Once again, our boys in blue have demonstrated how we live in an era where judgment is not a requirement of being a law enforcement officer. Unannounced training in a residential area has today resulted in a pitbull attacking a police dog, and BC’s finest shooting the family dog dead on sight.

Reports confirm the officers did not attempt non-lethal force, such as pepper spray or hell, even a taser, to get the dogs to stop fighting. Instead, a 9mm bullet went into the head of the Gorcak’s family dog of 6 years.

“Training” is a word which brings about a myriad of questions begging to be asked. The foremost being, “Does RCMP training not kick in during a crisis situation and SCREAM in the ears of officers to use a baton, pepper spray, or ANY other method of breaking the dogs apart before lethal force?” Answer: No.

The dog, doing what anyone would expect it to do, fending its territory to unannounced visitors (and do not comment saying it was “next door” - does a goddamn dog have reason of what constitutes their own families legal property line? no - so fuck off), was not on a leash at the time. This method brought about 6 years gone by without issue, however the RCMP statement addressing the issue? Beautiful.

“Dog owners must ensure that their dogs are not running loose and must have their dogs under control at all times,” RCMP spokesman Sgt. Peter Thiessen said Wednesday.

Well Peter, how about armed officers and police dogs trouncing around RESIDENTIAL areas, scaring the shit out of people and pets alike? Should police not “ensure” that their units are not running loose and have their officers under control at all times?

This coming from the same force who “justified” killing Robert Dziekanski for a wielding a stapler in the air. A stapler! Four trained, fully grown hairy-ass men, were unable to institute any kind of unarmed take down and literally tased Dziekanski to death on the terminal floor.

Merry Christmas, Gorcak family.

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