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HEYBURN The Heyburn Police Department is under fire after an officer shot and killed two dogs Saturday that reportedly presented a safety hazard on Interstate 84.

Stephanie Carsner shot video of a portion of the 6 p.m. incident that has drawn outrage, with numerous people, even those living outside of southern Idaho, questioning the officer's actions and calling for his removal. She identified herself as a professional animal rescuer and said in social media posts that she had permission from an Idaho State Police trooper to catch the animals.
The Heyburn Police Department, in a press release signed by Police Chief Ryan Bertalotto, offered its version of the incident, saying that the two large dogs spotted near Exit 211 were not able to be caught and caused traffic safety concerns. It also said Carsner's actions were unsafe and her efforts to catch the dogs were to "no avail."

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https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/police-facing-backlash-after-officer-fatally-shoots-two-dogs-on-interstate-84/article_c77aa6e6-fd84-11ed-96d9-3baa4f0b4489.html

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She identified herself as a professional animal rescuer and said in social media posts

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Yeah, I'm going to with "crazy attention seeking loon."

If the dogs were not being aggressive, that officer deserves every bad thing that comes his way.

No better way to quell safety concerns than to pull out your gun and start firing

That's a tough one. If someone swerves to miss the dogs on the road, rolls over and kills their family, people would be criticizing the officers for NOT neutralizing the threat. I guess I would err on the side of supporting the officers. It's the owner's responsibility to secure their animals or deal with the consequences. Animal activist should be more mad at the people that allowed their dogs to be on the interstate than the officers that were forced to make a tough decision.

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https://www.facebook.com/100000568879667/videos/pcb.6853889897973238/1350440005813827

agnerd said:

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That's a tough one. If someone swerves to miss the dogs on the road, rolls over and kills their family, people would be criticizing the officers for NOT neutralizing the threat. I guess I would err on the side of supporting the officers. It's the owner's responsibility to secure their animals or deal with the consequences. Animal activist should be more mad at the people that allowed their dogs to be on the interstate than the officers that were forced to make a tough decision.

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Direct traffic while you try to clear the road, or start blasting.. Tough call.

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She identified herself as a professional animal rescuer and said in social media posts

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Yeah, I'm going to with "crazy attention seeking loon."

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This is an unpaid job that exists.

Video is pretty damning evidence.

This could have been handled entirely different. Super ****ty move by the police.

Good thing it was a black AND a white dog or the optics would be really bad.

I am guessing it was near the end of his shift and he didn't want to be late for supper.

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No better way to quell safety concerns than to pull out your gun and start firing

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When all you have is a hammer gun...

AggieArchitect04 said:

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Video is pretty damning evidence.

This could have been handled entirely different. Super ****ty move by the police.

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Damning evidence of what? It only shows the two dogs after they've already been shot.

That looks like a Great Pyrenees. They are commonly set to roam fields to prevent predation of sheep and goats. Maybe it got out of an open gate?

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555-PINF said:

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She identified herself as a professional animal rescuer and said in social media posts

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Yeah, I'm going to with "crazy attention seeking loon."

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This is an unpaid job that exists.

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So, she's not a professional animal rescuer then?

I am not clicking that. I am just going to assume this is a fake news / want-to-go-viral junk based solely on the fact that I want to.

Do would he have shot a bear, or a cow, or a bison, or a deer in the road side?

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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Video is pretty damning evidence.

This could have been handled entirely different. Super ****ty move by the police.

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Damning evidence of what? It only shows the two dogs after they've already been shot.

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Damning evidence of a dumbass excuse to shoot two dogs that were doing pretty much nothing but wandering down the highway on the shoulder. There's no mention of the dogs attacking anyone. Why the use of deadly force? It's completely unreasonable.

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...were not able to be caught and caused traffic safety concerns.

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What traffic safety concerns? The video shows no traffic on what appears to be a rural road. This is a farming community. Per the article, Heyburn is a city of about 3,700 people.

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The Heyburn Police Department's press release said officers found the interstate to be "completely stopped" near milepost 212 at 5:57 p.m. The decision to shoot the dogs was made at 6:03 p.m., the release said.

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So in 6 minutes they went from trying to catch the dogs to giving up, pulling out a pistol, and shooting them?

I'm the guy that started the thread about not taking dogs to restaurants and even I think this is pretty ****ed up.

Dogs have assault rifles?

MouthBQ98 said:

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Do would he have shot a bear, or a cow, or a bison, or a deer in the road side?

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Morning drinking

AggieArchitect04 said:

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Video is pretty damning evidence.

This could have been handled entirely different. Super ****ty move by the police.

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That was hard to watch, and I'm a hunter and kill quite a few animals a year. Sad.

agnerd said:

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That's a tough one. If someone swerves to miss the dogs on the road, rolls over and kills their family, people would be criticizing the officers for NOT neutralizing the threat. I guess I would err on the side of supporting the officers. It's the owner's responsibility to secure their animals or deal with the consequences. Animal activist should be more mad at the people that allowed their dogs to be on the interstate than the officers that were forced to make a tough decision.

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Or... the cops could have employed empathy for the animals... temporarily shut down the roads proximate to the threats... and bring those dogs to safety. They'd be the closing "good news" story.

But no. Stupid f***s ony do that for BMI and Antifa events.

Stoopid ****s.

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agnerd said:

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That's a tough one. If someone swerves to miss the dogs on the road, rolls over and kills their family, people would be criticizing the officers for NOT neutralizing the threat. I guess I would err on the side of supporting the officers. It's the owner's responsibility to secure their animals or deal with the consequences. Animal activist should be more mad at the people that allowed their dogs to be on the interstate than the officers that were forced to make a tough decision.

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Or... the cops could have employed empathy for the animals... temporarily shut down the roads proximate to the threats... and bring those dogs to safety. They'd be the closing "good news" story.

But no. Stupid f***s ony do that for BMI and Antifa events.

Stoopid ****s.

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Why would they shut down roads for BMI? I don't think fat people are going to be running around out there.

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