is killing police dog that is attacking you murder?

[cheka.]

if history is any guide, this is murder, no?

imo it's disgusting that cops are allowed to send animals to attack people and then throw the book at them if they fight back against the animal that's attacking them. cruel and unusual punishment....inflicted on innocent people

https://www.policeone.com/K-9/articles/331043006-Sergeant-fatally-shoots-K-9-after-it-attacks-him/

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Middle Georgia officer shot and killed his police dog after it attacked him, the Houston County sheriff said.

Sgt. Slate Simon and Kyro, a 4½-year-old Belgian Malinois, were helping with a manhunt in Dooly County on Tuesday when the incident happened, according to The Telegraph in Macon.

“He was just doing his job,” Simon said of the dog. “It was just mistaken identity.”

Houston Sheriff Cullen Talton told the newspaper the dog bit Simon all the way to the leg bone. The only way the officer could get the dog to turn loose was to shoot him.

Simon and Kyro were partners for about three years, the newspaper reported. The dog had not had previous behavioral problems.

Kyro’s body is expected to be examined for signs of illness, according to the sheriff. The dog was up to date on its shots.

[Dogman]

Depends on who is asking and viewpoint.

Last year here a person shot a popo dog here in the area , and he is now serving 40 years hard time.

https://www.google.com/search?q=35-year-old+Michael+Paul+Koch&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=35-year-old+Michael+Paul+Koch+prison


https://www.google.com/search?q=35-year-old+Michael+Paul+Koch&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


Popo shooting one of their own, probably a sorry about that will do.

[crimethink]

Killing ANY dog is never "murder."

It might be wrong, unjust, or even evil, but not "murder."

And, no, killing a pig-dog ("K-9 'Officer'") is not wrong if it's wrongly attacking you.

[cheka.]

as dogman alluded to - we are not a nation that treats everyone same re law - we are banana republic

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/in-killing-of-police-dogs-cops-usually-get-light-punishment-7008622

In Killing of Police Dogs, Cops Usually Get Light Punishment

A Hialeah cop who killed two police dogs in Davie by leaving them in the car all day is facing the wrath of a dog-loving public that is appalled that somebody, especially a cop, could commit such a heinous crime.

However, Officer Nelson Enriquez won't face charges of murdering a police officer because, contrary to popular belief, police dogs aren't actually considered police officers.

According to Florida statute 843.19, Enriquez could face only a third-degree felony for killing his canine partners:

Any person who intentionally and knowingly, without lawful cause or justification, causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or uses a deadly weapon upon, a police dog, fire dog, SAR dog, or police horse commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Unless Davie Police want to charge Enriquez with two counts or find other evidence of a different crime, it's likely that the Hialeah cop, who has been suspended with pay pending the investigation, will face a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Considering that two other recent cases of officers killing their K-9s resulted in no prison time, the maximum penalty is unlikely. As the Herald pointed out yesterday:

In 2007, Miami-Dade police Sgt. Allen Cockfield was charged with animal cruelty after prosecutors determined a kick he administered to his German shepherd Duke during a training session was a fatal blow. Cockfield was later acquitted at trail.
Then in March 2008, Miami officer Rondal Brown was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after his bloodhound Dynasty starved to death... Dynasty was discovered starving and emaciated. Brown later left the police department and agreed to serve probation on animal cruelty charges.


Things tend to work out differently for civilians charged with harming canine officers. Just last year in Palm Beach County, 17-year-old Ivins Rosier was sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting a retired canine officer after breaking into a state highway patrolman's home. Nobody was at the home during the break-in. Although Rosier was 16 at the time of the crime, state attorney Dave Aronberg charged him as an adult and sought 30 years on all counts for "shooting into an occupied dwelling," armed burglary, and animal cruelty. After the guilty verdict, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office held an elaborate memorial service for the retired canine, complete with a 12-gun salute and speeches from the county's top brass, including Aronberg, who praised his staff for seeking three decades in prison for a juvenile.

Meanwhile, news stories abound of people getting hefty sentences for killing canine cops — but each time, as in the Rosier case, the sentences were enhanced due to other factors. In 2009, a diagnosed schizophrenic from Washington got a life sentence for killing a canine cop that was running toward him while he hid in a gulch. It was the man's third strike, which enabled the life sentence.

In 2014, a South Carolina man fleeing from police after committing an armed robbery was attacked by a police dog. The man shot the dog several times. When he was eventually caught, each bullet he fired he fired was considered an attempted murder charge, in addition to the charge of killing the dog. He got 35 years.

Meanwhile, a Facebook page documents news stories of police who kill dogs. That page gets updated often.

[osoab]

I know of a Deputy that had his canine in the squad car in the middle of summer. There was a cooling unit in the car for the dog for such days. The cooling unit even has automatic warnings to a phone to let you know if there are issues. The warning system failed and the dog died in the car outside the Sheriff's office. I don't know if their were any real repercussions. The kid was distraught.

[cheka.]

I know of a Deputy that had his canine in the squad car in the middle of summer. There was a cooling unit in the car for the dog for such days. The cooling unit even has automatic warnings to a phone to let you know if there are issues. The warning system failed and the dog died in the car outside the Sheriff's office. I don't know if their were any real repercussions. The kid was distraught.

they are well taken care of. I know a k9 cop - his dog has air conditioning in his outside dog house in his back yard. he tells me with glee about his dog chewing up suspects