dog attack...justified shooting?

[nickman54]

FYI

Any of you boys want to mess with me i'm sending my boy after you. 10lbs of unruly hate mongering Nazi daschund.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Any INGOers work in news gathering videography? What are your employers' rules on being armed while recording footage? Would you feel safe using one hand to draw and fire while the other kept the camera rolling, or would the camera go flying so you could use both hands to fire?

 

[Hogwylde]

Sure got rid of that pesky reporter.

I agree. What part of "go away" does she not understand.

 

[churchmouse]

I agree. What part of "go away" does she not understand.

1st...reporter was on public side walk.

2nd...reporter has every right to stand on public side walk

3rd...reporter was delivering some good news as in the BG was caught.

4th...yes, reporter was told to leave but again, standing on public side walk and not on private property. Dog sicking nut job had absolutely no right to take that outside her yard. If in fact she did that to any of us (my family) the dogs would not answer her calls to return.

 

[billybob44]

Stay on Topic..

This is one of those rare incidences wherein size does not matter...

Come on JetGirl, we're talking about FOUR Legged Dogs here..Bill.

 

[GunnerDan]

So my question is not about the dogs, but the piece of **** owner, I say the moment the owner came out with a ball bat, then all bets are off, and a few well placed shots to put the owner down would be legally justified. Anyone have any insight?

Gunner

 

[DragonGunner]

I would say I would kill it but sure as the devil someone here would threaten me and say what a bad neighbor I would be......

 

[88GT]

but those dogs didn't seem to viscious, and they looked kinda small. Is that the normal size for that breed? Both of those dogs looked like they wanted to play more than kill to me. Ive been chased by a badass mutt that probably weighed 90lbs, he got ahold of my foot and it hurt even through my shoe. I ended up kicking that son of a *****(no Pun intended) square in the snout and he changed his attitude right away. He is my neighbors dog, hence I did not want to kill until it couldn't be any other way. He is very nice to me now.

Pits aren't that big of a breed. They're heads are huge which often makes them seem bigger than they are, but their average breed size is in the 50lb range, give or take.

I'm not really sure how you see that as play behavior. They chased, attacked, bit, and scratched. My dog bites when he's attacking and doesn't when he's playing.

 

[eldirector]

So my question is not about the dogs, but the piece of **** owner, I say the moment the owner came out with a ball bat, then all bets are off, and a few well placed shots to put the owner down would be legally justified. Anyone have any insight?

Gunner

I heard a story recently about a dog owner being charged for using his animal as a weapon. California, I think (of course). So, if someone uses a weapon to attack you......

But, yeah, dead dog(s).

 

[richardraw316]

I heard a story recently about a dog owner being charged for using his animal as a weapon. California, I think (of course). So, if someone uses a weapon to attack you......

But, yeah, dead dog(s).

This is where my thoughts lie aswell. Most people agree, the gun does not kill people, people kill people. The gun is the tool. So in this type of situation the dog is the tool. The person by sicking their dog on me, is in effect putting my life in danger. If this person was shooting at me, I would not aim at their gun. In this situation would you shoot the owner first or the dog?
Owner is down. Dog may continue the attack.

Dog is down. The owner is now "unarmed" do they still pose a threat? Does it matter at all that the weapon is a living breathing creature. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

One thing that is different about pit bulls is that many times you will not get the normal threat behaviors shown by other breeds. I've seen two pit bulls fighting before and there was no barking or growling at all. All you could hear was their breathing as they tried to kill each other before they were pulled apart. It was kinda spooky, really.

 

[CathyInBlue]

In this case, even after the dog were to be put down, the owner was still there amongst her victims with a baseball bat.

 

[mbills2223]

Justified? Maybe by law. I sure wouldn't have been able to justify it, though.

 

[Scout]

Pits aren't that big of a breed. They're heads are huge which often makes them seem bigger than they are, but their average breed size is in the 50lb range, give or take.

I'm not really sure how you see that as play behavior. They chased, attacked, bit, and scratched. My dog bites when he's attacking and doesn't when he's playing.

Those were young dogs. They galloped out after the reporter, not took off at a dead run, I didn't hear them growl or bark in a threatening way.

 

[Scout]

In this case, even after the dog were to be put down, the owner was still there amongst her victims with a baseball bat.

And? A bat vs a pistol, do the math.

 

[armedindy]

I saw this on the news last night. She was being bitten and chased. I am wondering why the freaking camera man did not a damn thing to help her.
Myself....dog is dead camera or not.

cameramans creedo...keep recording and dont help the animals

 

[rnmcguire]

I always carry a gun when out walking especially when I'm walking my dog. I've always felt like an easy target for an aggressive dog when walking and usually carry a .22 or .25 pocket pistol just for this reason. If I'm attacked by a vicious dog I'll put it down.

 

[J Starkey]

I always carry when I'm out walking. The other night I was almost attacked by a loose dog. The dog charged me from out of nowhere so I pulled my glock 19 with a utac 200 lumens light on it aimed started yelling get back and the thing kept coming. I turned my strobe setting on and it stopped dead in its tracks. Luckily I didn't have to pull the trigger. Now I always bring my light on evening walks.

 

[hopper68]

1st...reporter was on public side walk.

2nd...reporter has every right to stand on public side walk

3rd...reporter was delivering some good news as in the BG was caught.

4th...yes, reporter was told to leave but again, standing on public side walk and not on private property. Dog sicking nut job had absolutely no right to take that outside her yard. If in fact she did that to any of us (my family) the dogs would not answer her calls to return.

And all the lady had to do was go in the house or backyard so the reporter could no longer bother her.

 

[churchmouse]

And all the lady had to do was go in the house or backyard so the reporter could no longer bother her.

Exactly. Dog owner was out to whip some butt for what ever reason.
I still do not understand the camera mans lack of protection. That is unless lady reporter was not a nice person and he felt this justified at some level.....you just never know.
What kind of issues would a white news crew run into if they put the rather large and very angry lady of color on the ground a-la Trevon Martin. I am not trying to start any racial madness here but the card exists. My daughter's fiance brought this up to me today. He is a young man of color and states with the race card in full play many are not willing to cross that line especially against a black female. Way to much of a crap generator. JMHO