Officer Shoots Woman and Pit bull while playing

[MafiaPrincess]

Officer Shoots Woman, Pit Bull Playing - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston

Wow..

[Sweet72947]

If I was that woman I would raise heck about this. Can you sue a police department?

[Maxy24]

I'm so glad both of them are going to be okay but my god what an idiot!! Heck even if she was being attacked randomly firing in the direction of the dog is a good way to kill the person too. Poor woman and poor dog!

[Amstaffer]

Originally Posted by MafiaPrincess

Officer Shoots Woman, Pit Bull Playing - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston

Wow..

That is "F" up. I hope they can find that crazy cop a new job...soon.

[Laurelin]

I was just about to post this, it's so ****ing messed up!

[Lolas Dad]

I would think that if the woman was yelling help or something than she was being attacked but that does not seem to be the case. Still if she was actually being attacked which she was not it does not mean that a gun is the best way to stop the attack because of the proximity of the person to the dog.

The cop was not justified in using a gun in my opinion and as someone earlier stated to find this cop another job I do not agree with. What they should do is fire this cop for discharging their weapon in an unsafe manner and never to be a cop again. Let them find their own job.

[bubbatd]

I'm just glad that no one was killed !

[mmorlino]

It must be tough being a cop. There's always the potential to make a mistake that will cost so much.

[pawzaddict]

Originally Posted by mmorlino

It must be tough being a cop. There's always the potential to make a mistake that will cost so much.

This is a huge huge mistake and it should cost the cop.

I am glad to hear both the girl and the dog are expected to be ok. I'd be fuuuuuuuurious!!!

[Romy]

Originally Posted by mmorlino

It must be tough being a cop. There's always the potential to make a mistake that will cost so much.

It takes a very special kind of person to be a good cop. They need to have a lot of maturity and be able to handle high stress situations very well, making good decisions in seconds. Yes, this cop made a very STUPID mistake that could have cost an innocent human being her life, much less an innocent dog.

This individual cop has made it painfully obvious he is not suited to the job. You don't even use a gun to stop a dogfight between dogs, it's happening too fast and there is too high of a risk of injuring the defending dog. I can NOT imagine how anybody would think it's a good idea to shoot in the direction of a person, even if it had been a real attack. The headline easily could have been "Woman shot and killed by cop during dog attack".

Just as you wouldn't want someone who vomits at the sight of blood to be an EMT, I wouldn't want someone with such poor judgment to be a cop. I hope his butt gets kicked to the curb.