Inquest Update: Police Officer Drew Gun on Dog After Fatal Mauling of Meter Reader Inquest Hears. ABC News 15/10/25

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[tdierikx]

I can attest to the fact that dogs in a truly heightened state aren't necessarily deterred by capsicum spray, and have seen police officers draw guns on dogs in that state... in my back yard...

 

Some years ago , my own dogs Trouble and Zeddy, decided they were going to fight each other, and I was having difficulty separating them. Needless to say I was shouting and cursing at them while trying to grab and drag Trouble off Zeddy when she had her down. 3 police officers were attending a youth home across the road, heard my yelling, and had come over to see if they could help. They emptied 3.5 cans of capsicum spray at the 2 fighting dogs to no effect, Trouble and Zeddy were well into "the zone", and were determined to end each other. They finally separated when they were basically exhausted, and as I grabbed Zeddy to secure her in the bathroom (she was badly injured), the police officers actually drew their weapons on Trouble in case she might have turned on them. Luckily her intentions were only on doing Zeddy in, and once I'd removed Zeddy, she just sat there covered in blood, wagging her tail at the police officers as if to say "oh, we have visitors, have you got treats for me?". I have no doubts that if she'd approached them, they would have shot her.

 

I'd say that a police officer is fully entitled to draw a weapon on a dog that has obviously just mauled someone to death. I'm not sure what focusing on that fact in this case warrants its own article, other than to elicit an indignant or negative response either towards police or the dogs in question... it just comes across as reporting salacious tidbits of this sort of case are the norm nowadays, and only ends up getting the response of people (keyboard warriors generally) calling for banning dogs of certain types/breeds, which is NOT helpful at all.

 

T.

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T - you have such a vast amount of experience and wisdom to share - thank you . 
I agree that police officers are entitled to draw a weapon  in the case of a serious/fatal mauling ...what else can they do ?