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Title: Kansas Cop Kills Army Veteran’s Service Dog, then Issues him Two Citations
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Published: Apr 18, 2017
Author: Ben Keller
Post Date: 2017-04-19 10:51:28 by Deckard
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Views: 16011
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A Kansas cop shot and killed the service dog of an army veteran who suffers from PTSD on Thursday, according to the Daily Haze. Augusta police officer Devon Keith says he was forced to shoot Alan Fitzgerald’s dog “Midnite” claiming the dog charged an animal control officer after ramming a door until it opened – making the animal control officer fear for his life. But Fitzgerald said his dog didn’t do anything wrong and officer Keith shot him for no reason. Alan Fitzgerald and his service dog, Midnite, before a cop shot and killed it. Neighbors who witnessed the shooting said the animal control officer was the one who opened the door and began acting aggressively towards the dog before shooting it. Augusta police, along with animal control, showed up at Fitzgerald’s house Thursday afternoon after a neighbor called to complain about a German Shepard. Fitzgerald said Midnite got out on Thursday, presumably chasing rabbits and cats as he often did. Midnite ended up several mobile homes down from his home, hovering over a neighbor’s small dog. “It’s how he plays,” Fitzgerald explained. Fitzgerald talked to the small dog’s owner, who said the smaller dog wasn’t hurt, just “shaken up” from Midnite towering over it. Things settled and Fitzgerald returned home and was in the shower when he heard Midnite bark and then gunshots. “All of a sudden, I heard this pound pound pound on the screen door,” Fitzgerald recalled. “And I heard Midnite barking, obviously he’s going to bark because he’s guarding the house. All of a sudden then I heard shots fired and I heard my dog screaming in agony.” Fitzgerald came out to see what was going on only to have a gun pointed at him inside of his own house. “I got halfway out the door, and about right here where this crack is, there’s an officer standing with his gun pointed at me. I said ‘what are you guys doing here, why did you kill my dog?’ he said, ‘Get on the ground’, I said, ‘I’m not gonna get on the ground so I went inside and slammed the door,” he told KSN. August Police Chief Tyler Brewer defended officer Keith. “The animal control officer felt in fear for his life,” the chief said. “These officers feel horrible for having to do that.” According to chief Brewer, when the animal control officer knocked on the door, Midnite answered. “The front door was open but the glass screen door was shut,” Brewer explained. “The dog rushed and hit the glass of the screen door and startled the animal control officer.” Officer Keith was forced to shoot Midnite when the animal control officer fell off the porch, hitting his head, trying to bite the officer, according to Brewer. Midnite But Fitzgerald’s neighbor Charmin Drake says the dog got out because the animal control officer actually opened the door, not Midnite, then entered without a warrant and began kicking and even hitting Midnite with a baton. After beating the dog, officers went outside and shot Midnite. Then they issued Fitzgerald two citations for having a vicious animal. Fitzgerald rescued Midnight in 2015 and obtained an ADA service dog certificate, which required the dog to pass behavioral tests without showing signs of aggression, and said he had Midnite for his PTSD. “Whenever I was having some sort of episode of oncoming anxiety, he knew what to do. He’d come up and nudge me or do something silly. He’d turn over on his back and give that little smile, you know, that dogs give. I’m just going to miss all of that.” Check out the Daily Haze interview with Alan Fitzgerald below. Poster Comment: “The animal control officer felt in fear for his life,” the chief said. Of course he did - the frigging sadistic coward.
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#56. To: Deckard (#41)
The article I read said he fell backwards “off of the porch”….meaning backwards down the steps. Debunked again….give it up. I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
I did a little search at DDG. No doubt, Google and Bing and others would yield the same results. WhitePages.com: Alan Fitzgerald in Augusta KS Google Maps: 1604 Cedar Ln, Augusta, KS So you can go into the map and drag-drop the little yellow stick figure on the street where it is marked and see a Street View in all directions around this trailer house. I'll try to embed it below. Google made a mistake with the street number and think it is 1585 Cedar Ln, not 1604 (Google is really bad at street numbers in trailer parks). But that covered porch with the red railings and the little shrub growing out front, it all looks consistent with the photos posted above. So here is the embedded image of the place. Judge for yourself. (Hit that little square icon at the upper-right to go full-screen and see the property in greater detail.) One thing I noticed immediately was that Midnite would still be alive if his owner had loved his dog enough to build a small yard fence. His neighbors loved their dogs/kids enough to build fences for them.
When has a fence ever stopped a crazed cop from shooting a family pet? Heartbroken Salt Lake City man berates cops after they shoot dog in back yard Cops Show Up To Wrong House And Shoot Little Boy’s Dog The town's chief of police, Ken Moore, says the shooting was justifiable. The dog, he claims, was showing signs of aggression and appeared to be a "dangerous" breed. A pit bull mix. (Pit bulls have a very undeserved reputation.) "We have a right to defend ourselves so I stand by my officer in the decision that he made," Moore told News 9. Never mind reports that the officer used a high-powered rifle he took out of his car to shoot the dog through a fence. Or that a computer glitch may have led officers to the wrong address. This one taken before the shooting or after the shoot when the door had been repaired….shows the storm door with the window and screen intact. This one taken when the do way laying dead on the porch with blood everywhere shows the bottom window and screen broken trhough. Either someone’s lying or the pictures are lying….which do you think? I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
Well, at least there is some misreporting. Maybe to help gin up a clickbait headline on a cop-hater site. You've probably noticed that "Beware Of The Dog" sign that I mentioned on the door by now. If Midnite was such a well-trained and non-aggressive dog, why did he post that sticker?
Heartbroken Salt Lake City man berates cops after they shoot dog in back yard Cops Show Up To Wrong House And Shoot Little Boy’s Dog Stop trying to change the subject. We are discussing this guy and his dog in Augusta KS. Not anyone else. You're trying to conflate those other incidents with this one. It doesn't work.
When has a fence ever stopped a crazed cop from shooting a family pet? Countless times….when a family pet pit bull was completely docile and not attacking a cop. But, of course….The Free Through Project never reports that….does it? I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
Your contention that a fence would have saved Midnite was a supposition on your part. I merely pointed out your misconception. Cops Show Up To Wrong House And Shoot Little Boy’s Dog Stop trying to change the subject. We are discussing this guy and his dog in Augusta KS. Not anyone else. You're trying to conflate those other incidents with this one. It doesn't work. He does that all the time. His next post will probably contain 5 links on an unrelated topic. That’s always an indication that he has given up trying to prove any point he though he may have had. I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
I'm not sure that merely trying to change the subject is tantamount to an admission but you have to keep it in mind. Posting another half-dozen anti-cop/anti-gooberment articles in the sidebar might be a way to try to change the subject but I can't say that is the only reason to post so many at once.
I merely pointed out your misconception. Sure you did … And you tried to divert away from the primary conversation by adding: Heartbroken Salt Lake City man berates cops after they shoot dog in back yard Cops Show Up To Wrong House And Shoot Little Boy’s Dog Both of which are off topic … Stop lying….it’s getting old stuff. I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
I've made my point - this cop (as well as most others who shoot family pets) are cowards. Sod off tosser. I responded to Tc's claim that Midnite would be alive if he had been fenced in. History has proven that cops will kill family pets even when they are fenced in. You have made no point….you have made a complete idiot of yourself. I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
That's another lie....history has not proven that. I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
So sayeth LF's village idiot. I made my point - you are just too much of a simpleton to understand it. That's another lie....history has not proven that. I gave four examples you reprehensible assclown. One can only hope that if you have a dog, you suffer the same sad fate as this Veteran. That’s a very uncivil and inconsiderate wish to make on someone. But since when have you ever been civil and considerate. Your remark reflects poorly on your upbringing … I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
Here are a couple of your friendly family pets in action … I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
Not at all - It would be ironic if you suffered at the hands of the Amerikan police state, the one that you so slavishly worship. Your remark reflects poorly on your upbringing … Why don't you reflect on your own multitude of faults before presuming to lecture someone else? To quote Tc...Stop trying to change the subject. We are discussing this guy and his dog in Augusta KS. Not anyone else The dogs in your videos have nothing to do with this story. Oh, and while you're at it - sod off. In the top pic the lower sliding glass window is raised about one foot. In the bottom pic the lower sliding glass window is raised all the way up, and the screen is partially punched out with the retaining bead hanging. The cop went in and beat the dog with a baton and kicked it repeatedly and then shot it, so the dog punched through the screen to escape, and expired on the porch. Most of the blood is in the top right, so someone may have moved the body to get the door to open further. Egads, I have to take Tater off bozo to see what he posted. I might have to sleep on that decision.
Deck, I would not wish that on the dog. He/she is suffering enough to live there. Wish it on him/her, not the dog. Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
Bullshit....you have had me off bozo for a couple of weeks now.
I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
I noticed too. Not sure how many conclusions we can draw. Yeah but there is no mention or pix of blood inside the house. So I don't think so. I do have to give you points for imagination.
I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
I fail to understand Deckard, he is a complete idiot.
Hmm...that doesn't sound like a trained service animal to me. It seems that "Beware Of The Dog" sign on the front door was there for a reason: a known aggressive biting dog was on the premises. I notice the police chief said they couldn't find a record of any state certification of the dog as a service animal. So it isn't clear if this was a lawful service animal or if he just had some training but didn't get certified (because he was too busy biting kids and cops to finish getting certified). Apparently, Kansas has a law against claiming a dog is a service dog unless the dog is fully certified. The chief says they're investigating and hasn't ruled out filing charges on the service dog certification issue.
At the 04:00 minute mark, I liked the clock chiming: cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo... Seemed a fitting background sound. In the "interview", the guy sounds guilty. He didn't protect his dog and he didn't control his dog. I bet this dog has a lot more history than these articles are telling us.
Some interesting comments made by Alan Fitzgerald on the video. At 1:02 Alan stated this dog darted out the door [to chase a rabbit or cat]….so the dog had charged through the door before. In a newspaper report [and I can’t find where again] a police officer said they had trouble there (at Alan’s residence) before (did no say with the dog). as best as I remember. This is obviously confirmed [that the police had been to the Firzgerald residence before] because at 5:07 Alan Fitzgerald said: There was a private call coming through on his phone. I knew it as them because they always call that way. I repeat, Alan said: I knew it as them because they always call that way. I wonder if the police “always call that way” because of a problem with the dog, a problem with Alan’s PTSD, or another problem with Alan or someone else at the residence. So, this would indicate that Alan and the police were no strangers to each other….that is an apparent conclusion. At 3:43 Alan said he heard banging on his door and then he heard shots. I did not pause between those two statements. So, there is no way of know the time line between the knock and the shots. The way Alan told the story makes me question the neighbor’s eyewitness statement that the police officer opened the door and went in.
I just posted someting below to indicate that same thing. Interesting.... It seems, by his own admission, he was no stranger to the police. "I knew it was them, they always call that way."
Exactly. Notice the mention of the chief when he said they sent a cop with an animal control officer because in one (or more) previous calls to that address, a lone animal control officer wasn't enough. Maybe the animal control officer in this dinky burg knew this dog and had good cause to be afraid of him.
I came to the conclusion some time ago, that people throw the term "service dog" around far too loosely.
Fitzgerald rescued Midnight in 2015 and obtained an ADA service dog certificate, which required the dog to pass behavioral tests without showing signs of aggression, and said he had Midnite for his PTSD. Hey, Deckard, listen to the video in the link, you will hear … KWCH12: Alan tells me the previous incident with Midnite - the dog bit his teenage nephew at El Dorado lake last summer, and the teen had to get stitches but was okay. Well, Bubba….that DEBUNKS the Hell out of your “service dog trained to be non-aggressive bullshit….doesn’t it? You are so pathetic….always defending a lost cause, only because you hate the police so much that you can never be objective about anything involving them.
I think you are correct. You also noticed that Alan said there was absolutely no problem with the neighbor lady and Midnite. However, the Chief said they received a call about a German Sheppard running loose and Alan said 2 hours after he talked to the lady….the police was banging on his door. Who else but the lady could have called? Maybe someone, but my guess would be that it was the lady and Alan was skipping some details about the incident of Midnight with her dog.
In fairness, every neighborhood does have at least one Gladys Kravitz snooping around, calling the cops out on their neighbors. The little dog owner may not have done anything. After all, we know this dog did love to chase cats around in the neighborhood, according to his owner's confession on YouBoob. Maybe one of the cat owners called the cops out.
Yea ...
I don’t know what a Kansas ID Card is supposed to look like, but I do know this one doesn’t look official by any means … I find numerous sources on the Web where you can self-register your dog as a “service dog” and they will send you an ID Card after receiving payment.
I found this interesting….some classifications I was unaware of … That’s Not a Service Dog, But It Is a Working Dog According this information, he does NOT have a service dog. He has an … Emotional Support Animal (ESA) work with an individual who needs comfort. They require no specialized training, have no public access, and can be any species. The DOJ/HUD’s Fair Housing Act does protect an owner’s right to reside with their Emotional Support Animal in accommodations that don’t allow pets, and with proper documentation, a person can fly with their ESA.
Apparently, Kansas has a law against claiming a dog is a service dog unless the dog is fully certified. The chief says they're investigating and hasn't ruled out filing charges on the service dog certification issue. What he has is … [….] “Service dog” means a dog which has been specially selected, trained and tested to perform a variety of tasks for persons with disabilities. These tasks include, but are not limited to: Pulling wheelchairs, lending balance support, picking up dropped objects or providing assistance in, or to avoid, a medical crisis, or to otherwise mitigate the effects of a disability. The presence of a dog for comfort, protection or personal defense does not qualify a dog as being trained to mitigate an individual’s disability and therefor does not qualify the dog as an assistance dog covered under the provisions of this act. [….] FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATION I think I read that he already received 2 citations….with Chief checking on his “service dog qualification” he may be receiving another.
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#57. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#44)
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#58. To: Tooconservative (#57)
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One thing I noticed immediately was that Midnite would still be alive if his owner had loved his dog enough to build a small yard fence.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#59. To: Deckard (#41)
We went to the Fitzgerald residence just hours after the shooting. Our entire time there, the front door was open and the glass door was closed, just as it was earlier in the afternoon. We entered and exited through the door with no problem what-so- ever. There was no apparent damage to the door, or the latch.
Compare the two pictures of the storm door. 
#60. To: Gatlin (#59)
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Either someone’s lying or the pictures are lying….which do you think?
#61. To: Deckard (#58)
When has a fence ever stopped a crazed cop from shooting a family pet?
#62. To: Deckard (#58)
One thing I noticed immediately was that Midnite would still be alive if his owner had loved his dog enough to build a small yard fence.
#63. To: Tooconservative (#61)
Stop trying to change the subject. We are discussing this guy and his dog in Augusta KS. Not anyone else.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#64. To: Tooconservative. Deckard (#61)
When has a fence ever stopped a crazed cop from shooting a family pet? Heartbroken Salt Lake City man berates cops after they shoot dog in back yard
#65. To: Gatlin (#64)
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That’s always an indication that he has given up trying to prove any point he though he may have had.
#66. To: Deckard. Tooconservative (#63)
Stop trying to change the subject. We are discussing this guy and his dog in Augusta KS. Not anyone else. Your contention that a fence would have saved Midnite was a supposition on your part.
#67. To: Gatlin (#64)
That’s always an indication that he has given up trying to prove any point he though he may have had.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#68. To: Gatlin (#66)
Both of which are off topic …
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#69. To: Deckard (#67)
I've made my point - this cop (as well as most others who shoot family pets) are cowards.
#70. To: Deckard (#68)
History has proven that cops will kill family pets even when they are fenced in.
#71. To: Gatlin (#69)
You have made no point….
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#72. To: Gatlin (#70)
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History has proven that cops will kill family pets even when they are fenced in.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#73. To: Deckard (#72)
ne can only hope that if you have a dog, you suffer the same sad fate as this Veteran.
#74. To: Deckard (#73)
#75. To: Gatlin (#73)
That’s a very uncivil and inconsiderate wish to make on someone.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#76. To: Gatlin (#74)
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Here are a couple of your friendly family pets in action …
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#77. To: Gatlin, Tooconservative, Deckard (#59)
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#78. To: hondo68 (#77)
#79. To: Deckard (#72)
" One can only hope that if you have a dog, you suffer the same sad fate as this Veteran. "
#80. To: Fred Mertz (#78)
#81. To: hondo68 (#77)
In the bottom pic the lower sliding glass window is raised all the way up, and the screen is partially punched out with the retaining bead hanging.
The cop went in and beat the dog with a baton and kicked it repeatedly and then shot it, so the dog punched through the screen to escape, and expired on the porch.
#82. To: TooConservative (#80)
#83. To: Tooconservative (#82)
#84. To: Gatlin (#83)
KWCH12: Alan tells me the previous incident with Midnite - the dog bit his teenage nephew at El Dorado lake last summer, and the teen had to get stitches but was okay.
#85. To: Gatlin (#82)
#86. To: Tooconservative (#82)
#87. To: Tooconservative (#85)
I bet this dog has a lot more history than these articles are telling us.
#88. To: Gatlin (#87)
"I knew it was them, they always call that way."
#89. To: Tooconservative (#84)
I notice the police chief said they couldn't find a record of any state certification of the dog as a service animal. So it isn't clear if this was a lawful service animal or if he just had some training but didn't get certified (because he was too busy biting kids and cops to finish getting certified).
#90. To: Deckard (#83)
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This was a service dog - they are trained to be non-aggressive.
#91. To: Tooconservative (#88)
#92. To: Gatlin (#91)
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Who else but the lady could have called?
#93. To: Tooconservative (#92)
#94. To: Tooconservative (#92)
#95. To: Tooconservative (#94)
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#96. To: Tooconservative (#84)
I notice the police chief said they couldn't find a record of any state certification of the dog as a service animal. So it isn't clear if this was a lawful service animal or if he just had some training but didn't get certified (because he was too busy biting kids and cops to finish getting certified).
I think the Chief is correct. PTSD only qualifies a person to use/have an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) to work with an individual who needs comfort….and not an assistance [service] dog. Under Kansas Law, the presence of a dog for comfort [PTSD] does not qualify the dog as an assistance [service] dog covered under the provisions of Kanas Service Dog Laws. An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) works with an individual who needs comfort. They require no specialized training, have no public access, and can be any species. The DOJ/HUD’s Fair Housing Act does protect an owner’s right to reside with their Emotional Support Animal in accommodations that don’t allow pets, and with proper documentation, a person can fly with their ESA.
KANSAS SERVICE DOG LAWS
It is a class A nonperson misdemeanor for any person to:
- represent that such person has the right to be accompanied by an assistance dog or that such person has a right to be accompanied by a professional therapy dog
- represent that such person has a disability for the purpose of acquiring an assistance dog unless such person has such disability.
[Assistance dog” means any guide dog, hearing assistance dog or service dog].
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