be george bush for one day haha
if you could charge a citizen for it then yeah.
I'd have to know more about him, but just off the top of my head I'd say, he probably adored his dog and will live with this agony his whole life, regardless of fines and convictions.
I would convict him then suspend the sentence but stipulate that he can't own or work with any animals for the rest of his life.
As a member of the ASPCA, the Humane Society of the US, and a human being, I would hope he was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law! Do you think law enforcement would take it into consideration that "this was the first time the mother was known to have left her child in the car, therefore killing it?" Being a police officer doesn't put you above the law.
didn't that office go and have dinner with his wife?
he was negligent.
if michael vick can be convicted, then whey can't he?
it's a shame when society put more importance on animals than on humans.
a drunken driver could hit someone and just get a slap on the wrist.
but you darn near get life in jail if you mistreat an animal.
what is this world coming to?
It would depend on the elements of the offense of animal cruelty. Must it be deliberate, or is negligence covered?
Fine, 40 hours community service in an animal shelter and NOT in uniform, 3 days in jail suspended.
well to look at it from the prosecutors perspective this guy obviously did not follow what he enforces, and hypothetically if he pulled you over, and found drugs in your car do you think he would let you go? i say prosecute to the fullest extent of the law on this , and i say give him a sentence appropriate to the laws of Georgia. i believe in his accountability to the public, and the law go hand in hand here.
If the facts showed him guilty, you bet. It's important to be clear on the fact that no one is above the law.
It's an unconscionable lapse for a K-9 officer. That dog wasn't his pet, she was his partner--a fellow officer under the law and by Police Tradition. Partners are supposed to watch each other's backs. Cracking a window should have been automatic. Something a K-9 cop does without thinking--or take the dog with you if it's really hot out. A Police trained dog knows how to mind his manners in any company, so taking her somewhere that doesn't normally allow dogs isn't an issue. And no one can tell you no because, legally, the dog's a cop. There's Case and Statute Law on that. Hit a police dog or horse and you can be charged with Assaulting an Officer.
If I were a cop, I sure as hell wouldn't want to work with a guy who neglects his partner like that.
I can't believe somebody is even ASKING this question.
First of all, it's not "just a dog" it's a POLICE OFFICER. Yeah, that's right. The dog is the same as a police officer. Serving the public, with hundreds of hours of training and experience invested in that canine officer.
Secondly, any policeman who is stupid, unaware, oblivious enough not to KNOW what happens in a locked car with an animal inside certainly does not DESERVE to be a protector of the public.
Thirdly, I hope the guy rots in hell. Just like his dog did during his last breathing moments.