After Dog Shootings, House Approves Cop Canine Training

[ashling]

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/house-approves-canine-training-program-cops/

On a May afternoon nearly three years ago, Mark and Cindy Boling were unloading groceries from their truck when a young Fort Worth police officer responding to a nearby burglary mistakenly walked down their driveway.

When the Bolings' 5-year-old border collie, Lily, ran to greet him, the officer pulled out his gun and shot the dog. The Bolings learned later that the officer was afraid of dogs and had never received training to deal with it.

On Friday, the Bolings watched as the Texas House voted unanimously for a police canine training program they have been calling for since Lily was killed.

“My husband and I have devoted every single day to making this legislation happen,” Cindy Boling said.

As much as I am encouraged by this - more actually - I wish they would take up the problem of shooting people. Unfortunately, it is not just training that is required, they need to weed out some bigoted psychopaths

[HassleCat]

1. Agreed

"The Bolings learned later that the officer was afraid of dogs and had never received training to deal with it."

Let's re-write that sentence.

"The victim's family learned later that the officer was afraid of black men and had never received training to deal with it."

I agree with you. This is OK, but black lives matter at least as much as the life of a border collie.

[orwell]

2. Ah yes, the good ol USA...

...where a gun is always the answer - no matter the question.



RIP Lily.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Thanks for posting, the officer was too quick to draw the gun.

On a lighter note I beat you to the punch on posting the cat saved by firefighter article.

[ashling]

4. Oh, I just figure that I am

playing catch up to you