"It was crying," Officer seen punching K-9 in face under investigation, CA cops say

[red dog 1]

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Yahoo News
December 30, 2020


Working at his Northern California flooring warehouse Monday afternoon, Roberto Palomino heard a strange noise outside.

He went to investigate and spotted a police officer pinning down a dog in a nearby Vacaville Fire Department parking lot.

"It was crying like it was in pain, crying like someone ran over it or something," Palomino told The Reporter.

"It was bad," he said, KGO reported.

Palomino began filming the incident.
In a video posted to Facebook, the officer can be seen sitting on the dog and striking it.


More:
https://news.yahoo.com/crying-officer-seen-punching-k-201426851.html




UPDATE:
Vacaville Police Captain Matt Lydon defended the officer's actions, claiming that the officer did nothing wrong, but was merely disciplining the dog as part of it's training.
The Vacaville Chief of Police is John Carli.
The administration office for the Vacaville Police Department is 707-449-5231

To send an email to the Vacaville Police Department, click on the following link to
"Vacaville, CA. Contact Us"
https://www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/about-us/contact-us

Then, click on "email" under the heading "Police Department"

Let's flood them with emails, so that this terrible act of extreme cruelty to an innocent K-9 dog by a police officer will not go unpunished,

[secondwind]

1. Very sad to read this... at the end, those in charge still had not done anything about this.......

Sure hope this is not going to be this dog's life.... if he lunged at the officer, this tells me this officer has been cruel to him before.

Ugh.

[SamKnause]

2. FTP.

They should not be allowed to use dogs or horses.

They mistreat both.

[Duppers]

27. +100

[BainsBane]

3. What do you want to bet

He also has excessive force violations against people.

[BobTheSubgenius]

44. He probably doesn't have the cojones for that.

He KNOWS the dog will remain submissive. People can surprise you.

[MagickMuffin]

4. This enforcer doesn't belong on the k9 unit

He has not have the mental capacity in doing so. He probably shouldn't even be on the force. He does not have the mental faculties to handle any given situation.

[Duppers]

28. +100

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. ACAB.

[niyad]

6. Any word on the dog's condition? And can I have five uninterrupted, unobserved minutes

with that abusive piece of human garbage?

[LisaL]

11. From what police said, dog was examined by the vet and is fine.

He is now with a third party while police investigate.

[Drahthaardogs]

21. It's the mental issues I would be concerned over

Alpha rolling is REALLY bad for dogs. They are totally helpless and just thinking they are really abuuy to die.

A sharp physical correction is really not that bad in dog terms. It’s fast, it’s understood(this is how dogs correct themselves), then it’s over.

Alpha rolls mentally destroy dogs

[Phoenix61]

7. Utter bullshit "sitting on the dog is a way

to assert dominance as a training tactic.” It’s a way to make the dog afraid and angry. I don’t believe the dog tried to bite him. I think the dog tried to grab his toy back. Asshole shouldn’t have a dog, ever. That police department shouldn’t have dogs at all. They obviously don’t have a clue on how to train them.

[LisaL]

10. Even if sitting on the dog is an approved technique, surely hitting the dog is not?

NT

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Sitting on dogs is not a training technique.

[Drahthaardogs]

22. Hitting is better than flipping a dog on its back

And pinning it

[red dog 1]

33. + 1

[BainsBane]

8. the police are covering up for this asshole

there is no limit to their complicity in violence.

[BComplex]

13. And that has to stop. Cops covering up crimes in this country has got to stop.

Many cops have become worse than the criminals they are supposed to protect people from.

[smirkymonkey]

9. What a disgusting, evil person!

How dare he abuse this sweet doggie! I could strangle him! I hope he is fired and all his benefits are taken away.

That poor dog. I hope he/she ends up in loving hands. My heart just breaks for that animal.

[malaise]

12. IF they permit violence against people , how can we rule out that they approve of this as well

Humans can be monsters.
Glad there is video of this

[Bayard]

14. Not going to watch the video

I know it would make me murderously angry.

[samnsara]

19. i couldnt watch it either...images like that stay in my head forever

...but I can be sufficiently outraged and will do my part for the dog and whatever it needs to get that monster human locked up and never allowed around animals again..

[orleans]

26. same here--not going to watch because it would

make me want to puke.

[Duppers]

29. Same.

Where are the "abuse an animal, go to jail" rulings/laws?!

[Judi Lynn]

30. Knowing he had, has complete power over helpless creatures then, now, with no escape for them

is unbearable.

You are absolutely not alone. Can't do anything beyond hating the guy, feeling so sick about it.

[samnsara]

16. since K9s are officers I could see an assault charge...

[ret5hd]

17. There would certainly be a charge if you or I did this to a K9 officer.

[Blue Owl]

18. Fire him

People who treat animals this way probably do the same with humans

[samnsara]

20. in my state abuse of an animal is a felony for that very reason...

[Bayard]

23. I would fully support making that a national law

[mzmolly]

24. I can't watch.

I hope the officer is charged and terminated.

[Judi Lynn]

31. Exactly. n/t

[Dakota Flint]

25. If this thing could do that to a dog

What is it capable of doing to a human?

[newdayneeded]

32. Controversal

But I'm gonna say it. there needs to be a national mental test program for ALL police departments. take a 3rd of each force off line at a time and put them through rigorous mental and stress testing. if they pass, no problem, back on the force. Hopefully, they can weed out the very troubled cops that are definitely out there. These aren't a few bad apples, there's 1000s of these time bombs ready to go off on the first person that remotely questions their authority. (and apparently dogs too) i saw a video of a cop picking a police dog up by the collar and throwing it.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

34. How do you develop a "mental test program" for a system that is itself bigoted, racist and violent?

[newdayneeded]

36. 3rd party

It would definitely have to be 3rd party, so no bias. If you watch several police brutality YouTube videos, the underlying catalyst is someone questioning the cops authority.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

42. My point is no matter who is doing the screening, they'll be screening for a system that is itself

bigoted, racist and violent. You need bigoted, racist and violent people to succeed in that system.

[newdayneeded]

37. 3rd party

It would definitely have to be 3rd party, so no bias. If you watch several police brutality YouTube videos, the underlying catalyst is someone questioning the cops authority.

[Poiuyt]

35. Isn't cruelity to animals a crime?

[red dog 1]

38. It might depend upon local statutes

I don't know if it's a crime in Vacaville, CA

It could be a state crime though

[nolabear]

39. Last night I watched a NYE segment from a FL dog rescue

They were pleased that it was a huge no kill shelter and were describing dogs. The woman played with a sweet red Doberman and casually mentioned that it had been a drug sniffing dog at the Miami airport.

How that dog ended up at a shelter is unfathomable. It should be treated as a veteran officer and a home found. I’m shocked no one else asked that question.

[red dog 1]

41. I agree!

Most red dobies are very sweet

[nolabear]

43. I had a black and tan one many years ago.

Phaedra. She was every inch a lady. She was with me for many years and died in my arms. I cannot imagine abandoning her.

[Yavin4]

40. Maybe the officer was in fear for his life. n/t

[red dog 1]

45. If you want to express your concern for this blatant cruelty to an innocent police dog,

See UPDATE posted above.