The
incident below and pending rally was brought to my attention from Davy V.,
a longtime Rochester, NY-based police accountability activist that’ll soon be
blogging here on CopBlock.org. Text used in the post was taken Facebook updates
on Davy’s
profile and the related Change.org petition. As is clear from the long
list of related posts below, this is not an isolated incident. Today, police
are trained to shoot dogs first, then ask questions later, if ever. It’s got to
stop. -Pete
On
Friday night employees of the Monroe
County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call that there was a house
party on Whitney Road. When they arrived there was a car parked illegally in
front of a house where a man was watching a movie inside and his dog was
outside on the driveway without a leash because he had invisible fencing. The
police officer(s) decided to walk up the man’s driveway and shoot his dog for
no reason.
The
officer said the dog was aggressive, but anyone who knew this dog painted a
very different picture. Neighbors said this dog did not even bark that night
and there was no reason for the officer to shoot him dead.
Let
these overzealous police officers know that it is not okay for them to walk
onto my property and kill my pet because they think they may pose a threat. Any
dog owner or pet lover should sign this.
They
had no right to murder this family member in cold blood and I am sick to think
we pay our taxes so this ruthless practice can go on. If we do not do something
about this, we all will not be able to leave our pets outdoors. Police have
even been known to show up to the wrong house and shoot someones dog. This
petition is simply saying that police officers are not above the law and should
have to face what they have done in a court of law.
Please
help me to get justice for Diablo.