Critics Slam Mississippi Bill That Equates Pit Bulls And Dangerous Dogs huffingtonpost/2015/01/26/mississippi-pit-bull-bill_n_6543414.html MISSISSIPPI HOUSE BILL 1261 (MS HB 1261) = ATTEMPT TO LEGALIZE PUPPYCIDE IN MISSISSIPPI = Significant Costs To Law Enforcement Officers And Tax Payers + Losing Trust Of The Public + Traumatizing Children huffingtonpost/2015/01/26/mississippi-pit-bull-bill_n_6543414.html Were any Mississippi PUPPYCIDE victim families included in the drafting of MS HB 1261? California Legislature Seeks To Curb Police Violence – also see this link for recent news on California training police in non-lethal methods of handling dog encounters: https://facebook/groups/FreezeDontShoot.CO/permalink/906882496013238/ The sponsors of MS HB 1261 are going to leave law enforcement officers and their departments open for lawsuits - its called PROBLEMS WITH VISUAL BREED IDENTIFICATION – reference the US DOJs training videos for law enforcement in non-lethal methods of handling dog encounters, specifically the Legal Considerations Video that cautions officers not to ASSUME the breed of a dog because it calls into question EVERYTHING ELSE theyve done. cops.igpa.uillinois.edu/resources/police-dog-encounters. SEE ALSO the National Canine Research Council’s chart that provides photos of 16 dogs, only three of which are Pit Bull mixes: nationalcanineresearchcouncil/uploaded_files/tinymce/Pit%20Bull%20ID%20Poster.pdf. According to an electronic search of the 2015 text of MS HB 1261, the word “scientific” appears ONE time, on line 415 (2015 TEXT OF MS HB 1261: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1261IN.pdf ). Mississippi tax payers, animal lovers AND law enforcement should be irate with the sponsors of MS HB 1261 that allows CONTINUED, SUBJECTIVE decision making on the part of law enforcement by allowing them to kill dogs THEY believe to be pit bulls or dangerous animals. Unfortunately, it may also provide opportunities for certain law enforcement officers with domestic violence tendencies to carry out violent actions in the form of animal cruelty. See below for information regarding the link between animal cruelty and domestic violence and law enforcement officer involved domestic violence. Mississippi state lawmakers have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill that would, in part, allow police officers, WITHOUT A WARRANT, to enter any home where THEY BELIEVE AND HAVE NOT SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN, a pit bull or other dangerous dog might be present and KILL THE ANIMALS IF TWO OF THREE FACTORS APPLY (see below). MS HB 1261 begs the question whether its sponsoring lawmakers have done adequate due diligence before expending time on preparing such dangerous legislation. See below for problems with visual breed identification and pit bull due diligence information. Bills sponsors: [1] Representative Larry Byrd, District 104: [email protected] (601)359-3352; [2] Representative Randy P. Boyd, District 19: [email protected] (601)359-2435; [3] Representative Lester Carpenter, District 1: [email protected] (601)359-2425; and [4] Representative Tommy Taylor, District 28: [email protected] Phone N/A. Under MS HB 1261, police may kill the animals if two of the following three factors apply: (1) The dogs are not under proper restraint when on the premises of its owner. (2) They arent wearing vaccination tags on their necks. (3) They are still running around after attempts to peacefully capture the dog have been made and proven unsuccessful. July 15, 2014: The Lexus Fund (thelexusproject.org/) founder, prominent NY animal law attorney, Richard Bruce Rosenthal, states in his Newsfront video piece: Our law does recognize that a dog has a right to be safe and to be secure in his roperty, said Rosenthal. When a police officer — or anyone, for that matter — trespasses, to then suggest that theyre justified in killing the dog because the dog was not all warm and cuddly and friendly really stretches the point. newsmax/Newsfront/police-dogs-killed-militarization/2014/07/15/id/582837/ PUT ANIMAL FRIENDLY LAWMAKERS IN OFFICE https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=10206509289517908&set=gm.909150605786427&type=1 PUPPYCIDE STATISTICS Based on the estimate of a US DOJ COPS Office staff member, a pet dog is killed by law enforcement on average every 48 to 56.6 minutes in the United States. Laurel Matthews, a supervisory program specialist with the Department of Justices Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, estimates that between 25 and 30 pet dogs are killed each day by law enforcement officers (see top left of page 86 of the October 2014 POLICE Magazine – “Can Police Stop Killing Dogs?” policemag/channel/patrol/articles/2014/10/can-police-stop-killing-dogs.aspx Link Between Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence: “Over the past twenty years, there has been a growing realization that cruelty toward animals is a criminal act that cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. All of the evidence shows a very direct link between animal cruelty and violence against women and children,” said Anthony Spencer, Caroline County Commonwealth’s Attorney. Virginias Attorney General, Mark Herring creates nation’s first attorney general animal law unit. Jan. 23, 2015 augustafreepress/herring-creates-nations-first-attorney-general-animal-law-unit/ In 2013, the National Sheriffs’ Association (“NSA”) advocated for the training and resources necessary for law enforcement to further develop knowledge and awareness of the link between “animal cruelty and domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and gang violence?” See NSA Resolution #2013-02 on this webpage: sheriffs.org/content/resolutions Police Officer Who Shot At Stray Dog Kills Family And Self: On January 16, 2014, Spanish Fork, Utah Police officer Josh Boren shot and killed his wife, two young children and mother-in-law before taking his own life. Mr. Boren was once disciplined for shooting at a stray dog while he was on duty rather than taking it to the shelter (link to this news article: deseretnews/article/865594756/Officer-who-killed-family-wasonce-disciplined-for-shooting-at-dog-report-says.html. An article containing additional information regarding Josh Boren was posted by the AP late on July 7, 2014. The following is an excerpt from this update: “A Spanish Fork Police report shows Joshua Boren and his wife exchanged heated texts the night and morning before the January killings. In them, Kelly Boren confronted her husband about raping her and told him their marriage was over, The Deseret News reported (bit.ly/1oC8lWG ). The couple already had been separated for some time.” news.yahoo/police-officer-killed-family-had-raped-wife-235805261.html Law Enforcement Officer Involved Domestic Abuse: The transcript below is from PBS Frontlines A Death in St. Augustine, reported by New York Times journalist Walt Bogdanich … “So many agencies, when I [Dottie Davis] walk in, will say, “Not our agency. Not anybody here.” And the fact of the matter is, it’s estimated six to seven incidents happen before they ever call the police. But if your abuser is the police, you’re going to call his or her agency to the home to investigate? And in today’s technology, a victim calls 911, well, guess what? Their statement’s right on the screen for every fellow officer and every friend of that officer to read, and to make a call and let him know what she just told the dispatcher and that people are responding.” blog.puppycidedb/police-do-not-hold-themselves-accountable-says-32-year-police-veteran/ SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND TAX PAYERS If Decency Won’t Stop Cops From Shooting Dogs, Maybe Lawsuits Will, Suggests Justice Department reason/blog/2014/08/11/if-decency-wont-stop-cops-from-shooting Tax payers not only pay the salaries of PUPPYCIDE-GUILTY officers, we pay for their professional liability insurance which pays settlements & judgements in PUPPYCIDE cases. Link to AGRiP: agrip.org/content.asp?contentid=227 . This article talks about AGRiP - the Association of Governmental Risk Pools. Money for the settlements comes from a self-insured liability fund maintained by the department that currently has about $17 million in it. The fund pays for liabilities ranging from eyeglasses officers break while on duty to the million-dollar legal settlements. lasvegassun/news/2013/oct/28/lawsuits-alleging-civilright-violations-climb-met/ . Another article pertaining to AGRiP - the Association of Governmental Risk Pools ... thefreethoughtproject/force-police-accountability-city/ Google “lawsuits about cops shooting dogs” https://google/?gws_rd=ssl#q=lawsuits+about+cops+shooting+dogs LOSING TRUST OF THE PUBLIC Legal Arguments Don’t Repair Community Mistrust: “A legal argument does nothing to repair community mistrust when police actions make people feel that the law is either not on their side or only on the side of a chosen few. Police are also found to be legally justified nearly every time they kill a person, and yet the Pew Research Center found that about 61 percent of all Americans — and 93 percent of black Americans — score police only fair or poor on using the right amount of force for each situation. vox/2014/12/15/7373985/police-shoot-dogs Public Image of the Police: theiacp.org/The-Public-Image-of-the-Police and google search results on “public image of police: https://google/#q=public+image+of+the+police+information PUPPYCIDE PUBLICATIONS from law enforcement and national animal welfare organization sources. Scroll down to Colorado Fds Event Will Be Held On The West Steps Of The Capitol Building In Denver, Colorado: and click on see more at the bottom of this section: https://facebook/events/1451739608425095/ CHILDREN WITNESSING PUPPYCIDE: https://facebook/groups/FreezeDontShoot.CO/permalink/885787468122741/ PIT BULL DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION Dog Attack Statistics: A Primer – “The news media frequently misidentifies breeds and types of dogs. Breed identification is next to impossible, especially in the case of mixed breed dogs (the majority of dogs in the U.S.). It often consists of a wild guess based on appearance, not DNA testing or any truly scientific method of identification. Journalists may record a dog’s breed based on statements from a victim, a neighbor, an animal control officer, a police officer, or a dog owner—none of whom may be experienced with breed identification. Journalists may also make a wild guess based on their own visual assessment of the dog. News media also tends to identify dogs as “pit bulls” even when they are not pit bulls. Corrections, if they are made, are usually obscure. Thus, breed-specific data from studies that rely on media sources to identify breeds must be considered non-scientific and unreliable.” stopbsl.org/fortherecord/scientific-studies/ WISE DECISION ON PART OF DENVER POST NEWS MEDIA - FALL 2014: According to this October 20, 2014 Aurora, Colorado Sentinel Newspaper article, Denver Post advertising officials required an advertiser to source its claims and to add “paid for by” required of political advertising in connection with an ad that stated “fact: pit bulls kill more humans and animals than all breeds combined.” aurorasentinel/news/pit-bull-ban-proponent-says-denver-paper-threatened-pull-political-ad-ban-critics-complained/ THE PIT BULL PLACEBO explains how function, myth, media, and the marginal elements in our society can combine to demonize a group of dogs, however precisely or vaguely defined, and to endanger our bond with all dogs. nationalcanineresearchcouncil/uploaded_files/publications/230603563_Pit%20Bull%20Placebo.pdf Dog Bite Injuries and Fatalities in the United States: 15 Years of Records Decoded. The Centers for Disease Control compiles a massive public health database named Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research, or WONDER for short. Their project provides a wealth of data for researchers; birth rates, cancer statistics, environmental variables - the list goes on. https://puppycidedb/analysis.html American Pit Bull Temperament: Because of its very strong nature, American Pit Bull Terrier is the type of breed that is very loyal to friends and family or even to other people outside of the circle. They are obedient type of breed and even show a high rate of pleasing people. Starting with small dogs or when they are still young and become well-bred, American Pit Bull Terrier dogs become stable and dependable in temperament. According to the American Temperament Testing Society, American Pit Bull Terrier has an 84.1% (as of February 14, 2013 this statistic has increased to 86.6%) passing percentage. dogbreedslists/american-pit-bull-terrier-american-pit-bull-terrier-puppies.html February 14, 2013 American Temperament Testing Society BREED STATISTICS: atts.org/breed-statistics/ -- see American Pit Bull Terrier atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1/ Theres no scientific evidence to indicate that one type of dog will bite more than another dog, said Donald Cleary, spokesperson of the National Canine Research Council. In fact, pit bulls have tested less aggressive than other dogs. According to the study, published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science: (Photos from blogs.browardpalmbeach/pulp/2013/02/pit_bulls_not_aggressive_research.php) ************************************** PLEASE JOIN FREEZE DONT SHOOT (FDS) for a WIN-WIN-WIN for DOGS-CITIZENS-LAW ENFORCEMENT – VIA NATIONWIDE MANDATED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NON-LETHAL METHODS OF HANDLING DOG ENCOUNTERS FDS APRIL 25, 2015 NATIONAL MARCH #2 https://facebook/events/1387273054897347/?ref=22 VIDEO OF FREEZE DONT SHOOT NATIONAL MARCH HELD AT STATE CAPITOLS ACROSS AMERICA ON OCTOBER 25, 2014: Short version: https://youtube/watch?v=swS_4Sk3j3k Full Version: https://youtube/watch?v=soTx-zD-XTU MORE FREEZE DONT SHOOT VIDEOS https://youtube/watch?v=Se52PZAM83Y https://youtube/watch?v=a7_mKrfiwAk https://youtube/watch?v=aU2adAyHihE FOLLOW THE PUPPYCIDE DATABASE BLOG FOR REPORTS ON FINDINGS. The PUPPYCIDE Database Project is run by a small, but highly dedicated, group of journalists, engineers, students, lawyers and researchers. blog.puppycidedb/rss/ PUPPYCIDE legislation in EVERY state might include that PUPPYCIDE involved officers MUST (1) complete additional dog encounter training on their paid vacations while the incident is being OBJECTIVELY investigated -- maybe even requiring community service hours at their local animal shelter (CITIZEN INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION); (2) contribute to paying their professional liability insurance premiums; and (3) any tickets or fines issued by law enforcement to the family of the PUPPYCIDE victim be suspended.
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