Peow! Peow! Woof Woof!

[idb]

Since no-one else has picked this one up I'll jump right in there.

Police shoot and miss 'mad' dog 12 times

Police fired several shots at a dog set on them by a man throwing bottles and a tomahawk, at a domestic incident in Porirua last night.

The man also threw lumps of wood at police and hit one officer who was uninjured.

Kapiti Mana Area Commander Inspector John Spence said police fired up to a dozen shots at a large "hyped up" rottweiler.

None of the shots hit the dog.

There is probably no truth in the rumour that, in response to public opinion, they were aiming for the dog's legs.

[shafty]

Good piss take Mate!!

[idb]

Good piss take Mate!!

Watch tonight's news...it happened in Porirua last night.

[pritch]

I hope that isn't "peow peow" in the sense that it's used in Morningside...

Those shots didn't miss the dog. Were they not warning shots in line with the new PC policy governing the Police use of firearms which likely states that a minimum of eleven warning shots must be fired?

[shafty]

Watch tonight's news...it happened in Porirua last night.

Yeah I know - great interpretation, should I say!

[idb]

I hope that isn't "peow peow" in the sense that it's used in Morningside...

Don't know...please elucidate.

[tri boy]

Don't know...please elucidate.

This may help.
Nice doggy, theres a good boy,..............aghhhhhhh......lights up cigarette.

[idb]

This may help.
Nice doggy, theres a good boy,..............aghhhhhhh......lights up cigarette.

I'm not sure that the full facts are out yet.
Maybe it'll become clear on the news at six!

[Krusti]

The dog had a hammer and was running around smashing up dog kennels!

[Skyryder]

Well if I'm any judge of a macho workforce this guy will be the laughing stock in the police locker rooms.

But on a more serious note the fundamentals of firearms safety looks like they have been ignored.

Twelve shots sounds like a panic attack. Twelve misses confirms it. Some serious questions need to be asked here. The first I'd be asking does he have a fear of dogs. Some people do. Secondly what type of training is given to the police in the event of a dog attack?? There are techniques where dogs can be rendered harmless.

I'd hate to have to rely on this guy in the event of a life threating situation.

Skyryder

[kevfromcoro]

Just watched it on prime...10 or twelve shots fired at doggy.
Bullet holes in the fence ..
but missed the dog.
The police arent looking to good in the publics eyes at the moment ,,,with all there cock ups

[deanohit]

God the world has gone mad the last two weeks, bloody shooting at a dog, heap of the AOS out in Auckland an hour ago and out in the Hutt. Must be some thing in the water.

[fireball]

Just watched it on prime...10 or twelve shots fired at doggy.
Bullet holes in the fence ..
but missed the dog.
The police arent looking to good in the publics eyes at the moment ,,,with all there cock ups

that explains the title of this thread peow peow

[idb]

that explains the title of this thread peow peow

Soooo...some of you opened this thread thinking it was about bestiality...

[peasea]

Since no-one else has picked this one up I'll jump right in there.



There is probably no truth in the rumour that, in response to public opinion, they were aiming for the dog's legs.

I saw it on brekkie tv and posted a comment in another 'cop-bashing' thread...police shoot another person, whatever. I'll say again that 12 shots into thin air is pretty piss poor and that dog looked overweight and slow-moving until the last few rounds went off.

I wouldn't want to be confronted by an unsociable rottie but seriously, how many cop dogs were there? How many baton-wielding cops? I feel a bit for the rottie actually, he's probably stressed out about it all and in need of some serious counselling.

Here's a funny concoction of words for ya; "police marksmen". It looked (on tv) to be more like a panic attack but that's cop bashing etc etc ad infinitum.

Watch this one turn to custard.