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Title: Good Samaritan Prevents Burglary, So a Cop Killed His Beloved Family’s Dog, Who was on a LEASH!
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/go ... led-beloved-familys-dog-leash/
Published: Jun 16, 2015
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2015-06-16 22:04:21 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 2659
Comments: 22
Cleveland, MS — A good samaritan never thought that his attempts to prevent a burglary would end with the killing of their beloved family pet. However, that is exactly what happened to Tyler Muzzi and his family’s beautiful 18-month-old yellow lab. On Friday, Tyler Muzzi noticed a suspicious man on their dead-end street snooping around his neighbors house. Muzzi then called the neighbor to alert him to the possible burglar. The property owner in turn called the Cleveland police. When police showed up, they found the suspect and placed him in the back of the patrol car. At this point, Muzzi heard two gunshots and thought that police may have been shooting at the suspect, but he was wrong. Miller, the family’s 18-month-old yellow labrador retriever was playing in the Muzzi’s backyard during the police department’s investigation. The two shots Muzzi heard came from a cowardly officer and were fired into their beloved Miller. Had this dog attacked the officer, or attempted to attack the officer, he may have been justified in shooting him. However, Miller was restrained on a leash! The leash was attached to a runner which was strung up between two trees in the Muzzi’s backyard. The investigating officer told Muzzi that he had to shoot their dog because the animal “came after” him, and the officer had no choice. Bethany Muzzi, Tyler’s wife explained how the incident unfolded and the subsequent disgusting and callous reaction by police afterward. They came and got the guy, questioned Tyler and looked all around the house. Miller was in the backyard on a line the whole time and none of the other officers ever expressed a concern for him or Tyler could have put him in our pen. Tyler walked back inside and heard two gunshots. Thinking the guy got away he went outside and all of the officers were standing around casually and said, “hey man is that your dog”? Apparently the investigator had arrived and walked back to the backyard without asking the other officers whether or not there was a dog. As he walked up Miller ran over to him (as any family pet would) and the investigator says he felt threatened enough to shoot him two times. So Tyler goes to our backyard to see everyone standing around Miller while he whimpers. According to the local Cleveland paper, the officer involved in killing this family pet has been placed on paid vacation. Tyler Muzzi tried to do the right thing, and for that, he says, he and his wife, Bethany, and their 5-year-old daughter, Emma, have lost a pet, a friend and a member of the family. A facebook page has been set up for the family called Justice 4 Miller Muzzi and is quickly growing in size. The fact that ‘puppycide‘ is even a word is a tragedy within itself. According to an unofficial count done by an independent research group, Ozymandias Media, a dog is shot by law enforcement every 98 minutes. Last year The Free Thought Project reported on a slew of tragic dog shootings, including one department in Buffalo, NY whose officers shot 92 dogs from Jan. 1, 2011 through Sept. 2014. Buffalo is hardly an isolated incident either. In Southwest Florida, the News-Press discovered 111 instances of dog shootings among multiple agencies between 2009 and 2012, representing about 37 per year. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Police shot approximately 90 dogs per year between 2008 and 2013. Last year we broke the story of a SWAT team responding a dispute between two neighbors and then shooting a small dog as it ran away from them. Some of these officers really do seem to get a thrill out of shooting animals. In October of last year, we broke the story of the sickening video uploaded to facebook of a Cleburne Texas Police officer calling a small dog towards him and then shooting it. Is it because their lives in are in danger of ending every 98 minutes as they come across vicious animals in the line of duty? Some people in law enforcement actually expect us to believe that. However, a video published to youtube by an Aussie Vlogger, who happens to be a postman, shows us that interacting with dogs, even menacing ones, can be done, without killing. Watch below as friendly Australian postman, Cody Stavros, records some of the many dogs he encounters along his route. Some of these dogs are welcoming and nice, while others are ferocious. Either way, Stavros deals with them, without shooting them. 
Why are these cops killing so many dogs?
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
This is truly a very sad story, with a terrible ending. This was a Yellow Lab, not typically a vicious breed. This clown should not have been issued a gun & a badge. If you need to call cops, before calling, better put your pets & kids inside first. This clown was not very observant like Officers should be, or he would have seen the dog was attached to a leash, it was restrained. This Barney is either just an incompetent dumbass, or he just gets a kick out of killing something, and the dog was handy. One day, karma will pay this idiot a visit.
That’s right, this is most definitely a very sad story with a terrible ending and the Yellow Lab is not typically a vicious breed. However, dog aggression is a common dog behavior and can be seen in all breeds of dogs. All Dogs came from their cousins the gray wolf. Domesticated dogs never truly get away from their heritage. Example: dogs that bite owners for trying to take a bone, or showing dominance of territory. Even dogs that have been family pets for years still can be unpredictable. This is a golden retriever-Labrador mix named Lucky: Lucy mauled and killed a 2-month-old child baby, ripped the child’s legs off, while the child’s father was asleep in another room. "The golden retriever-Labrador mix is not typically vicious." Definitely….without question. The analysis from the videos stated two shots were fired 4 seconds after the dog started barking. I really don’t know how much time the officer had to be how observant. And, yes….the dog was restrained on a leash. The leash was then attached to a runner which was strung up between two trees in the Muzzi’s backyard. Did you see anywhere the article stated how long the leash was, how far the dog could travel between the two trees on the runner, or if it were possible for the dog to have reached the officer? I did not see any of the information. You could be absolutely correct and if we knew the complete and true story, then I may be able to agree with you. But I can not do so simply based on what Matt Agorist, the author of this article, tells me to believe and not knowing what he intentionally neglected to tell me.
LOLAY You saying so does not mean this is a true story. Now YOU are committing YELLOW JOURNALISM.
Now YOU are committing YELLOW JOURNALISM. Nope, cop terminated YELLOW LAB THREAT. That's the story....and that's the end of the story. LOLAY!
THERE WAS NO THREAT. Just like in 90% of these cases.
#21. To: Deckard, Stoner (#19)
BAM! BAM! COP SHOT DOGGIE!!
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#7. To: Stoner (#1)
This is truly a very sad story, with a terrible ending. This was a Yellow Lab, not typically a vicious breed.
If you need to call cops, before calling, better put your pets & kids inside first.
This clown was not very observant like Officers should be, or he would have seen the dog was attached to a leash, it was restrained.
This clown should not have been issued a gun & a badge. This Barney is either just an incompetent dumbass, or he just gets a kick out of killing something, and the dog was handy. One day, karma will pay this idiot a visit.
#14. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#7)
#17. To: Stoner (#14)
LOLAY
#19. To: Gatlin, Stoner (#17)
Nope, cop terminated YELLOW LAB THREAT.
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Nice doggie....dead doggie.
Bad doggie try to bite nice cop never again.
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