Normally I like to think that most cops do their jobs well, i really do.
I'm surely not someone who believes in ACAB, but this news (and video mostly) really made me angry:
http://reason.com/blog/2013/07/01/get-cuffed-for-filming-police-your-dog-g

I really hope the responsible officers get sued badly.

There was a time when police risked their lives and were considered heroes for it. They still want the title, but it seems more and more aren't willing to take any risks at all. If it even remotely threatens them, or sometimes inconveniences them, they'll completely violate citizens' rights and even go so far as to use lethal force. The thing to remember is that the government is not made of a special breed of people. They're the same people you went to high school with.

That said, I think the owner was asking for trouble though, and the dog was clearly an aggressive breed and no longer under control. The owner should have closed the windows and made sure the dog was contained before turning himself over.

Still, it's sad to see it wounded and kicking. It looks like excessive force to me. The police were probably provoking the reaction from the dog there too with aggressive body language. I don't think it was the dog's intention to hurt anyone.

Still I'd say this ranks pretty low in terms of police brutality on YouTube. Do some searches and you can find worse.

To be clear, I fully support filming police in public. I think that should be our right and highly disagree with any state laws that prohibit it. The dog owner wasn't just filming though. He seemed to be too close to the scene since he was pacing right behind the police cars, and he was also yelling at them. I can certainly see how that could be considered "obstruction".

I don't know who gave the hand signal to shoot, but goddamn.

Are you kidding? Bill Nye is freaking awesome!

Heh, I think people that do that are a weee bit ignorant.

I can see why Matthew and Arthur are #1 and #2 in command. Supreme losers indeed.

You are way down on the list.

A few better examples probably. It's not hard at all to find them.

You'll notice how he retreated with his tail between his legs. Presumably once he realized that he wasn't intimidating the person the only thing that he could do was run away.

I saw a video of a traffic stop where the citizen explained on camera that undercover police in that state are required to follow certain laws, and that the car that pulled him over wasn't. Once the officer surrendered to him, he said that he was going to take photographs of the undercover car. The cop said, ["I'm not just going to wait around for you to take pictures]," and seems to be noticeably running back to his car to get out of there before the citizen has a chance to.

The very best (read: most empowering) videos are when you see lawyers or legal professionals being stopped or harassed because they know the law better than the police and quickly have them apologizing and/or running away. It's just a shame that we all can't be so well read.

Anybody remember the video posted X years ago on these forums where police busted into a guys house and shot his dog because he had a bit of weed (pipe and a couple grams or something like that)? It's not an isolated incident. In that case the dog was tiny and harmless too.

Smells like there's an undercover operation going on to lower the dog population in order free people from unnecessary dog harassment, baby fatalities, and neighbour disturbance in order to help the peoples lives and the economy run better.

Horray!

I like when we watch a few videos on police violence that confirm our bias against them we have conclusive proof, but when Arthur lists an equal amount of personal anecdotes about some other topic, he's just a crazy old man.