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LEANDER, TX Leander Police went to the home of James and Renata Simmons acting on a warrant for unpaid vehicle registration on June 17, 2013. The warrant, however, was for a completely different town Cedar Park, TX, and was for a person named Bradly Neal Simpson, someone the Simmons family, who have lived at this address for the past nine years, have never even heard of.
Officers walking around the rear of the property saw Vinny, a German Shepherd therapy dog, running free within his fence along with another German Shepherd. Police fired at Vinny, firing 3 times with one bullet hitting him in the back of his neck.
http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/police-shoot-therapy-dog-as-they-raid-wrong-home-looking-for-man-with-expired-vehicle-registration/#prettyPhoto
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)How has this country not become a police state if we can be subjected to home invasions by the police for non payment of fees? I find this very frightening.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Priorities. Duh.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)to justify an arrest.
The "Hey, guys, wait a minute. This warrant says Cedar Rapids, not Leander!" moment, shows some serious laxity when it comes to paperwork.
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)Cedar Rapids is in Iowa not Texas, Cedar Park is one of the suburbs of Austin, TX.
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)or just wanted to practice raiding? They kill a dog before it's even a threat? We have a lot of shittty cops out there.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)Same ole thing everyday. Shoot innocent animals , such as Rosie the Newfoundland.
Now they shot a therapy dog IN HIS OWN FENCED IN YARD!
I hope they do sue. The owners of Rosie did finally win their lawsuit.
It doesn't bring back an innocent pet that was tortured by cops!
Oakenshield
(614 posts)I'm no believer, but if there was a hell these dirt bags certainly belong there. And fuck any blue fascist who defends the actions of these sick bastards.
NBachers
(17,136 posts)xchrom
(108,903 posts)shoot a family member...shoot the dog.
there won'y be much argument after that.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Seriously, it seems the biggest thing missing from police these days is common sense.
meti57b
(3,584 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)...I would, eventually, die in a hail of police gunfire.
Eventually.
ellie
(6,929 posts)JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)It is Texas after all. They were part of that rifle carrying terrorist crew who held the Moms Against Guns Club hostage in the restaurant last week before they retired to Hooters to view them some hooters. Home invasion for a civil matter, weirder every day down there.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)jamejest
(37 posts)Sounds like that formula for disaster - testosterone plus a badge and a gun! A friend of mine went to Great Britain and found out that
part of the requirements to become a police officer or "bobby" is a 2 year long police academy. Hence, when you graduate you have an
associates degree. Here in America your stay in the academy is measured in hours. And you don't even want to talk about their culture
of macho delusions of grandeur.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)is one of the warning signs of a budding serial killer.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Good call
marble falls
(57,204 posts)on this crap one way or another. I'd love to hear a cop apologist defend this crap some time.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)They fight and argue the truth incessantly until it finally comes out they are a member of Law Enforcement themselves.
If such rigorous defense was placed into "To Protect and to Serve" we would have a Crimeless Society
marble falls
(57,204 posts)from the car window after a Dukes of Hazard power slide up to him. I'm surprised there were no high fives and trophy pictures. Cops anymore are occupying forces in most neighborhoods and here in Austin, TX 80% of city cops live somewhere other than Austin. That certainly is not a good thing.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Used to go up there on weekends when I was stationed at Ft Hood in the 70s. Especially liked "Armadillo World Headquarters" and Hippy Hollow.
marble falls
(57,204 posts)When I first got here there was a news article about a bunch of folks from out of town that rented a party barge that overturned when everybody rushed the rail to see the beach at Hippy Hollow.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)We used to get a laugh at all the old fogies cruising by to get an eye full
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Not something we tend to say to just anyone, but we can always use another Austin oddball liberal! You'll like it here...
jsr
(7,712 posts)FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Luv how that works - almost like an incentive plan
Dash87
(3,220 posts)They love it when they finally get to shoot their guns and hurt or kill someone or something. Sick...
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)I couldn't find anything about whether LPD, Warrant Officer Woodson Blase was suspended without pay, fined or dismissed. What purpose does it server bring this kind of thing up again unless you have the rest of the story?
I did notice that this was picked up by freepers and is on Ron Paul's site as well as some progressive sites. So cops killing dogs at the wrong address seems to resonate with most people.
Here's the article from the Austin American Statesman with comments:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/leander-police-officer-shoots-dog-at-wrong-house/nYPDY/#cmComments
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)gulliver
(13,193 posts)Last edited Sat Nov 16, 2013, 12:41 PM - Edit history (1)
Who knew? Policestateusa.com. I'm not clicking it, but I guess I am glad it is there if it keeps FTPers busy. Not wild about its "content" being posted here of course. FTPers are just misguided in my opinion.
Still I wonder what the ads on a site like that must be. I'll bet they are a trip.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)injuring officers.
He shot the dog IN THE BACK OF THE NECK. This fundamentally proves that it wasn't approaching, it was running away.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)in other recent stories where they went to the wrong house, I remember they killed the homeowner.
As far as an unpaid vehicle registration, when the fuck did they start coming to your house for that? I thought you had to be caught with an unregistered vehicle ON PUBLIC ROADS for it to be illegal. An unregistered vehicle that just sits in your driveway or garage isn't even illegal, is it?
whopis01
(3,523 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)I read the rest of the article after reading your post.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Iggo
(47,565 posts)They're the best!
otohara
(24,135 posts)with guns.
Hard to tell who's good/bad in this country awash in guns.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)The bad guy with the gun is the one with the gun.
CFLDem
(2,083 posts)with firearms?
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Let us know there are some good cops out there.