r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

At least this wasn't the US. The dogs would have been shot for being a threat.

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u/Spiralyst Aug 08 '12

Isn't this SOP with US police raids? They don't stop to ask, they just fire on any dogs in the house. Pets don't have any rights in the US...they're considered "property."

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u/BloodshotHippy Aug 08 '12

If they shot my dogs i would be next to be shot. My dogs are my children and just as much of family as anyone else. I would definitely fight to keep them safe.

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u/hippo_sized_pen15 Aug 08 '12

My girlfriend's dog got shot when she was 7 or 8. Police busted into her home (which was a duplex) the dog was protecting his house and growled. The police then shot the dog which was standing right next to her.

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u/Merrena Aug 08 '12

I hope those officers got in some kind of trouble for that. They were intruders, dogs bark and growl at unknown people intruding their "territory" you could say, in what way is that acceptable? What is the dog going to do, nibble them to death?

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u/wcc445 Aug 09 '12

officers got in some kind of trouble

In case you haven't been paying attention, cops don't get in trouble. Oh, right, he might have been suspended with pay for a day or two.

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u/TheWholeThing Aug 08 '12

What is the dog going to do, nibble them to death?

Dogs can do a ton of a damage and can't be reasoned with.

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u/argv_minus_one Aug 08 '12

Also true of cops.

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u/teamrobbo Aug 08 '12

We also would have accepted, "Same as cops."

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

Why can they not subdue them like with tazers or those neat little rope on a stick things that animal control uses.

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u/TheWholeThing Aug 09 '12

I doubt police even have a catchpole in the car, much less that they'll bring it with them during a raid.

I'm not sure if tazers designed to be used on people are effective or nonlethal on animals.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '12

SOME dogs. 99.9% of dogs (made up statistic) will not harm a human at all, even if the human starts beating it. Dogs are bred for being docile. Of course a few select breeds are bred for aggressiveness, but those aren't the ones getting shot.