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Grand jury no bills suspect in dog park shooting
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HOUSTON (KTRK) --
The man who pulled the trigger in a controversial dog park shooting in January was no-billed this afternoon by a grand jury.
Joseph Potts was charged with animal cruelty for shooting a dog at the Bay Area dog park in Pasadena. Potts, who has a concealed handgun license, told deputies the animal threatened his wife and his own dog.
The dog named Diesel was shot three times. His owners put him down a few hours later.
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Five independent witnesses that were there that day all said Diesel was NOT aggressive. WTF?
It's a sad day for dogs, and a sad day for CCW.
Sea Six
06-01-2015, 5:37pm
That's nothing.
Our very own Thomas here recently shot a dog just for a friggin' PHOTO opportunity. :mad:
That's nothing.
Our very own Thomas here recently shot a dog just for a friggin' PHOTO opportunity. :mad:
Thomas' dog lived. Diesel died. :sadangel:
Sea Six
06-01-2015, 5:41pm
Good point.
I don't like vicious dogs. But I aimed to miss and scare them off.
I don't like vicious dogs. But I aimed to miss and scare them off.
This guy, a CCW permit holder, shot the dog in the leg, disabling it, THEN pumped a couple more shots, center mass, to make sure he did the job. All of this in front of families with kids. I've been to that dog park before. Glad I wasn't there that day.
markids77
06-01-2015, 8:03pm
Just a guess... is Diesel black?:leaving:
Just a guess... is Diesel black?:leaving:
http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/ktrk/images/cms/012615-ktrk-diesel-dog-img.jpg
Sea Six
06-01-2015, 9:40pm
Black enough.
/Obama
/Biden
/Obama supporters
Uncle Meat
06-02-2015, 6:12am
Looks somewhat like a Pit... totally justified. Rumor has it it was about to rip a babies face clean off.
U.M.
island14
06-02-2015, 6:49am
Looks somewhat like a Pit...
U.M.
It is a Pit.. :yesnod:
Barnbabe will be here shortly to take the heat.. :lol:
Shrike6
06-02-2015, 9:44am
There are any number of Pitbull or other dog lovers who would say the dog was not aggressive, regardless of circumstance. There is no way I would let ANY Pitbull or other menacing dog within reach of me or my wife, unless it was obviously friendly. Any signs of aggression would met with deadly force.
just walking down to the barn 20 min ago, i spy 3 loose dogs, and then a very worried bunny screams past me.
my hand is on my gun, still in my holster, as i tell the dogs to go home. they did not make any moves in my direction, so the gun stayed in my holster.
they may be your darling pets, and wouldn't hurt a fly (although they were chasing a rabbit, not a milk bone), but i don't know that.
fence them up, keep them on a leash, keep them on YOUR property. :issues:
Loco Vette
06-02-2015, 9:56am
That's nothing.
Our very own Thomas here recently shot a dog just for a friggin' PHOTO opportunity. :mad:
Dafuq? Really?
Jobaka
06-02-2015, 10:48am
Dafuq? Really?
Really.
http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/off-topic/83377-shot-aussie-today.html
Sea Six
06-02-2015, 11:07am
Dafuq? Really?
Shot in cold blood. In broad daylight.
Right in front of its owner. And his wife.
:sadangel:
Jobaka
06-02-2015, 11:13am
Shot in cold blood. In broad daylight.
Right in front of its owner. And his wife.
:sadangel:
Both of them helped!!!
Brett K
06-02-2015, 11:22am
I would never to a dog to a dog park. It is a recipe for disaster.
Sea Six
06-02-2015, 11:45am
Both of them helped!!!
*aided and abetted
*aided and abetted
betting on dogs? isn't that illegal?
Jobaka
06-02-2015, 11:54am
betting on dogs? isn't that illegal?
Betting on dogs with AIDS is OK.
There are any number of Pitbull or other dog lovers who would say the dog was not aggressive, regardless of circumstance. There is no way I would let ANY Pitbull or other menacing dog within reach of me or my wife, unless it was obviously friendly. Any signs of aggression would met with deadly force.
You probably should never go to a dog park, then. I've been to several, including the one in question. They are full of dogs whose people treat them like members of the family. They are socialized, and NOT threats.
Now, if you were in the ghetto somewhere, and encounter a dog dragging a few feet of logging chain locked around his neck with a padlock, then yeah, you might be on guard, knowing that the dog was probably treated like shit, not socialized, and is probably dangerous.
In this case, the shooter was a veteran, and people were speculating that the grand jury gave him a pass because of PTSD, not wanting to ruin the life of someone who served their country.
Shrike6
06-02-2015, 12:20pm
I would never go to any dog park, regardless. I am only adressing my personal situation. Walking around my neighborhood, there are a couple Pits and Mastiffs, and another breed(whose name escapes me). Normally, they are being walked by their owners. But I have seen some dogs running loose, rarely. I always carry, and hand is on the weapon anytime I spot a big dog.
I would never go to any dog park, regardless. I am only adressing my personal situation. Walking around my neighborhood, there are a couple Pits and Mastiffs, and another breed(whose name escapes me). Normally, they are being walked by their owners. But I have seen some dogs running loose, rarely. I always carry, and hand is on the weapon anytime I spot a big dog.
:cert:
Things are a little different at a dog park. At a dog park, you can expect dogs to walk up and slobber on you, for example. You can expect to be sniffed. If it's wet, you can expect dogs to run right by you and splash mud on you. You can expect some barking and posturing between dogs, too (usually the little dogs, surprisingly enough). The whole point is, they get to run loose, and the visit is about them, not about the owners, although, they are fun for the owners, too.
Sea Six
06-02-2015, 12:57pm
Betting on dogs with AIDS is OK.
It's better at any rate.
island14
06-02-2015, 1:00pm
I would never to a dog to a dog park. It is a recipe for disaster.
Around here sometimes a stray dog is the recipe. :D
island14
06-02-2015, 1:01pm
betting on dogs? isn't that illegal?
People just bet on chickens here, haven't seen any dog fights
Dogs and other members of the canine family are reason #2 why I carry.
I love dogs. And dogs love me. Everywhere I go, I am confronted by smiling dogs. If I had the property and the recourses...I'd have 10 of them myself.
If I had to do life over...I'd get educated and become a professional trainer. No show stuff. Obedience, Hunting, retrieving, field trails. :seasix:
I'd buy a big piece of property and build a professional kennel.
I am dead serious. Screw this construction BS. I'd be a dog man. :cert:
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