Officer Shot By Partner During Pit Bull Attack

[peyton]

I saw this in the newspaper, thought it is a good example of how quick dogs move and how it is difficult to hit a target that fight back. Glad the partner will survive. The story does not say if they found who they were looking for.

http://www.kcra.com/news/16553704/detail.html

STOCKTON, Calif. -- A female parole officer was shot by a fellow officer after a pit bull attacked them during a search for a parolee Monday, police said.

The incident happened at a home on Oxford Way after officers had detained three people and found a locked room in the back of the house. Officers thought a fourth parolee was hiding in the room, police said.

When officers opened the door they were attacked by a pit bull, and during the struggle one officer shot at the dog but hit a female officer, police said.

The shot officer was brought to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening wound, and another officer suffered dog-bite wounds, police said.

The pit bull was brought to the pound.

 

[alex_trebek]

Could of been much worse. Would a taser have been better? Or even the mace?

I would rather be tased/maced than be shot or fist fight a pit bull....

 

[SN13]

Hrmm California huh?

Didn't the Chief of Police in San Fransicko "fail to qualify" with her Firearm for the past 5 years? Fong, I think her name was, skipped qualification 10 times in a row deliberately.

I'm not surprised that the partner missed his intended target. Shooting once every 6 months doesn't make you an ace shot imo.

 

[Jolly Rogers]

"Could of been much worse. Would a taser have been better? Or even the mace? "
Against an enraged territorial dog?? probably not.
And here I can state that the attacks by dogs described as "pit bulls" is probably as hysterical a comment as shot by "assault rifles"
Sure a lot of criminal elements use dogs (primarily pit bulls)as status symbols but as a whole dog attacks are spread out across the species and aren't breed specific. Any more than gun crime is committed with assault weapons.
Joe

 

[Mannlicher]

reminds me of an incident in Miami, back in I believe 2003. A female Miami-Dade officer, responding to a silent home alarm, was circling the home, Glock drawn. Her partner, a guy, was behind her.
The female officer was startled by a dog, and swung her arm back, and discharged her weapon. The bullet struck her partner in the groin, putting him down and bleeding.
The female officer panicked, and went to the squad car, got inside, and did nothing. The Sergent, responding to the same alarm, found the female officer cowering helpless and in shock in the car, looked in the back yard, and found the male officer, almost dead from blood loss. His parter, after shooting him, did not call for rescue or anything.
Helicopter flew in, and picked the male officer up (my neighbor was the EMT that saved the officer).
The female officer's actions were covered up, and she was promoted to detective for her gallantry.

 

[SSN Vet]

The female officer's actions were covered up, and she was promoted to detective for her gallantry.

all in the name of diversity

 

[RubenZ]

Pathetic. Let the dog bite you, put muzzle up its ass an fire. Why on earth do people panic so much with dogs? Especially bigger adults. Don't officers carry easily accessible knives as well?

 

[bnkrazy]

Let the dog bite you...

Spoken like someone who has never been bitten by a dog. Depending on the type of dog, one bite may take your arm/leg out of service for the rest of your life. I don't panic around dogs. However, I'm not gonna stand there and let one bite me if I can help it just because it will make for an easier shot.

Prayers for the officers involved that they make quick recoveries.

 

[XDKingslayer]

Pathetic. Let the dog bite you, put muzzle up its ass an fire. Why on earth do people panic so much with dogs? Especially bigger adults. Don't officers carry easily accessible knives as well?

Because most people don't react well to a 100lb chainsaw tearing their arm off.

And I highly doubt "pit bull" was used like "assault rifle" in this story. I'm willing to bet it WAS a pit bull. They were going in to find parolees. Thugs. And what kind of dogs to thugs usually have? Pit Bulls.

That's the amazing thing about racial profiling. It's usually accurate.

 

[ilbob]

pit bulls and rottweillers (and some other large aggressive dogs) are very commonly owned by drug dealers and other criminals. no extra 5 years for owning a pit bull like there is for a gun.

 

[lance22]

I've been bitten by German Shepherds, twice. As kids we used to play football and the neighbor's kid had his dog along quite often. A couple times when I tackled him (back yard football, just kids screwing around) the dog gave me everything he had. I have two complete sets of dog teeth on my legs, 30 years after the fact. BTW, the dog in question was police-trained, a department reject who was brought home by the Highway Patrol owner who took pity on the dog.

I've gotten everything that a dog can dish out. They aren't bears. I would never let myself be bit deliberately but it's my guess that their fury is greatly overestimated. I would feel very confident taking on any dog with a pipe, bat, or billy club.

 

[chris in va]

I would feel very confident taking on any dog with a pipe, bat, or billy club.

Fine. But a 'pit bull' has instincts to go for the face and throat.

 

[peyton]

It does bother me that my son has a pit bull, I have not had problems but the dog is very keen on protecting the house. I wait patiently on the porch while they put the dog away. Once it realizes I belong there everything is OK.

 

[CNYCacher]

ITT: People who got their education on dogs from the newspapers

 

[XDKingslayer]

It does bother me that my son has a pit bull, I have not had problems but the dog is very keen on protecting the house. I wait patiently on the porch while they put the dog away. Once it realizes I belong there everything is OK.

ANY dog should be protective of it's home to strangers. If the dog has to be put away then the problem is your son and not the dog, as is usually the case.

My dog will guard the house until he sees that I'm not protecting the house when a stranger visits. There is never a problem if the person returns. I am the dominant dog in the house he follows my lead.

I have a feeling your son needs to learn that.

Fine. But a 'pit bull' has instincts to go for the face and throat.

Yes and AK-47s are, to use the words of another poster, school-seeking child killers...

I would feel very confident taking on any dog with a pipe, bat, or billy club.

I feel very confident that a poorly trained, probably borderline abused pit bull protecting it's territory will make short work of you pipe, bat, billy club or not.

 

[Jeff White]

ilbob said;

pit bulls and rottweillers (and some other large aggressive dogs) are very commonly owned by drug dealers and other criminals. no extra 5 years for owning a pit bull like there is for a gun.

Bob,
The all caring people in the Illinois General Assembly have taken care of your concern:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K12-36.htm

(720 ILCS 5/12‑36)
Sec. 12‑36. Possession of certain dogs by felons prohibited.
(a) For a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of a person from incarceration, it is unlawful for a person convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or a felony violation of Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, to knowingly own, possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with, either:
(1) an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than 12 weeks of age; or
(2) irrespective of whether the dog has been spayed or neutered, any dog that has been determined to be a vicious dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act.
(b) Any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of a person convicted of a felony, as described in subsection (a), must be microchipped for permanent identification.
(c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Section that the dog in question is neutered or spayed, or that the dog in question was neutered or spayed within 7 days of the defendant being charged with a violation of this Section. Medical records from, or the certificate of, a doctor of veterinary medicine licensed to practice in the State of Illinois who has personally examined or operated upon the dog, unambiguously indicating whether the dog in question has been spayed or neutered, shall be prima facie true and correct, and shall be sufficient evidence of whether the dog in question has been spayed or neutered. This subsection (d) is not applicable to any dog that has been determined to be a vicious dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑818, eff. 1‑1‑07.)

Jeff

 

[M60]

I have a Pitt bull puppy and he's a wonderfull dog. We rescued him from a shelter, so we aren't sure he's a Pitt, but he sure looks like one. He's smarter than I am, and freindly to everyone. Even other dogs. I won't let him alone with small children just because he is a powerfull animal with a mind of his own, but I will let him play with kids when I'm around.

Graduation from Puppy class


Playin' in the yard.

 

[bensdad]

lance22 wrote:

I've gotten everything that a dog can dish out.

Sorry lance22, but you're here to type that... so it's not true. Domestic dogs kill people every year.

RubenZ wrote:

Pathetic. Let the dog bite you, put muzzle up its ass an fire.

This goes in the "extremely bad advise" category. A hostile dog is an active (very) target. They are faster than we are. They often shake violently once they clamp on. They won't necessarily die (or even be disabled) on the first shot. They play for keeps, and they play faster and harder than we do.

Sorry to hear about an officer being shot, but once a dog goes into "lethal force approved" mode, I can see how that might happen. Dogs can be agile, mobile and hostile.

 

[Jolly Rogers]

Beautiful dog there M60. I wish everyone that was adding to the pit bulls should be outlawed argument could spend the afternoon with your pup and learn the truth about them. :banghead:Or he could spend the afternoon with my sons pit and have to change shoes after Jackson piddles on them in his excitement to meet a new person.

Joe

 

[offthepaper]

I would feel very confident taking on any dog with a pipe, bat, or billy club

You should come to my house and meet "Halo".

I have a friend (who was not familiar with my Pit Bull-115 lbs)
who had the same thought process. While he was in my house and I was upstairs, he decided it would be fun to play slap the dog on each side of the dogs head a few times while I was upstairs.
All of a sudden I hear a panicked scream, some tussleling and my basement door being SLAMMED HARD.
I go downstairs and find my friend is no longer in the basement, I open the interior basement door and find the frame has been broken, glass cracked. I find my now scared *****less friend inside of his truck with torn clothing, bleeding pretty good from his arm (required stiches) and bite marks on his shoulder and back. He coud hardly spreak for several minutes. When he told me what he did and I told him how stupid he was, his opinion changed quickly. He replaced my door frame and repaired the small glass piece in the top of the door (he does home improvement), but has never returned to my home ever since. His choice, not mine.
Moral of the story....NEVER GO INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S HOME AND PURPOSELY AGITATE A STRANGE PIT BULL FOR ENTERTAINMENT. YOU MAY NOT BE THE ONE BEING ENTERTAINED.

 

[Doggy Daddy]

brought home by the Highway Patrol owner who took pity on the dog.

Wow! The owner of the Highway Patrol is a dog lover? Coolness.

 

[CountGlockula]

Self control was not a factor on the shooter's part.

If my best friend was attacked by a vicious beast, would close contact defensiveness have been useful?

 

[offthepaper]

M60

Nice dog.
I see his tail and ears haven't been cropped.
That tail can be like a bullwhip when he's happy.
He certainly does appear to be a PB. They can be great, loyal dogs.

 

[Cougfan2]

Spoken like someone who has never been bitten by a dog.

+1 A Pit can bite down hard enough to snap your bones.

 

[XDKingslayer]

+1 A Pit can bite down hard enough to snap your bones.

To give you an idea, my dog is only half pit and can chew a golf ball in half.

A GOLF BALL IN HALF

I'm sorry, but unless you have a red "S" on your chest you're not walking that one off...