Please, please, please stop murdering pets! To many people, a beloved pet is a family member. I can understand self-defense, but this is way beyond it.

I completely agree with the comment posted above mine. My pets are members of my family. This is a sad, sad, story.

Tammy

I love dogs and it really makes me mad/sad when they get killed for any reason. Especially a stupid one like this!

Everybody has been around dogs at some time in their lives and they should know if a dog really poses a threat or not. Even if it is a threatening dog there are many ways to avoid having to shoot it! Stop killing dogs!

Trent

There are many people that are afraid of dogs. On the other hand if the police were serving a search warrant... this article does not give the full story. What was the warrant for? The people maybe using the dog killing to get sympathy.

Lawyer

Come on people, what the heck is going on. Who really believes all these dog shooting, by the people we pay to protect us, are justified ? Bogus warrents, no knock warrents, no warrent at all, wrong address, wrong suspect, weapon accidently went off, informant lied, PLEASE...

The war on drugs must have an enemy to point at, if not the low life drug user or dealer than the dog. Send these drug warriors to Mexico where the real action is. Why, are American cops killing American citizens and their dogs ?

To prevent American citizens from exercising their inalienable rights.

Maybe the PETA can take a public stand on this.

Pets can certainly be loved like other members of a household, but to think of them on the same level of your human family members is an insult to your children, spouse, parents, etc.
Dogs do not have a conscience. Do you honestly think they feel regret for biting or killing? Do they feel regret for soiling your carpet? All animals react out of instinct, and unless you have been the victim of a dog attack you cannot imagine how frightening it can be.
And a 40# Jack Russell is not a small dog. A 7# Chihuahua is a small dog.
There is a lot more to this story than made the press here. I would love to know what the neighbors think about the Jack Russell and its owners. Law Enforcement Officers do not fire their weapons randomly. Unless you were there to witness the incident don't judge that officer's actions.

You are brainwashed like the rest of the United States

It would seem that you believe that the "neighbors" have some say as to if a dog gets shot or not. Upon what legal basis do you acquire such an assumption?

While children, adults, postmen, meter readers, package deliverers and such, have found ways to handle loud dogs, the police seem to be unable to learn such things. They treat humans they same way they treat animals: just shoot'em!

The next time an officer gets blown away by a distressed citizen, after seeing his beloved companion mercilessly killed, don't come crying about the cop. You'll find no compassion here. Remember, "he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword." You might even consider doing your job PROPERLY. Now, there's a new idea for ya.

I really think policemen, ESPECIALLY those on SWAT teams, need to be psychologically screened.

It's a fact that socially-adept sociopaths ( SAD sociopaths ) seek positions of power and dogs may as well be plants to them. They don't have feelings like most people and just don't get how an animal can have such value because to them, they don't.

It's also curious because the psych profiles of awful criminals often match those of such officers. It also explains why SOME - not all - lawmen, judges, and politicians really care less about concepts like humanity and compassion and lack remorse for their actions. They just don't have those feelings and don't understand them in others.

In such cases the fox truly is in charge of the henhouse.

By the by, I'm no druggie. Just fed up with the status quo after watching a year of COPS episodes. This drug war, especially against addicts and mere pot smokers, is incredibly unjust and inhumane.

The police are thugs that need to be jailed.

Cops can certainly be loved like other members of a household, but to think of them on the same level of your human family members is an insult to your children, spouse, parents, etc.
Cops do not have a conscience. Do you honestly think they feel regret for biting or killing? Do they feel regret for soiling your carpet? All cops react out of instinct, and unless you have been the victim of a cop attack you cannot imagine how frightening it can be.
And a 40# SWAT team is not a small group of cops. A 7# SWAT team is a small group of cops.
There is a lot more to this story than made the press here. I would love to know what the neighbors think about the cops and their owners. Law Enforcement Officers fire their weapons randomly. Unless you were there to witness the incident don't judge that dog's actions.

I swear to God, some of these posts are written by cops and DEA agents...

Gee, I thought it was out of hand when they were murdering mere human beings. What kind of cop is afraid of a 26-year-old woman holding a one-year-old child? A more appropriate question might be, "What kind of MAN leads or participates in armed attacks against UNARMED women and children?" (The word "coward" comes to mind.)

I've been bitten by big dogs, and I've been attacked by big SWAT teams. Give me a vicious dog any day; at least dogs don't lie under oath later to justify their actions.

This has been "out of hand" for a LONG LONG time.

Unless you have experienced the insane violence of drug raids and seen the complete disregard for the law (as it applies to them) of police goon squads, you have no standing to judge, either.

By the way, a police officer in Chandler, Arizona, recently shot HIS OWN DOG while conducting a search of an empty house -- not firing his weapon randomly? He sure pretended it was an accident.

Local cops have started displaying bumper stickers that read "I stop on red." My guess is that, since it's the only law they obey, they feel they have to brag about it.

These cops are displaying a sociopathic behavior which is a guaranteed outcome of the war we've asked them to wage.

Kill my dog, and I'll kill you, just like I would if it happened any other my family members.

I do not support the shooting of dogs in any situation. But a Jack Russell usually weighs between 13 to 17 pounds. So this dog, at forty pounds, wasn't a jack russell. In the article above, the facts have been presented to manipulate outrage. Applying the description "Jack Russell" to a far larger dog is an attempt to work people up.

If we are to prevent police from wanton shooting of dogs, I prefer to start from a position of credibility. The facts as stated here are clearly slanted with a goal in mind, so I can't get behind this particular case.

That same Star Telegram article refers to the shooting of a 80 pound pit bull. That's an extraordinary size. I can't tell whether someone is inflating the weight for political effect, or deflating the breed for political effect.

But there are so many other police shootings that we don't have to go far to find cases to rally behind. I'm sure on this website you can find the story about the shooting of Labradors at the mayor of Berwyn Heights, MD home. Utterly awful.

If ordinary people only knew how SWAT teams behaved (even when they break into the RIGHT house) they would be horrified. They scream obscenities at women and children, threaten people with horrible deaths, slaughter the family pets, and destroy everything they possibly can in the house. There is just something WRONG with people who do this.

that in drug raids, any evidence of wrongdoing is found only AFTER the shooting stops. Cops have NO right to be storming into people's homes with their guns drawn. No right; no reason; no excuse.

"the 40-pound terrier..."

Your average Jack Russell is about 15 pounds, a 40 lbs. That JR would be pretty damned large.

as many high power semiauto rifles as thier are on the market why is this gestapo out fit still around to murder humans and pets ill never under stand we have become a nation of pussys.wtf

Life sucks... but don't call a cop if you don't want mistakes. Sorry, COPS are human too, and while this story states one side of the issue, it completely fails to state the officers point of view. Your pet lunging may be getting down to you.... it may look totally different to someone else. But, all of you love one sided perspective and then base all of your assumptions on half the truth.

Police are out of control if you can't see it you are blind

...has gone to the dogs(snark). But really folks, have you noticed the amount of commentary, in this blog and others, when dogs are killed. I greatly sympathize, but would'nt it be ironic if the dog killings ended this outrageous ,swatzi approach to law enforcement?

Anybody who calls 2.5 grams of dope 7 grams will surely see 40 pound Jack Russell terriers.

I'm glad to see, at every website I've visited that's covered these ongoing dog massacres, people are outraged and talking about it! Nearly 40 comments here, when other articles get 4-5!

The more dogs the cops kill, the more people are turning against military-style police raids comitted by wanna-be Rambos. I don't know how much it's doing to awaken people to the disgraceful failure of the War on (some) Drugs, and I'm sad to see that it seems that when HUMANS are murdered by police, people aren't nearly as outraged, but it's at least starting a dialogue. Too bad it's come at the price of killing innocent doggies!

Say whatever you like about the merits of killing dogs in a drug raid, the constant truth is that prohibition kills and harms everyone. We all know of families (including dogs) that have been harmed by police tactics related to enforcing prohibition laws. We all know police families that have been harmed by prohibition-related police activities.

Please consider taking our concerns to the polls in November and continue to advocate for a sensible drug policy for our countries. Find ways to undo the harm that prohibition has levied on our families and our lives.

"You cry if police do not come to save you. . . but don't call a cop if you don't want mistakes."

It's kind of cute the way cops think that anyone who has had an encounter lately with the criminally insane cops would actually call them for "help!" Are you kidding? (btw, If you have had an encounter with the Costumed Security Guards for the Empire [and you know how they are], and you have a security system that goes to the police dept., you might want to disconnect it. If you forget to disarm it and the police are alerted, you might be tased or brutalized; they don't believe it's your house. If you are not at home and the police are alerted, they will kill your dogs, go through your stuff, and you might wind up in jail.)

Kops killing dawgs is a form of psychological warfare they use on their enemies (us). That's why they do it. (Plus to them, it's just fun.) The government has declared War on Americans and the police are their enforcers. They are trained (sometimes by homeland security) to look at each person as if he were a terrorist until he proves otherwise, which never happens. Look at the way they treat women. (Since that case, five other women and three teenage girls have come forward and said the same thing happened to them. The cops in Starke County Ohio are serial sexual predators.) They are recruited from veterans returning from Iraq, so it's Abu Ghraib one day, your living room the next.

It sounds like some here may have gone through a drug raid; it is frightening because the cops have the emotional stability of a hysterical woman and the discipline of Barney Fife. I haven't been through that but I have experienced the new "routine" traffic stop. Oh, I know! "Obey the laws and you won't get stopped -- it's as simple as that." Not really. I was stopped for a "suspicious vehicle." (Yeah. Cars to them can look suspicious). Yeah, go ahead and ask him what he means; they no longer feel the need to answer. This gives them a sense of superiority and power; it makes them feel like a man. And if you are a woman, be prepared -- before the encounter is over, you will probably be thrown to the ground. That also makes them feel manly, and pretty much is what passes for a normal sex life for them.

See Wikipedia's entry for "psychopath." At least one percent of the population are psychopaths; they are overrepresented in politics and law enforcement. (And serial killers.) What's the difference between Bush and Ted Bundy? Well, really, nothing; both are (or were) republicans. That's why you see no conscience, no remorse. How many kops does it take to subdue a 6-yr-old boy? Three, if they have a taser. An eight month pregnant woman? One, if she's sitting down and he has a taser.

BULL!! Jack Rusells are about the size of a pug, I have a Pug she weighs 41 lbs.........yes she is overweight. She is 11 years old and not active to burn those calories. So dont say there CANNOT be a 40lb J.R.!! Even at 40lbs, your gonna tell me you cant defend yourself against 40 lbs of whatever? If thats true, i am starting an army of 18 month old babies to eradicate this virus in America Known as the POLICE. Get serious. Your job description as a cop says lifting requirement like my job, i am sure the figure is way over 40 lbs.
Im not gonna say ALL cops are bad, i know a few good ones. But they are few and far between. Even they tell me that. The happiest time in my life was from 16 to 27 when I took martial arts. Every day, i got to beat the s out of those pigs, And there was nothing they could do. It was so nice for my instructor to give free lessons to the local and state police :)
Take away those guns, and they will run from a lightning bug. I personally would never call the police for any reason.
I also agree with the earlier post. Kill my dog, family, or friends, and I will find you.Damn the consequences.