Lamar Man Charged In Death of K-9 Officer

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A Lamar County man is in hot water with the law, after deputies say he shot and killed a German Sheppard K-9 Officer that wandered onto his family property.


today i was just passing over the local news and saw this. now there seems to be a good bit of info missing but if it is as it reads this man had every right to shoot the dog. mistakes do happen but this guy will get railed for about 5 to 25 years.

my question is - if you are protecting your family and after the event you find out the facts is it justice for this man to be treated this way?

just so you know around here there are a lot of animals wild and tame that cause many problems. i would like to hear some feedback. thanks.

www.lamarcountysheriff.com...

What was the dog doing just wandering around?

if you read the story you know as much as me. like i said it seems to be missing a lot of information. when i read it i got pretty ticked off at the cops. those dogs are highly dangerous. myself I'd shoot it in a heart beat.

This doesn't make any sense and there is definately more to it than what is in the article. What?????????

More missing info than anything here. It sounds like maybe there were no witnesses other than the family? Just claim we know nothing.
WTF was a police dog doing wandering around? They're trained to attack as well as sniff drugs. If it were in my yard I'd have done the same thing. If anyone is culpable it's the dog's handler for letting it get out his command. I love animals as much as anyone but big dogs trained to attack should never be allowed to wander around. K9 officer! PFFt! IT'S STILL JUST A DOG, not some GD holy crimefighter mutt.
I lived in the country for many years and I've had to shoot dogs on more than one occasion. When they start killing your livestock that's just what you do. Maybe this man saved some child's life by his actions, who knows?
At any rate he shouldn't be charged with anything and the dog's handler should get his butt kicked around the block.

Yes indeed. This dog is indistinguishable from any other stray.
Large dogs can be intimidating just by their appearance and the reputation of the breed. The handler shoud definitly be reprimanded.

Yes, lots missing from the story. I'd especially like to hear Kevin's story.

YEAH ITS THE COPS FAULT!!!!

YEAH THE HOMEOWNER SHOULD HAVE KNOW BETTER!!!!

WHile I am fond of knee jerk reactions, lets face it we dont have enough information either way at this point to justify some of the responses :shk:

[edit on 3/3/10 by FredT]

Definitely missing info.

But I would definitely NOT take any deal and go to trial if the DA tries any shenanigans.

It seems that almost everyone here and comments over on that site agree.

Any stray animal can be dangerous.

My ruling, NOT GUILTY unless something else comes to light.

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I hate all this "K-9 Officer" nonsense. It's a police dog. It's not an officer - it didn't choose to become a police dog, and "K-9" is not as easy to say or write as "dog", indicating that its use is merely more ridiculous self-aggrandisement.