know the officer wishes that circumstances could have been different so he could have prevented shooting the dog. It is never gratifying to have to put an animal down, especially a family pet, and the officer assures me that he never displayed any satisfaction in doing so.
Before the Smoak family left Cookeville, I, along with our Vice-Mayor, met with them personally to convey our deepest sympathies for their loss and for their experience. No one wants to experience this kind of thing, and it's very unfortunate that it occurred. If we had the benefit of hindsight, I'm sure some - if not all of this - could have been avoided. I believe the Tennessee Highway Patrol feels the same way.
Our investigation is underway to determine what, if anything, could have been done differently. We will also continue to be in contact with this family. I know it's small consolation to the Smoaks, but we want to learn from this situation and try to make sure it never happens again.
Chief Robert E. Terry
FreakMonster
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Someone post a link to the video!
TEXgrl
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the link to the video is on the first page of this post freakmonster
regarding the statement, there is no way that dog looked like a pit, and i'm thinking the officer there had a better view than i would from this computer screen i'm sitting in front of. that dog looks like some sort of lab mix, and was obviously wagging his tail, and acting very non-agressively.
regarding the statement, there is no way that dog looked like a pit, and i'm thinking the officer there had a better view than i would from this computer screen i'm sitting in front of. that dog looks like some sort of lab mix, and was obviously wagging his tail, and acting very non-agressively.
FreakMonster
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Damn that makes me sick!!!!
Y_lifter
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I am a huge Dog lover.
I am very upset over this entire situation
We will never know if the Dog was harmless and the cop made a big mistake, or it just looked so.
Please don't hold the real life logical response I am making.
My Shepherd/Lab mix has protected our property from trespassers on many occasions aggressively
and her tail is wagging the whole time as she runs after them.
She does not growl or bark until she is very close.
She is trained not to touch them unless ordered to do so or the family is threatened.
This is exactly the TYPICAL method of aggresive attack for American Staffordshire Terriers(Pits)..
Police make mistakes probably every minute across the country.
Some of them deadly for people. They are only human.
I'm sure there are hundreds if not thousands of cases of mailmen, UPS/fedEx and Police Officers getting tore up when doing thier jobs by family pets that justify the training and split second response training.
Cops get BS every day from criminals so unfortunatly it is Guilty until you are restrained in a felony stop if they have probable cause.
He is not going to leave you alone so he can ensure the safety of your pet in the car.
I also believe him when he states he feels bad for shooting the pet, but he made a split second decision in a dangerous Felony stop situation.
Regardless, it is a Sad story for everyone...
I am very upset over this entire situation
We will never know if the Dog was harmless and the cop made a big mistake, or it just looked so.
Please don't hold the real life logical response I am making.
My Shepherd/Lab mix has protected our property from trespassers on many occasions aggressively
and her tail is wagging the whole time as she runs after them.
She does not growl or bark until she is very close.
She is trained not to touch them unless ordered to do so or the family is threatened.
This is exactly the TYPICAL method of aggresive attack for American Staffordshire Terriers(Pits)..
Police make mistakes probably every minute across the country.
Some of them deadly for people. They are only human.
I'm sure there are hundreds if not thousands of cases of mailmen, UPS/fedEx and Police Officers getting tore up when doing thier jobs by family pets that justify the training and split second response training.
Cops get BS every day from criminals so unfortunatly it is Guilty until you are restrained in a felony stop if they have probable cause.
He is not going to leave you alone so he can ensure the safety of your pet in the car.
I also believe him when he states he feels bad for shooting the pet, but he made a split second decision in a dangerous Felony stop situation.
Regardless, it is a Sad story for everyone...
