SeaCat
Hey, my Halo is smoking
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2003
- Posts
- 15,378
Okay I think this woman needs a bit of a wake up call. What did she expect the cop to do? (Read her comment towards the end of the article.)
Then again why should I be surprised? I see her attitude way too often down here.
Delray officer shoots pit bull outside Starbucks
Click-2-Listen
By Kevin Deutsch
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 23, 2007
DELRAY BEACH — A Delray Beach police officer pepper sprayed, Tasered, then shot one of two pit bulls outside of a crowded Starbucks Coffee shop Thanksgiving morning after the dog attacked a man and his golden retriever, police said.
Officer R.C. Bowers said he was forced to fire one shot into the pit bulls's neck after his other weapons failed to stop the dog from attacking customer Brian Ganey, 32, and his Golden Retriever, Muskie, who were both injured, police said. The 5-year-old pit bull, named Cinnamon, was later euthanized, according to the dog's owner.
Bowers was flagged down shortly after 8:30 a.m. by about six people who ran into traffic and pointed to the Starbucks at 502 E. Atlantic Ave, where the officer saw Cinnamon, a large brown pit bull, lunging at Ganey and locking its teeth onto Muskie, who was leashed. Tables, chairs, flower pots and plants toppled over in the patio area outside the coffee shop as the dog attacked, police said.
A second, black and white pit bull, Scooby, was also barking at Ganey, his wife, and other customers and pedestrians, who were kicking and punching Cinnamon in an attempt to free Muskie from her hold, police said. A third dog, which had been wandering through the street with the pit bulls, was also nearby, Ganey said.
Bowers used pepper spray on Cinnamon, but it had no result, as the dog continued to bite Muskie's left leg, police said. Bowers then took out his Taser and used it on the pit bull, twice, freeing Muskie from its hold, police said. The officer directed everyone into the store, but Cinnamon continued to growl and lunge toward Ganey, who was lying on the ground next to Muskie, police said.
Fearing for the safety and the customers, onlookers, and himself, Bowers told everyone to stand back, then fired one shot into Cinnamon's neck, police said.
Ganey was taken to Delray Medical Center with various injuries, including 25 to 30 puncture wounds in his hand and arm. Muskie, who's leg was seriously wounded in the melee, was treated and released from an animal emergency center in Boynton Beach.
Ganey said that if the officer had not shot the pit bull, "My dog, or me, would have been either severely crippled or dead." "This dog was absolutely possessed," said Ganey. "It just would not let go." Ganey, who moved from Seattle to Delray Beach in September, made his usual trip to Starbucks with his wife Renee, 33, and nine-year-old Muskie Thursday morning. He was sitting outside, about two sips into his pumpkin spice latte, when he spotted three dogs walking down Federal Highway, near the shop. They were blocking traffic, so someone ushered them onto the sidewalk in front of Starbucks. That's when Cinnamon lunged at Muskie, sinking her teeth into his leg and swinging her head back and forth as she bit down, Ganey said. When Ganey got on the ground and tried to wrestle Cinnamon off of Muskie, the pit bull latched onto his hand, "trying to rip it apart," he said. "My dog was helpless, looking at me, wincing," said Ganey. "He's my best friend. I was trying to save his life." Ganey hit and wrestled the pit bull, knocking over tables and flower pots. Bowers hurried over and pepper sprayed Cinnamon, also cau sing spray to get into Ganey's eyes. When Bowers used his Taser on the pit bull, Ganey felt the electricity pass through the dog and into his own body, he said.
The dog finally released its grip. She looked like she was about to attack them again when Bowers opened fire, Ganey said.
Cinnamon's owner, Kavis Jones, 38, said Friday that her pit bull was loving, enjoyed the company of children and other animals, and had never behaved violently before. The dog had lived with her two young sons and two other dogs in Delray Beach. "For them to just shoot my dog is horrible and cruel," Jones said, sobbing. "I love my pets like they're my children."
"Maybe if there was another aggressive dog there that growled at her, I could see her reacting, but I've never seen that kind of behavior," Jones said. She said of her dogs, though, that "If I tell them to attack, they would attack." One week ago, Jones left Cinnamon with a neighbor, Tony Seurdy, 49, and traveled to see family in Georgia for Thanksgiving. Seurdy had watched Cinnamon several times before, keeping him in a large kennel in his backyard, along with his own bit bull, Scooby.
Seurdy said he thinks someone cut the lock on the kennel and stole Cinnamon and Scooby. He had been keeping the dogs together, hoping to breed them, but when he went to clean their cage Thursday morning, the lock - and the dogs - were gone. He drove around looking for them before learning Cinnamon had been shot.
He said it would have been possible for the dogs to leave the yard if they somehow got out of the kennel.
"It's really bizarre," said Seurdy, who had his own pit bull back Friday. "I feel bad about the whole thing. I'm very confused about how it happened."
Cat
Then again why should I be surprised? I see her attitude way too often down here.
Delray officer shoots pit bull outside Starbucks
Click-2-Listen
By Kevin Deutsch
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 23, 2007
DELRAY BEACH — A Delray Beach police officer pepper sprayed, Tasered, then shot one of two pit bulls outside of a crowded Starbucks Coffee shop Thanksgiving morning after the dog attacked a man and his golden retriever, police said.
Officer R.C. Bowers said he was forced to fire one shot into the pit bulls's neck after his other weapons failed to stop the dog from attacking customer Brian Ganey, 32, and his Golden Retriever, Muskie, who were both injured, police said. The 5-year-old pit bull, named Cinnamon, was later euthanized, according to the dog's owner.
Bowers was flagged down shortly after 8:30 a.m. by about six people who ran into traffic and pointed to the Starbucks at 502 E. Atlantic Ave, where the officer saw Cinnamon, a large brown pit bull, lunging at Ganey and locking its teeth onto Muskie, who was leashed. Tables, chairs, flower pots and plants toppled over in the patio area outside the coffee shop as the dog attacked, police said.
A second, black and white pit bull, Scooby, was also barking at Ganey, his wife, and other customers and pedestrians, who were kicking and punching Cinnamon in an attempt to free Muskie from her hold, police said. A third dog, which had been wandering through the street with the pit bulls, was also nearby, Ganey said.
Bowers used pepper spray on Cinnamon, but it had no result, as the dog continued to bite Muskie's left leg, police said. Bowers then took out his Taser and used it on the pit bull, twice, freeing Muskie from its hold, police said. The officer directed everyone into the store, but Cinnamon continued to growl and lunge toward Ganey, who was lying on the ground next to Muskie, police said.
Fearing for the safety and the customers, onlookers, and himself, Bowers told everyone to stand back, then fired one shot into Cinnamon's neck, police said.
Ganey was taken to Delray Medical Center with various injuries, including 25 to 30 puncture wounds in his hand and arm. Muskie, who's leg was seriously wounded in the melee, was treated and released from an animal emergency center in Boynton Beach.
Ganey said that if the officer had not shot the pit bull, "My dog, or me, would have been either severely crippled or dead." "This dog was absolutely possessed," said Ganey. "It just would not let go." Ganey, who moved from Seattle to Delray Beach in September, made his usual trip to Starbucks with his wife Renee, 33, and nine-year-old Muskie Thursday morning. He was sitting outside, about two sips into his pumpkin spice latte, when he spotted three dogs walking down Federal Highway, near the shop. They were blocking traffic, so someone ushered them onto the sidewalk in front of Starbucks. That's when Cinnamon lunged at Muskie, sinking her teeth into his leg and swinging her head back and forth as she bit down, Ganey said. When Ganey got on the ground and tried to wrestle Cinnamon off of Muskie, the pit bull latched onto his hand, "trying to rip it apart," he said. "My dog was helpless, looking at me, wincing," said Ganey. "He's my best friend. I was trying to save his life." Ganey hit and wrestled the pit bull, knocking over tables and flower pots. Bowers hurried over and pepper sprayed Cinnamon, also cau sing spray to get into Ganey's eyes. When Bowers used his Taser on the pit bull, Ganey felt the electricity pass through the dog and into his own body, he said.
The dog finally released its grip. She looked like she was about to attack them again when Bowers opened fire, Ganey said.
Cinnamon's owner, Kavis Jones, 38, said Friday that her pit bull was loving, enjoyed the company of children and other animals, and had never behaved violently before. The dog had lived with her two young sons and two other dogs in Delray Beach. "For them to just shoot my dog is horrible and cruel," Jones said, sobbing. "I love my pets like they're my children."
"Maybe if there was another aggressive dog there that growled at her, I could see her reacting, but I've never seen that kind of behavior," Jones said. She said of her dogs, though, that "If I tell them to attack, they would attack." One week ago, Jones left Cinnamon with a neighbor, Tony Seurdy, 49, and traveled to see family in Georgia for Thanksgiving. Seurdy had watched Cinnamon several times before, keeping him in a large kennel in his backyard, along with his own bit bull, Scooby.
Seurdy said he thinks someone cut the lock on the kennel and stole Cinnamon and Scooby. He had been keeping the dogs together, hoping to breed them, but when he went to clean their cage Thursday morning, the lock - and the dogs - were gone. He drove around looking for them before learning Cinnamon had been shot.
He said it would have been possible for the dogs to leave the yard if they somehow got out of the kennel.
"It's really bizarre," said Seurdy, who had his own pit bull back Friday. "I feel bad about the whole thing. I'm very confused about how it happened."
Cat
