South Knox Bubba with a few comments on the video of the cop shooting the dog.

"OK, I broke down and watched the video. All I can say is, Goddamn that sick chickenshit motherfucker. It's a good thing for him they had those people on the ground in cuffs or he'd have that shotgun up his diseased cro-mag ass."

Bubba has a way with words, doesn't he?

I still have not viewed the tape. I just don't need to see a good dog get slaughtered by some piece of garbage who somehow managed to pick up a badge. His police department has cleared him, which means the police department is probably full of "sick chickenshit motherfucker[s]." I got a feeling the Smoaks lawyer is really going to clear him.

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From my "Stupid White Men" calender I got for Christmas:

"In the early '90's, Dick Cheney's Halliburton oil company sent pulse generators to Iraq. Pulse generators are used for oil drilling, but can also be used for detonating nuclear weapons. Now we're after Iraq because we say they have nuclear weapons, ones which could detonate because of things we sent them."

Actually because of things Cheney sent them. Of course the White House has never actually shown any evidence that Iraq has any nuclear weapons, or and WMD. Maybe if Cheney showed us some of the cancelled checks from Saddam for these detonating devices, I might believe.

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Video released of Cookeville Police shooting family dog.

Yes, the video is here. I can't watch.

Also on the page:

NOTE: Video contains graphic and potentially disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised.

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CNN has even more detail about the video tape of the Smoaks family pet being shot.

The Smoaks told CNN that as they knelt, handcuffed, they pleaded with officers to close the doors of their car so their two dogs would not escape, but the officers did not heed them.

Pamela Smoak is seen on the tape looking up at an officer, telling him slowly, "That dog is not mean. He won't hurt you."

Her husband says, "I got a dog in the car. I don't want him to jump out."

The tape then shows the Smoak's medium-size brown dog romping on the shoulder of the Interstate, its tail wagging. As the family yells, the dog, named Patton, first heads away from the road, then quickly circles back toward the family.

An officer in a blue uniform aims his shotgun at the dog and fires at its head, killing it immediately.

The Cookeville Police Department has released a statement on their website. They are really sorry for blowing the head off that poor dog.

Cookeville Police non-emergency number: 931-526-2125

Cookeville Police fax number: 931-520-5263

Complements and Suggestions: Link

I guess this is a little bit of improvement for the Cookeville Police Department. Last March they were busy shooting themselves.

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Update on Cookeville police shooting family pet.

For those who have missed it: A man [James Smoak] leaves his wallet on his car at a gas station. When he pulls out on the road, it falls off and his money scatters. Somebody notifies the police, who come to think that maybe mischief afoot. They stop the car, handcuff the man and his family, and shoot his dog. A hour later they release the family, apologize, and give them the body of their dog to take with them.

It turns out that there is a video of the incident. The Smoak family complied with the officers, and were handcuffed down on the ground. They kept asking for somebody to shut the car door, which no one did. A minute after the stop, the family's bulldog bounded out of the car, tail a wagging. Cookeville officer Eric Hall waited until the dog was very close to him, and then shot him with a shotgun. It is not known if Hall asked to keep the body of the dog to be mounted for his de, he has been assigned to a desk job pending independent review..

James Smoak and his family have filed multiple complaints against all agencies involved. He has been advised to no longer comment on the matter.

Additional info:

Raleigh News Observer.

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