Justice for Patton
We, the undersigned, are outraged at the treatment of the Smoak family and the needless killing of their beloved pet by officers of the Tennessee State Highway Patrol and Cookeville Police Department.... continue reading »
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"Vice President, Humane Society of Calvert County City, State Prince Frederick, MD"
"This is a Travesty of judgement!!!!! City, State Federal Way, Washington"
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"I feel the officer involved in the shooting of Patton should be dismissed from the force. It's obvious life means nothing to him, animal or human. City, State Montana"
"it was just plain wrong!! City, State MD"
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"This was an outrageous performance by your police City, State Greenville, SC"
"I live in TN and am amazed that these people are not in jail already. City, State Shelbyville, Tennessee"
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"I want Eric Hall put in jail and the rest of the idiots fired. City, State Eagle Rock, VA"
"The officer should be fired. City, State Columbia, MD"
"I cannot believe how cold and unjust this case is. To shoot a dog for no reason is simply cold-hearted within itself...but to execute him in front of his family is unacceptable. I don't believe the dog was being 'playful', but I imagine he was being prote"
"I was sickened and appalled, and this is the officer's 3rd dog killing! Fire him! City, State Dallas, Texas"
"This is just ridiculous, the cop needs to be suspended or something City, State Virginia Beach, VA"
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"This trigger happy moron should be tattooed on his forehead with a big 'C' for coward. Poor little dog was very clearly excited and posed no threat to this idiot or any of his doughnut eating, dumb sh*t friends. My God, is that all it takes to pull a trig"
"The police involved in this travesty of justice should be summarily fired. They obviously don't have a clue as to what a dog ready to attack looks like. They definitely don't wag their tails, and the video clearly showed Patton wagging his tail."
"you guys are nuts....police are here to protect us...if a pit bull came running at me when i thought i'd just apprehended bank robbers i'd have shot it two or three times...criminals have been training animals for years to attack police...they were follow"
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"I feel for the family's "unnecessary" loss. City, State Murfreesboro, TN."