Wednesday 28 December 2016

Court rules police can shoot a dog if it moves, barks when officers enter a home

Court rules police can shoot a dog if it moves, barks when officers enter a home

A federal court ruled that police can shoot a dog if it moves or barks when an officer enters a home. The decision stems from an incident in Battle Creek, Michigan where, according to court documents, police shot and killed a dog while executing a search warrant on a home looking for drugs. Mark and Cheryl Brown filed a petition with the court to hold the officers and the city responsible for the deaths of their dogs in 2013.
Read more: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/court-rules-police-can-shoot-a-dog-if-it-moves-barks-when-officers-enter-a-home/379030427?source=Snapzu

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