You’re Completely Safe In New Zealand!
At least if the police are shooting at you. An incident in Porirua, New Zealand proves that. Police were called to a domestic disturbance and went looking for the man involved. They found him, and his assorted weaponry, in the backyard. After throwing a tomahawk, various logs and bottles at the cops, the man pulled out the big weapon: a rottweiler.
Police were called to the house, on the corner of Mungavin and Warspite Avenues, about 10.40pm to attend a domestic incident involving the man and the dog-owner.
The officers searched the property, finding the man in the back yard. He began throwing objects at police, before leaping over the back fence and re-arming himself with an axe and a baseball bat.
Inspector John Spence said the man then took his partner's rottweiler and "hyped it up, pulling its lead and screaming at the dog", and set it on police.
Officers at the scene tried to pepper spray the "large, lunging rottweiler", but the spray had no effect.
The young officers at the scene then began shooting at the dog as it ran around the property, he said.
When asked why police fired so many shots at the dog, Mr Spence said shooting at moving things in real life was different to shooting at targets at the range.
"It was a small, fast moving target. I am satisfied no members of the public were put at risk [by the shooting]," he said.
The officers fired 12 rounds at the dog. Never hit it. But rest assured, there was no danger to the public. Really? 12 bullets flying all over and no danger?Good lord. Well, maybe that's true at that. The officers involved might have a bit of trouble hitting the ground with their hats. (Eventually, the police set their dogs on the guy and the dogs brought him down. The rottweiler, however is completely unscathed.)
Animals, World news | Gaius October 2, 2007
By NortonPete, October 3, 2007 @ 7:39 am
It was at night, but still no excuse to fire a gun without a clear shot.
Two local police officers in a nearby town decided to kill a large bear that was deemed a cat 1 threat ( in NJ that means it must be killed ). The bear had backed up to some brush but was in clear sight in broad daylight and not going anywhere.
The two officers fired at it from about 50 feet. Three 12 gauge blasts, the bear took off not to be seen again and left no blood trail at all. They looked for it for the rest of the day.
By Sam L., October 3, 2007 @ 8:04 am
Danger to sheep, maybe, there being more sheep than people in NZ.
By TC@LeatherPenguin, October 3, 2007 @ 9:49 am
As a long time owner of dogs, a couple that fit into the Rottie size/weight class, I’ve have been able to regularly nail them in the snout with a rock from first down distance when they were barking up a storm in the backyard for no apparent reason.
Hell, the two I just sent to my friend’s junkyard because they were getting too crazy would have disarmed those cops and treated them like a Happy Meal.