TFred
Regular Member
This may be an interesting one to watch.
I don't know anything about Minnesota law, but in most states, I don't believe that one is permitted to use lethal force in the protection of property. I'm also pretty sure that at least in most states, animals are still animals, considered to be property, and do not enjoy the same protection as people.
If an intruder were stabbing your pet dog to death, and you shot them and killed them, I suspect you would be arrested and tried for murder.
I strongly suspect that will not be the case for these police officers.
Thoughts?
TFred
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/st-paul-police-k9-killed-suspect-shot-by-officer/
I don't know anything about Minnesota law, but in most states, I don't believe that one is permitted to use lethal force in the protection of property. I'm also pretty sure that at least in most states, animals are still animals, considered to be property, and do not enjoy the same protection as people.
If an intruder were stabbing your pet dog to death, and you shot them and killed them, I suspect you would be arrested and tried for murder.
I strongly suspect that will not be the case for these police officers.
Thoughts?
TFred
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/st-paul-police-k9-killed-suspect-shot-by-officer/