{"id":622122,"date":"2024-05-27T20:31:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T17:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cop-kills-blind-deaf-lap-dog-says-he-was-scared\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T20:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T17:31:49","slug":"cop-kills-blind-deaf-lap-dog-says-he-was-scared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cop-kills-blind-deaf-lap-dog-says-he-was-scared\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cop Kills Blind &#038; Deaf LAP DOG &#8212; Says He Was SCARED!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2574c5464f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2574c5464f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cop-kills-blind-deaf-lap-dog-says-he-was-scared\/#Warning_Potentially_Triggering_Content\" >[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<h4 class=\"ptc\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warning_Potentially_Triggering_Content\"><\/span>[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>A Missouri cop is in the dog house after taking lethal action against a sweet little lap dog.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea4d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last weekend, Sturgeon resident <strong>Nick Hunter<\/strong> was out and about in Columbia when he got a call from a friend about his two dogs. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>arently, <strong>Gizmo<\/strong>, a 10 pound puggle, and <strong>Teddy<\/strong>, a 13 pound Shih Tzu mix, had escaped his yard and someone posted about it on a local <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> group, according to <em>The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D864260112395883%26id%3D100064357072247&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;is_preview=true\" width=\"500\" height=\"665\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Nick hopped in his car to head back home and at around the same time, another Sturgeon resident noticed a little white pooch in her unfenced yard \u2014 Teddy. By that point, Teddy and Gizmo had separated, possibly because the Shih Tzu was completely deaf and blind. The homeowner got Teddy some water and looked online for any missing dog posts, but didn\u2019t find any. So she called the police to see if they could help. According to the outlet, the dispatcher asked the unnamed woman if the dog appeared to be aggressive, to which she responded, \u201cNo, not at all.\u201d So officer <strong>Myron Woodson<\/strong> was dispatched, and that\u2019s where things took a tragic turn\u2026<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea53-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: Angie Harmon SUING Instacart &amp; Shopper Who Shot Her Dog!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In body cam footage obtained by multiple outlets, you can see Myron attempting to get a hold of the 5-year-old dog with a catch pole. It didn\u2019t seem like a difficult task\u2026 We mean, Teddy was pretty slow-moving and appeared to be very gentle! Anyways, in the footage, the officer follows the harmless-looking dog around an open field for about five minutes. Then, out of nowhere, he draws his weapon and fires two fatal shots at the dog!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"highlight\">WTF!<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea57-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can see the footage below, but be warned, it\u2019s graphic and extremely distressing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bodycam video shows Sturgeon dog shooting\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_BRQKCmpCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Why on EARTH would a full-grown man feel the need to shoot a 13 pound dog?! According to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, the officer told Nick that he believed Teddy was injured and needed to be put down\u2026 And that was his call to make?? But on Monday, the <strong>Sturgeon Police Department<\/strong> released an official statement declaring that Myron shot the dog because he \u201cfeared being bitten and being infected with rabies.\u201d See the full statement (below):<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea5b-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D864876362334258%26id%3D100064357072247&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;is_preview=true\" width=\"500\" height=\"197\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"highlight\">Are you KIDDING?!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Then, in a follow up post on Thursday, it was revealed that after reviewing the body cam footage, the city \u201cbelieves that the officer acted within his authority\u201d and cleared him of any misconduct.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea5f-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D866744585480769%26id%3D100064357072247&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;is_preview=true\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"highlight\">WTFFF! That\u2019s ABSURD!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>In the wake of Teddy\u2019s murder and the city\u2019s handling of the case, citizens have created a petition to have Myron removed from the police force. As of now, it has nearly 40,000 signatures.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea63-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One silver lining, however, is that Gizmo was returned safe and sound to Nick. The devastated pet owner is said to be considering legal action.<\/p>\n<p>What an awful, awful, awful situation. That poor dog. Out hearts are with Nick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><em>[Images via City of Sturgeon Missouri\/<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064357072247\">Facebook<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-6655835bdea66-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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