I don't have any problems with his actions being questioned, I even said that a judge may find him guilty.

 

I do have an issue with people calling him a coward for leaving without knowing the procedure for handling the situation's like this.

Officer who shot dog also was absent from the two-hour meeting between police and dog owner at police HQ. After watching video a second time and watching video of police chief address the problem, I must say my sympathies rest completely with the young man whose dog was needlessly slain.

Haven't seen it answered yet....Why did the officers not check the 3 year old's home before doing anything else?

Officer who shot dog also was absent from the two-hour meeting between police and dog owner at police HQ. After watching video a second time and watching video of police chief address the problem, I must say my sympathies rest completely with the young man whose dog was needlessly slain.

 

Speaks volumes to the character of the officer IMO.

Speaks volumes to the character of the officer IMO.

 

And you know it was his choice not to attend?

Is this a different discussion if the dog was a pitbull and charged him before he shot? or bit him before he shot it?

Exactly. Even though I've exhibited no signs of being drunk they can pull me over to see if I'm drunk. I don't get what's so hard to follow here.

 

I think, at least I am, some are confused b/c of the limited expectation of privacy you have on the road as compared to your fenced in yard. Where you have less of an expectation, you seem to be more frustrated.

 

I really need to see the facts of this. I don't know why he didn't get a warrant if he had such a strong hunch that he felt compelled to enter private property by scaling a 6' fence. He knocked on the door, he made his presence known. He had no probable cause to scale that fence. If he needed to get into that yard, he needed to follow proper protocol.

And you know it was his choice not to attend?

 

I took his post to mean he no-showed at the meeting, as in he was supposed to be there. Could be wrong.

You forgot the part where they shoot your family dog dead for barking at them...

 

No doubt I would be devastated and heart broken. I value the life of a neighbors 3 year old that I never met to that of a dog though. I have a hard time believing the officer shot this dog for any other reason than fear of being bitten or attacked.

No doubt I would be devastated and heart broken. I value the life of a neighbors 3 year old that I never met to that of a dog though. I have a hard time believing the officer shot this dog for any other reason than fear of being bitten or attacked.

The police officer had options other than putting a bullet in Sean Kendall's pet and best friend.

The officer's should have used some common sense and this whole sad fiasco could have been avoided. He should have examined the fence to see if the child could have possibly entered the yard, then stand on something and look over the fence to see if he saw the boy or any pets. I would be surprised if he did not have pepper spray that he could have used instead of his gun.

 

He should be reprimanded at the very least.

The police officer had options other than putting a bullet in Sean Kendall's pet and best friend.

Since you were obviously there what were his options?

I took his post to mean he no-showed at the meeting, as in he was supposed to be there. Could be wrong.

 

He just said he was absent, not sure how that means no-show.

He just said he was absent, not sure how that means no-show.

 

Like I said, that's how I interpreted it. Not sure why that's confusing.

Like I said, that's how I interpreted it. Not sure why that's confusing.

 

It's not confusing for me. You always assume the worst when police are involved :lol2:

Since you were obviously there what were his options?

Obviously the officer had options or the Salt Lake police chief would not have said on Friday that the department would reassess the way it trains officers to deal with aggressive dogs. Which begs the question of where on the ladder of options is "putting a bullet in dog's head"? Obviously, in this case, the lethal option took precedence before vacating the area or using a non-lethal option, i.e., baton, pepper spray or Taser. We still don't know how close Geist was to Officer Olsen, who killed the dog because he "felt threatened."

Edited June 30, 201412 yr by Twotoplace