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calvinistgrindcore t1_j9h01ew wrote

Reply to comment by mistersausage in UPDATE: FBI agent who fatally shot dog leads the bureau’s Philly office, sources say by Banglophile

It's awful, and unfortunately will end up being a Rorschach blot where everyone sees their priors about dog breeds. It's totally reasonable not to allow your dog to be killed by a larger, stronger dog whose owner cannot control it. It's also tragic that the pit's owner is in a tough spot in her life, and I'm sure that the dog was a major source of support.

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porkchameleon t1_j9gzwbo wrote

Reply to UPDATE: FBI agent who fatally shot dog leads the bureau’s Philly office, sources say by Banglophile

> But video of the incident, captured by security cameras outside the apartment building, paints a more complicated story, according to a source who reviewed it.

> The footage shows Maguire sitting on a bench with her own small dog in her lap as a woman walking two other dogs passed by. One of the dogs — the pit bull — suddenly dragged her owner toward Maguire, snatched the small dog off the agent’s lap, and began aggressively shaking it, the source said.

> Maguire threw herself into the fracas and tried to separate the dogs, eventually drawing her weapon and placing it directly against the pit bull’s backside before shooting the animal once in its hindquarters, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

I have no problem with this.

Could had been a small child.

Control your fucking dog.

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mistersausage t1_j9gzdtc wrote

Reply to UPDATE: FBI agent who fatally shot dog leads the bureau’s Philly office, sources say by Banglophile

>The footage shows Maguire sitting on a bench with her own small dog in her lap as a woman walking two other dogs passed by. One of the dogs — the pit bull — suddenly dragged her owner toward Maguire, snatched the small dog off the agent’s lap, and began aggressively shaking it, the source said. > >Maguire threw herself into the fracas and tried to separate the dogs, eventually drawing her weapon and placing it directly against the pit bull’s backside before shooting the animal once in its hindquarters, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Looks like she tried to stop the fight without shooting, and when that didn't work, fired extremely close quarters to not hit bystanders. IMO she did everything correctly.

Whole situation sucks though.

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