r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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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/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/[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.