Burglary victim has to drown dying dog after cop shoots it for no reason. (picture of dog included)

[Garion_55]

This story is just sad all around. guys house gets broken into. 2 hours later cop shows up and shoots his dog. dog is suffering and cop refuses to shoot once more to end the suffering so the victim of the burglary has to drown it because his own guns were stolen.

fucking awful. cops these days SUCK ASS





To serve and protect became invade and attack by Rains County Deputy Jerred Dooley ID #510
Good Friday became Bad Friday for our family. It started with me discovering my home had been broken into and several items of value stolen including my firearms. We attempt to guard against this, but we all know that unfortunately theft happens. When it does happen, we call our local law enforcement officials for help. “To serve and protect” is a motto that we all want to embrace at a time like this.

So that’s what I did. I called the Rains Co. Sheriff’s office and notified them of the burglary. I had no idea of how tragic that act of faith (in what is supposed to be the people who protect us) would soon become.

Our beloved blue heeler Candy was just like many of your beloved pets, a member of your family that’s more than just an animal. Candy was not only that, but a valuable employee at my dairy because she worked with me daily as I gathered cows, worked calves, etc. I can provide dozens of witnesses who can verify that Candy liked to be petted and loved and was NOT AGGRESSIVE AT ALL. She has NEVER bitten anyone in her short 3 year life, but if someone drove up to our residence she would bark like all GOOD dogs do.
Deputy Jerred Dooley arrived about 2.5 hours later to take report on the robbery that happened at MY RESIDENCE. Both my father and I were in the pasture next to my house harvesting our winter crops for our dairy farm. We both saw the officer pull up to my house and park behind my farm truck where my dog Candy was in the bed of it barking at the unknown vehicle. As we were coming to him in our tractors, less than 40 yards away, he got out of his vehicle. That’s when our loyal family member, Candy, came out of the bed of my truck and continued to BARK. We were both HONKING OUR HORNS at this point to let him know we were headed to him. MY FATHER AND I BOTH WATCHED HIM OPEN THE DOORS TO MY HOUSE AND STICK HIS HEAD INSIDE WITHOUT CAUSE OR PERMISSION!!!! Dooley then closes my doors, walks off my steps and tells me, “I shot your dog, sorry.” He told me this as I’m approaching the fence from my tractor. He shot Candy behind her ear, in the side of her head, in HER YARD. OBVIOUSLY SHE WAS NOT FACING HIM AS THE ENTRY POINT WAS BEHIND HER EAR!!!UNREAL!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! REMEMBER I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ROBBED!!! So he was there to HELP ME! “Serve and Protect?” More like “Invade and Attack”.

Dooley then retreats to his squad car, exclaims over his loudspeakers “do not approach the vehicle”, and calls in full reinforcements. He leaves my dog in my yard yelping and thrashing in unbearable pain. I BEGGED him to shoot her again (SINCE MY WEAPONS WERE STOLEN!) and he refused. I then had to do the otherwise unthinkable and take my poor baby’s life with my own hands while praying for this to be over with.

In a few minutes 2 state troopers (Hayes and Sneed) arrive in separate vehicles, along with the Emory City Police and the county investigator Mayer all with sirens blaring. The City Policeman exclaimed to my father and I to back up and step back as we are trying to explain what DEVASTATION has just happened. Officer Hayes had his tazer pulled and hand on his pistol. All of them together were VERY INTIMIDATING TO INNOCENT victims. The only thing I knew to do was grab my video camera phone and capture this because here again “protect and serve” was apparently invade and attack. After informing the officers I had a camera and was going to film, for my own sake, the Wood County State Trooper Hayes begins to MOCK me and wave at my camera. He then unprofessionally says “Hi mom! Hi Channel 8! How you doing?” This IS NOT A JOKE. THIS IS SERIOUS. I HAVE THE VIDEO! After several minutes of my father and I trying to explain to them that WE ARE THE VICTIMS the State Troopers ask, “So whose house got broke into? Whose blood is on your shirt?” SHOULDN’T THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARE OF THAT???

And I explain that MY HOUSE was broken into and this was MY poor Candy’s blood on my shirt. The blood was there because Dooley shot her and left me to do the unimaginable. Only then does the mocking stop, the tazer put away, and hands off the pistols (with the exception of Officer Hayes who continued to want to keep his hand on his gun because its “comfortable”). I finally was able to give report to Officer Sneed (who was professional and helpful) about my dog being erroneously shot in cold blood. I also gave report to Chief Investigator Mayer (who was also professional and helpful) about my house being broken into and robbed.

When we call on peace officers for their help and assistance we expect them to serve and protect us, especially if we are the victims. In this instance service and protection became an invasion and an attack that led to a life altering experience that will regrettably never be forgotten and cost my family a very precious and valuable member.



https://www.facebook.com/JusticeforCandyMiddleton

video of the encounter
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1415080775423708

[malaise]

1. Wait people still see police as peace officers?

Please! The vast majority of cops today are not our friends.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Please put a 'WARNING: GRAPHIC' on your title. Thank you.

[Garion_55]

6. isnt the title right now 'graphic'?

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. I was not expecting to see a picture of this dog, shot, in this post...

I agree that there should be a warning.

[Garion_55]

15. done. although honestly the title is more graphic

then the picture itself. least to me it is.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. I really appreciate it. Thank you Garion.

[shenmue]

3. So sad

[RandiFan1290]

4. Keep anything you love far away from these monsters. nt

[Tsiyu]

5. Rains County needs an entirely brand new department

Fire every one of these cretins. That is some lousy, sloppy, lazy bad work.

Poor dog, poor burglary victims, they'd have been better off to handle the burglary themselves.

Hell, in some places the cops are the gun thieves. Maybe Rains County cops stole his guns and that's why they were so inept and pissed off?

At any rate, Dooley, Hayes, and Sneed all need to find another line of work.

[99Forever]

7. But some cop brought milk to somebody once.

BTW, sheriffs and their cohort deputies are the very worst of the breed, along with small Barney Fifes.

[Iggo]

8. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[Orrex]

9. Does anyone have a link to the original story for this?

It seems to date from July 2013, but all I'm finding on Google is a bunch of reiterations of this same article.

I'd be interested to read something from another source.

[Garion_55]

10. it just happened yesterday i believe

if you go to their facebook page it was just created and all the posts are within the last 24 hours. not sure it has any media pickup just yet.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. See below... I would also respectfully ask you place a "Graphic" warning in the post...

I hate seeing pictures of dogs suffering, and that was rather disturbing. Thanks.

[Orrex]

18. Thanks

Most of the results on Google got blocked by my workplace filter (blogs, etc.), but one of them seemed to give a date of June 27 2013 (not July--I misread that). I imagine that this date was for another story on the same site.


Thanks for the info. Definitely very fucked up.

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. Here you go...

http://www.kltv.com/story/25302236/east-texas-man-says-deputy-shot-his-dog

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An East Texas man says a deputy responding to a burglary call shot his dog on Friday morning. The incident happened in the 6800 block of FM 514 in Rains County.

Cole Middleton was doing some repairs at his family’s dairy farm while his wife Jayna was shopping. He got home around 11 a.m. and discovered his house had been burglarized. Middleton says his guns, iPad and his wife’s jewelry had been taken.

-snip

snip-

“She’s barking when he pulls into the driveway letting me know someone’s at our house, an intruder is here, or a person who she would think was an intruder that she’s unfamiliar with. She’s barking. The officer gets out of his car, and all the while we’re headed up [there]. He gets out of his car and shoots my dog in my front yard,” Middleton recalled.

Middleton says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog named Candy since the dog was suffering.

-snip

[Orrex]

19. Thanks.

Maybe the dog was armed.

What a screwed up story.

[truebrit71]

28. Fucking pig...

[Tom Ripley]

12. I will take dogs over pigs anyday

[mikeysnot]

17. Great his guns were stolen.

More stolen guns on the street, form another law abiding citizen.

[Orrex]

20. Well, I'm sure that they were locked in a safe.

Amiright?

[AtheistCrusader]

22. Unfortunately, sometimes that's not even enough.

But I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't in a safe.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

21. Oh my God, that poor animal. Fuck cops! All cops! Legalised street gang with badges!

Badge sniffers, defend this!

[cvoogt]

23. they're from the government and they're here to help

no really!

Two days ago I spotted someone's dead cat laying in a grass field next to a road. A bit later my girlfriend called animal control because she saw some kids hitting the cat with a stick. Being Easter Sunday, the call got put through to the local sheriff's number, and they asked if any of the kids were Latino or black! She declined to answer. Two days later they still haven't done anything about it.

The point being, in my neighborhood at least, cops are mostly just interested in busting violent crimes, 'immigrants', drug dealers, gangs, etc. Just a dead cat? Not interesting. Dead cat + 'ethnic' kids? That they can get on board with.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

24. Freya, watch over Candy as she crosses the Rainbow Bridge

and please take her to where she can play with all of our canine cousins in the Wild Hunt until the time that she can rejoin her human family on the other side.

[hollowdweller]

25. No wonder most people would rather own guns for defense.

Obviously they didnt' help here or were maybe even the reason for the break in, but defending yourself vs calling the police and having them shoot you or your pet is a real decision.

[frylock]

26. fuck tha police

[nomorenomore08]

33. +1

[pnwmom]

27. The police action was inexcusable but I would have tried to get the dog to a vet.

I wonder why the person didn't.

[Lancero]

29. The officer's actions after shooting the dog mainly.

He had murder on his mind. Had this person tried taking the dog and leaving to a vet, the officer would have likely ended up shooting and killing him as well, for refusing to follow his instructions.

In this case, sad as it is, drowning the dog was the only option he had. The officer would have shot him had he attempted to save the dog, so all he could do is try to end it's suffering.

[pnwmom]

30. The officer retreated to his vehicle and called out to them not to approach the vehicle.

It isn't obvious to me that the officer would have objected if one of them had left with the dog. He knew they weren't suspects, since he apologized (lamely) for shooting their dog. He didn't think they were burglars.

And nowhere in this piece does the victim say he wanted to get help for his dog. Wouldn't that have been an important part of the story, if it were true? Just because it was a head wound doesn't mean it had to be fatal. Without going to the vet, how would he know?

With a head wound, the dog was unlikely to be in "unbearable pain." Since it was still conscious, it might have survived.

http://anesthesiology.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=3259

Discomfort does not equate to pain, Chiocca notes, because the skull and brain have no pain receptors – the incision of the skin on the scalp is what usually leads to pain during the procedure, and this can be alleviated with local anesthesia.

[Lancero]

32. And the police that showed up...

Whipped out the tazers and were reaching for their guns when they arrived.

Had he tried to leave, the trigger happy police would have ended up shooting him as well.

Could the dog have survived being shot in the head? Doubtful. He was dropped and spasming, severely, so the bullet hit something important. And then again, police use hollow points so it's very possible the bullet fragmented, causing even more damage. The cases where animals survived head injuries, those injuries were usually caused by arrows which entered and exited relatively cleanly.

Given the circumstances, the owner did the only thing he could. Was this the best thing to do? Nope. But it was, realistically, his only option. Unless he wanted to try driving away, which would have (Given these officers actions) resulted in him being shot as well.

He could have used a diffrient method, rather then drowning the dog... But in the presence of a police officer who has proven that he has no self control, if he reached for something sharp to use (Like, for instance, a axe), the cop would have responded with bullets.

Edit - If your intrested in why he didn't attempt getting help, you don't have to listen to my assumptions. You can go over to the facebook page and ask him yourself.

[pnwmom]

34. There was a delay before those police arrived, during which one of them

should have at least tried to take the dog to a vet. I doubt that the officer who had "retreated" to his vehicle would have cared.

I did look at his Facebook page, and I didn't see anything about it -- but there were thousands of posts and replies, so of course I could have missed this.

[Lancero]

35. And to drive to the vet...

You need something to drive in.

Don't know how many vehicles the person has, but according to him the officer parked right behind his truck.

[pnwmom]

36. But according to this, the officer subsequently backed out of his driveway.

And, again, he doesn't report even ASKING the officer if he can go for help -- he just asked the officer to shoot the dog a second time.

Actually, rereading this, it appears that the shooter-Deputy might have left the area by the time the other police arrived.

http://www.ktre.com/story/25302236/east-texas-man-says-deputy-shot-his-dog

I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.

Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and Middleton says his dog was a natural.

“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.

Middleton said other law enforcement arrived and started asking questions.

[Ms. Toad]

31. Agreed.

Aside from everything else that is wrong with the story, drowning is a miserable way to die.

[mopinko]

37. poor, country folk dont usually think that way. and people that work with animals

can see when an animal is beyond help. i mean, a shot in the head. what were they going to do, take it to the canine brain surgery unit down the country road?
his mind was rightly on mercy, and doing the right thing by a suffering animal.