The police officer was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty. The immediate disciplinary action begs the question – why is there a lack of swift disciplinary action when it comes to police brutality towards humans?
“A Baltimore City police officer was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty and other charges after cutting the throat of a dog, police officials announced Wednesday afternoon.
Police were called Saturday morning to the 700 block of South Grundy Street in southeast Baltimore for a report of a stray dog that had nipped someone trying to rescue it.
Sarah Gossard told 11 News that her beloved 7-year-old shar-pei named Nala had somehow escaped the gate of her back yard that morning. While she searched for the dog, including posting pictures of Nala on a community Facebook page, nearby resident Sandy Fleischer said she found Nala a few blocks away looking confused and thirsty.” * Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur), John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola. TYT University) and Dave Rubin (http://wwww.twitter.com/RubinReport) break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from http://www.wbaltv.com/news/police-dogs-throad-cut-officer-charged-with-animal-cruelty/26553714#!0T0v4
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8-10 other officers stood around and watched. One held the dog down as the killer slit the throat. None of the officers reported the incident. It snuck through the cracks from animal control when the owner would not stop asking questions.