Title: Good Samaritan Prevents Burglary, So a Cop Killed His Beloved Family’s Dog, Who was on a LEASH! Source:
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:2664 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 familys 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 familys 18-month-old yellow labrador retriever was playing in the Muzzis backyard during the police departments 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 Muzzis 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, Tylers 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.
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.
Why are these cops killing so many dogs?
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.
The dog was barking at the officer before the shots were fired.
Oh - the dog was barking?
Good grief man, that's what dogs do.
Miller, the familys 18-month-old yellow labrador retriever was playing in the Muzzis backyard during the police departments 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 Muzzis backyard.
I guess no one is surprised at your defense of this cowardly badged thug's actions.