will police hesitate to kill dogs if they become violent?
955045
i think they will not hesitate to kill the dog if they fell their life is in danger
447543
Is the tasering being done by police by any chance?  If so, I would imagine there were good reason for it.  Example...if there is a person who needs to be subdued for what ever reason and police are in fear that the person is going to do bodily harm to himself or another, I'm sure that they aren't going to have time to ask what the age is before using the taser.  It is non lethal.
1006226
Intimidation, but it'd be better to have lethal force if necessary.
876840
Yes, in thirty eight states, the federal (civilian) law and the military.  If you are going to commit murder, better do it in the north-east or northern midwest.  Whatever you do, don't do it in the south.  In Florida, there are stricter rules for euthanizing your pet dog than there are for executing criminals.
767769
If he only took 5 minutes to calm down then it's not gone too far, and I supposed he has already realised he was too violent, if he doesn't then maybe you should ask him calmly what he thinks about it
83221
If you have to ask if it's scary, then you're not ready. I'm a former police officer and fear is a factor but not something you really think about. Fear makes us careful and alert. If we stopped and thought about it, we couldn't do our jobs. It's part of a dangerous job and when you put on that uniform, you know that you may not be coming back home again, when you leave your house. If you treat people with respect from the beginning yet stand firm on what you need to enforce as an officer, you'll do fine. Just remember that the people you are dealing with are human beings and none of us have the right to abuse or belittle them. Now, when I was on the streets I treated everyone equally and with respect but if they pushed my bitc^ buttons, I could go there too. If I had to be tough I was, but most situations are purely handled with people skills and a firm but fair hand. You want to protect America's borders, do it with pride, honesty and integrity. Your place is to enforce the law not to become judge, jury and executioner. You judge only enough to asses a situation and make an arrest or take other authoritive action. I will face down anyone, even to this day, but I have always kept in mind that the person I faced is someone's son or daughter, brother or sister and one of God's children. However, it would not have kept me from shooting them if I had justifiable cause (thank God I didn't have to in all those years, but came very close a few times). You must be able to face your fear and put it behind you at the same time, and never turn your back on a fellow officer or someone that needs your help. You can die out there. If you can't face that, Sweety, don't even think about joining the force. God be with you if you do. Good luck.
432715
Im not a dog person myself but I have no problem with people having them as pets. On the matter of how many, all cities and towns have bylaws on the number of pets allowed to a property. I'm pretty sure 6 is beyond the limit for most. If you have concerns you could always call city hall and ask them on their bylaw. As for dogs with aggressive behaviours, try first expressing your concern to the owner then to the local animal control unit. Nothing may come out of it to begin with but if something ever does happen at least they have a previous complaint to act upon.
448354
It's nice to know that there are people liek you that care about animals and are willing to do something about it.  That being said, personally, I would not leave them a message, I'm not sure of the legal implications, but I don't think it's the best way to go about fixing the issue.  If they are abusing the dogs, the chances are they won't stop if you leave them a message - they will probably just take out the anger on the dogs, or do it someplace where it's not visible.  Worst case scenario, they'll find out it's you, and you could have safety or legal problems.  \n\nYou could always contact one of the major animal groups to ask them the best way to proceed, as I'm sure they have effective guidelines.  If they don't give you the advice you need, the second best move (or maybe the best?) would be to contact one of the animal protection groups at a local law school.  The advantage is that they are small, and always want to get their hands on "live" cases.  Here's a link to such an organization, the ALDF (Animal League Defense Fund): http://www.aldf.org/windows/chapters.html\n\nI think it's so terrible that people do this to their animals...
527642
You can't without being licensed as an animal control officer.  It is illegal everywhere to use said weapons on human beings, so don't even think about it.
576076
I've been reading the news, and I've read that over 100 people, police, civilians and gang members have been killed in gang attacks on police stations.  Did you read or know of that?  Well, then guess what the police retaliation was all about.  Remember that the police in some countries, are not as restricted by the courts as our's here in the States.
861838
Any animal will bite if scared or angry.  They don't do it vindictively, they are just protecting themselves like they would in the wild.
827833
Yes and no.\n\nOr no and yes.\n\nWichever one is more likely keep the rabid dogs from going nuts!\n\nDefinately bad form from Kerry!
939711
People dont like killing a dog! ....:D  (No offence to lawyers is intended, I love em really!)
782253
If you are armed with a club, it is a deadly weapon, and officers will treat it as such.  yes they are trained in "hand to hand" but they are not black belts, and we have no way to know if you are or if you are not.\n\nIf you have a weapon, like a club, if there is enough officers they may use pure numbers if they can, but normally it will be one or two officers who has to act.  They may if there is no wind, try and use mace but only if you are not comming at them,  if you are comming at them or appear to be ready to harm someone else, they will use deadly force, they have no other choice.\n\n( some my have a tazer and use it, but they are not widely used at this time, )\n\nAnd the officer does not know what the problem is, are you mentally ill, or you just mean, or you a drug user, or you a life long criminal,  all they know is that there is a person with a possible weapon and they react as such.\n\nAnd a mentally ill person off thier medication ( or on some medications)  can at times be the most dangerous,  I have had two cases where someone broke my handcuffs, they were both mentally ill people.  One such lifted me up and tossed me. when I tried to stop them.  It took 7 offices with clubs to finally stop him.
1183059
well they must take into account the danger of the situation , they should find out what they want and then try to sort it out without any more violence
687808
A few years ago some armed robbers tried to hold up a convenience store in the city I live in and the store's guard dog died defending the shop owners. Dogs lose their lives defending people all the time. \n\nAs for sacrificing themselves for their relatives, many animals risk themselves to protect their young. A grizzly bear mother will risk her life to defend her cubs from a hunter. Plovers pretend to have injured wings and be unable to fly, leading dangerous animals on a chase so the predators won't find the plovers nests.
969254
no they r not...ppl make em violent.....every good dog obeys its owner