MD : Police Applaud Themselves For Raiding Innocent People and Killing Dogs

Pompo · 06-28-2009, 08:42 PM

Police Applaud Themselves For Raiding Innocent People and Killing Dogs
6/22/09|StoptheDrugWar.org| Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan

Police in Prince George's County, MD have completed their internal investigation of the botched raid on the home of Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo. Their disgusting, though unsurprising, conclusion is that they did a terrific job:

The findings of the internal review "are consistent with what I've felt all along: My deputies did their job to the fullest extent of their abilities," Sheriff Michael Jackson said at a news conference.
…
"I'm sorry for the loss of their family pets," Jackson said. "But this is the unfortunate result of the scourge of drugs in our community. Lost in this whole incident was the criminal element. . . . In the sense that we kept these drugs from reaching our streets, this operation was a success." [Washington Post]

Except that they could easily have intercepted the package before it was ever delivered, thereby eliminating the need for the violent raid entirely. Killing the dogs was completely unrelated to the goal of intercepting the drugs and it's just supremely dishonest to equate those two outcomes. Radley Balko has more on the fundamental incoherence underlying these latest claims from the PG County Sheriff's Office.

In the end, Sheriff Jackson is making a powerful statement to the public: this could happen to you. He's proud of his officers' actions and he has no intention of trying to prevent this from happening again. Cheye Calvo filed a lawsuit today that will hopefully change that.

[News Admin. note : Some of you may know already that I'm a dog owner and have my fair share of dogs

So this story struck a nerve last year when I ran across it and I've done some follow-up on it since then. Here's a link, thought you might like to take a look at the thread from last year when this incident occured.
Md : "no Knock" Raid Goes Bad ]

Freedom_User · 06-28-2009, 08:58 PM

I've seen this story on CNN.

The operation is just fucked up.

The cops put a package of marijuana(package looks like any bought from online) on a persons door step. When the owner of the house brings it inside, the cops swarm the house.

What kind of BS is that

SixShottaJ · 06-28-2009, 09:15 PM

Yoo if my two dogs were killed over a bullshit raid I would have went crazy, police get away with this way to much... their supposed to be trained professionals in tight situations they should be able to subdue a dog without fucking shooting and killing it.. thanks for the read

Gee · 06-28-2009, 10:15 PM

I was telling my wife about this incident and she was barely listening until I mentioned the dogs. Then she sounded more pissed than I did! Our dogs would definitely be killed (Boxer and Sharpei) because they are excellent guard dogs and would defend us (and my herb lol) to the death!

**Frylok** · 06-29-2009, 06:21 AM

Maybe we should start treating the police like they treat our dogs. I believe we outnumber the cops about 50,000 to 1.

Tillychin · 06-29-2009, 04:14 PM

I have a Rottweiler/GSD that would be shot for looking like he does.

Was there any info on if the dogs were aggressive to the police?

SixShottaJ · 06-29-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Frylok

Maybe we should start treating the police like they treat our dogs. I believe we outnumber the cops about 50,000 to 1.

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Pompo · 06-29-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tillychin

Was there any info on if the dogs were aggressive to the police?

Yeah, this is in the original article I posted last year.

Quote:

Adding trauma to injury, when they entered the home, the cops shot the mayor's black Labrador Retrievers. Neither dog was trying to attack them. In fact the younger dog, 4-year old Chase, was shot by officers as he tried to escape into the kitchen of the home. Seven-year old Payton was shot by the police the moment they entered the house. Police officers said the large dogs "intimidated them," and without being threatened by either docile pet, cops shot both of them.

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Yet, neither High nor County Sheriff Michael A. Jackson apologized to the Calvos for the raid that resulted in the destruction of their dogs. Jackson specifically defended the shooting of the dogs by his deputies claiming that his deputies were "engaged" by the dogs. Deputies claimed they were attacked by the first dog when they entered the house and the other dog (Chase, who was fleeing from the gunshot) when they made their way into the other rooms of the house. Calvo insists his dogs were peaceful and the deputies had no provocation from either pet. Maloney said it was demonstrably false to suggest the dogs were threatening the officers, adding that the statement of the deputies was defensive and outrageous.

**Vicki** · 06-29-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pompo

In the end, Sheriff Jackson is making a powerful statement to the public: this could happen to you. He's proud of his officers' actions and he has no intention of trying to prevent this from happening again.

This is the kind of cop that gives all cops a bad name, and he has no business wearing a badge.

reggie_the_dog · 06-29-2009, 04:48 PM

I don't like people who kill peaceful dogs! bruff!!!!

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SixShottaJ Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 641 Grams: 5,859.45 Thanks: 164 Thanked 232 Times in 123 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Yoo if my two dogs were killed over a bullshit raid I would have went crazy, police get away with this way to much... their supposed to be trained professionals in tight situations they should be able to subdue a dog without fucking shooting and killing it.. thanks for the read __________________ I Lay Back and Blow Sax Like Kenny G's \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|

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Gee Sr. Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 432 Grams: 3,886.50 Thanks: 95 Thanked 135 Times in 86 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	I was telling my wife about this incident and she was barely listening until I mentioned the dogs. Then she sounded more pissed than I did! Our dogs would definitely be killed (Boxer and Sharpei) because they are excellent guard dogs and would defend us (and my herb lol) to the death! __________________ Legalize Cannabis and live Life in High Definition

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reggie_the_dog Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 718 Grams: 9,255.09 Thanks: 20 Thanked 56 Times in 43 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	typical cops, they think they can do no wrong I don't like people who kill peaceful dogs! bruff!!!!

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