Topic: I've been Youtubed!

[PFG9000]

Shockingly enough, there are still a few people out there who don't like the police!  The comments following the vid are a pretty sad testament to the internet's clientelle; everybody thinks the few minutes shown in this clip are all there is to the story.  Funny how they didn't show the end, when I tossed the owner in cuffs and took him away on his warrants, and nobody bothered to question what might have led up to this.  Anyway, check out the vid and let me know your thoughts.  I'll tell ya'll The Rest of The Story when I get a chance later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqtQMY2JG90

[LBPHeretic]

I watched the YouTube clip from your post a couple times and, in my opinion, the way it's presented just makes it obvious that the story isn't being told or shown in its entirety. The people watching that YouTube clip have to be gullible to not sense that. But then again, a good percentage of the comments for video clips on YouTube are just completely thoughtless (not to mention, tasteless) and inflammatory. There are very few YouTube clips that I've seen that didn't have at least one asinine comment below it.

I would be interested in hearing the full story of what happened before and after this video was taken. I'm sure it will paint quite a different picture than what has been portrayed so far.

[Rugal]

That's a lot of cops just to take in one "dangerous" dog. Better call for backup!

[Slayer]

If that one comment about having to petition in order to have more than 2 dogs is correct, then the family should have followed the law in the first place if they didn't want their dog taken away like that.
Nonetheless, I'm interested in what PFG can tell of the rest of the story.

[A n t r a x x]

IMO, the video struck me as mostly boring. No offense.  All I could hear was the damn wind on the microphone, and, yeah, you can't tell what the hell is going on.

So I would like to hear the story, cause this poorly shot video doesn't tell it.

[Bloodreign]

I'd like to hear the story as well, the assclowns who commented on this video basically told me nothing about what happened here man.

My guess is, they don't like that you and your fellow officers are doing their job.

[Clara E. Leet]

Yeah, what is the full story.

My biggest thing is that the dog apparently has gotten out of its yard a few times, and I'm wondering if it's registered with the city. If a dog is to live within city limits, it must be registered, and heavy consequences can result if it is found in multiple violations of leash laws.

[PFG9000]

Well if you look at the youtube page, apparently a bunch of mean cops showed up at this guys house and demanded that he surrender his dog.  They escorted the dog to the truck with great caution because this loveable little pooch is such a danger to society.  Then they drove off into the sunset, apparently to put the dog down.

Here's the real deal (warning, Antraxx is right, it's boring, but the point is all in the spin this dude put on his video):  This dog has been generating all sorts of complaints throughout the neighborhood.  Two of the neighborhood kids have been "treed" by the dog, and the city council stepped in.  Over a year ago, the Animal Control officer (not the one in the video - she's just an intern) looked into the situation and declared the dog dangerous.  Now up to this point, I really don't care too much about the background story, since I've got far better things to worry about than dogs running amok. 

So the dog was declared dangerous and the owner was given five days to remove it from the city, and if he didn't it would be confiscated by the city.  He appealed the decision to the city council, and then to the court, both of which upheld Animal Control's decision.  He brought a lawsuit against the city.  Now, one year after the dog was declared dangerous, the appeals have been overturned and an animal control intern (the girl in the vid) was sent to get the dog, to take him to a holding unit at the Humane Society (not to be put down, just to be held until the owner makes his arrangements to remove the dog from the city).

The owner threatened the intern and argued with her, so she called for cops as backup.  We arrived and explained the situation to him, and he refused to surrender the dog.  We called a supervisor who explained it all to him again, and he still refused.  We let him call the mayor and several aldermen, and he finally agreed, under threat of arrest, to surrender the dog.  I ran his name, and he came back with several warrants.  I allowed him to walk the dog out to the Animal Control truck, but we were all taking caution around the owner because of his warrants, as well as his attitude.  None of us really wanted to take the dog away, we were just upholding what this man was ordered to do a year ago.  And we weren't being cautious because of the dog, but because of the owner with his warrants. 

Funny how the video didn't show the 45-minute long discussion leading up to this, and it cut out before I arrested the dude.  I just hate when people put a bad spin on the cops, and there's all sorts of it in our local paper.  But when this got posted, it kinda got personal.  I realize this is awesomely boring, but then, a lot of what I do is that way.  Thanks for indulging me. 

[Bloodreign]

Police work is never boring, I've made friends with the city PD here, they always have all sorts of entertaining stories about arrests they had to make.

And in this case I still think it's the police doing their jobs, the owner didn't pay heed to the complaints, plus he had arrests warrants on him, good job on putting him where he needs to be, in jail. And as far as I know, the only times officers will put down a dog is if the dog tries to attack them and won't stop (rabid mainly), otherwise I've seen them muzzle a vicious dog and take him/her to the animal control center, not killing the animal.

[Slayer]

It's always interesting to hear the story that isn't told. I "love" how anyone with a camcorder can videotape anything and spin with vague explanation, and have others believe him or her. It's a shame that the truth of this incident was obscured by that video. It's even worse that this falsity results in sullying the good name of many police officers.

Some people just have no respect for honest officers. I remember seeing a report on TV a couple of years ago about people who accuse police officers of things for different but unjustified reasons. For instance, if I recall correctly, a woman who was arrested at a gas station for some minor offense was being interrogated.
She said that while the officer was dealing with her, he sexually interacted with her against her will. The thing is, the cameras at the gas station recorded the whole process, and it was clear that no such interaction took place. Most likely, the woman was trying to get revenge on the officer for enforcing the law on her. If she succeeded, he would be out of that job, and likely any other jobs in the future. It's sad that this kind of stuff takes place in our society.

[A n t r a x x]

That's a lot more interesting than the video.

[uzo]

In Reply To #1

Which ones you?

[PFG9000]

In Reply To #12

I'm the tall guy with dark hair, usually standing to the left of the guy in the red jacket.

[DoctaMario]

Well, you're in a video on the internet in which you're still dressed. I'd say that's a success! Enjoy it!

[Giz]

People don't always like the police because the police are not always trustworthy nor just. Humanity is fickle and susceptible to both influence and desire; a cop is nothing but a man in a costume.