Added: Jan 21, 2008

From: ConspiracyWorld

Duration: 3:35

This is video from a police car's dash-cam that shows Tennessee State Troopers shooting a North Carolina family's dog (around 3:03 in the video). It happened while the family was returning from their vacation in Nashville. Police say they stopped them because they "matched the description" in a robbery that had just occurred (they were actually incident). The officer who shot the dog (Eric Hall) hasn't been punished for the episode; he has only been reassigned to "administrative duties". The Tennessee Department of Safety issued an apology here: http://tennessee.gov/safety/newsreleases/2003/statement.html Here is the account of what happened from the point-of-view of Eric Hall: "I yelled at the dog to 'get back' but it attempted to circle me to attack, so I felt that I had no other option but to protect myself." Here is the account of what happened from the point-of-view of the family: "My dog then came out of the car and ran towards the officer with the shotgun and flashlight. We started yelling to please let us get him, don't shoot, he was only barking at the flashlight and jumping at the light. My son plays with him using a flashlight. This is when my dog was murdered." Further information: http://tinyurl.com/2f97jv http://tinyurl.com/2esao5 http://tinyurl.com/2xyjgd http://tinyurl.com/yrkssb

Channel: News

Tags: brutality  camera  car  cop  dog  family  felony  gun  highway  officers  patrol  patrolers  police  shooting  stop  tennessee  violence 


Rating: 4.21 (86 ratings)    Views: 57389' favoriteCount='85    Comments: 922

SLVRBLLT40 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - If you don't like freedom of speech, YOU get the fuck out you ignorant jackass.

boogaman45 Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - NO COMMENT.

Cassandra2008 Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - "NavinJohnson90" said: "I hope a cop shoots you and shitloads of morons defend him for it." You know what, "Navin"? I'll bet if I started rushing toward armed police officers in the dark & they had no idea what the hell I was about to do or what my intentions were, if they couldn't get me to stop any other way I'd very likely be shot too! And know what else?...they would've been *COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED*! So why are you making excuses for a stupid animal & spewing hatred toward your fellow man?

cmaiskillz Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - thats complete bullshit. an officer should be able to use judgment before pulling the trigger. NO dog or animal that size would have threatened his life, with 2+ other cops around. trigger hungry fuck, go to Iraq.

chunksloth Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - Actually, I have never even gotten a ticket. I also have never smoke or drank, I have a college degree, and am a pretty excellent person. And I HATE the police. They are corrupt scumbags.

grantclooney Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - All he had to do was tazer the thing and scare the shit out of it. Clearly just a punk kid with a gun. There's better cops out there. This one was just young and stupid. This exactly why I don't believe 21 year olds should be allowed to be cops.

seattlerocker84 Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - So, what you are saying is that you are a biggot and are prejudice to cops because you let a select few foil your judgment. I know many cops who aren't corrupt and are very honest and hard working tax paying citizens. They put thier lives on the line making barely over 30,000 a year (which, if you don't know, is barely making ends meet. to put food on the table and support thier families. So you're not going to let a few bad eggs cloud your judgement are you?

seattlerocker84 Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - Most counties cant afford tasers or haven't inducted them in thier forces yet. Plus, if you pay close attention, you will notice that it is dark and the policeman was in a crouched, protective stance. All he saw was a dog charging him and needed to protect himself. Please don't value an animal's life over a human's. What if that dog lunged and tore his throat out? There would have been a fatherless child and a widowed wife. Ever thought of that?

sandworm83 Says:

Sep 5, 2008 - Even if the officer had a taser what is he supposed to do, drop the shotgun and get his taser? Not realistic, not enough time. And the reason he had a shotgun is because they were investigating a robbery. Also the dog does not have to be capable of killing the officer. If the dog is threatening to bite, that's reason enough to shoot it. That's reality. There's too much hindsite BS these days.

sowens0074 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - I'm a cop and I got to tell you...shooting a 25-30 lb dog wagging its tail is bad judgement in my opinion. However, we have all the time to second guess when he had a few seconds at best.

5532111925 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - POLICE STUPIDE

foldedintobeauty2 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - fucking IDIOT.

foldedintobeauty2 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - that dog was no threat.

kncocalderon Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - FUCKING IDIOT, damit this broke my hearth so sad poor dog

canadiansruleFU Says:

Sep 7, 2008 - The owners of the dog pleaded with the cop to close the car door to stop the dog from getting out,Besides the potential of a loose dog causing an accident and possibly causing a fatality on the highway, this was an UNCONFIRMED felony stop,and the idiot cop should be charged with #1kidnapping,#2unlawfull use and discharge of a firearm#3 animal cruelty,Especially because he smiled after he shot the dog.I knew you wouldn't be critical of the trooper before I read this.

canadiansruleFU Says:

Sep 7, 2008 - Cops here are fucking assholes,The states don't have a monopoly on assholes.You have to be an asshole to be a cop, period! I live in Canada and have got no use for those hypocritical,scumbags that regularly break laws and usually get away with it.Murder,rape,assault with a weapon,armed robbery,extortion,Cops here even sold a pound of crystal meth and got away with it,not to mention regularly violating the canadian charter of rights. FUCK THE POLICE.!

oskar3040 Says:

Sep 7, 2008 - k hijos de la gran puta, si el perro hasta era pequeño, bastardos

DaogMan21 Says:

Sep 7, 2008 - like i said you probably would not like my comment. That maybe true but who knows we werent there so we can only go with a video that doesnt prove or show anything. I see a dog running after a state trooper during a so called UNCONFIRMED felony stop. I probably would have shot the dog also. If you listen they were "POSSIBLE" suspects of an armed robbery. You just dont know.

DaogMan21 Says:

Sep 7, 2008 - You are intitled to your own opinion and even if I dont like it I still respect your opinion. I have known cops to be dirty also I have turned them in and you know I have no respect for any of them. But Law Enforcement is not out there to make friends. There are people that naturaly hate cops so that makes their jobs a little harder. So give the good ones a break.

Zebatar Says:

Sep 8, 2008 - Probably Cops from Cary,NC. They are Scumbags.

year1camaro Says:

Sep 8, 2008 - I think it's obvious from watching the video that dog was not attacking and ready to play. Pussy cop could have just grabbed the dog, he was little, a gun was not needed. Horrible

killerbundy Says:

Sep 10, 2008 - fuck the police hope they all die of cancer.

mkdnt Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - that was a small fuck dog and he shot the fuckin poor thing

yvesdu74 Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - I think we don't have to be so strict ith the cops but this guys are stupids son of b******

omega5811 Says:

Sep 12, 2008 - i feel bad that your dog got shot, especially if you were innocent, but what did you expect the cop to do, the dog did not look as if it was playing when it ran to the officer,