Chesco sheep owner charged in killing of two dogs

[Xithras]

26. Go back, read that thread again, and CTFO.

The originally linked article made it sound like he was some sort of sheep rancher defending his flock from dogs that appeared to be attacking them. I, and many others on that thread, said that he had a right to shoot the dogs in that situation. People have the right to defend their animals from other animals that are trying to attack or kill them. I've done it myself. It's not pleasant, but when you're in a situation where one animal or the other is going to be injured or killed, all you can do is try to make sure that the dead animal isn't one of yours.

ADDITIONAL information, linked into the thread later, made it clear that the original story badly mischaracterized the whole thing. The guy wasn't a "rancher" of any sort, lived in a residential area, and then trapped and shot dogs that were not behaving aggressively toward him or his sheep. That is a VERY DIFFERENT situation than was originally presented in that OP. Neither I or anyone else said he had a right to shoot at dogs simply for wandering onto his property, and I think that everyone was fairly clear on that point. He was NOT defending his animals, but was simply shooting dogs because he didn't like dogs. That's NOT a defensible position, and he should be prosecuted for doing it. Not a single poster in that thread ever defended his right to do that.