Old, Blind, Deaf Dog Shot Dead by Cop Thinking It Was Rabid 

the dog wasnt even attacking

rabies? where did it show any signs?! sounds like you were too lazy to do your job right. clearly the dog was no threat.

They let just any buffoon get a badge and a firearm these days 🙄

The fact he waves the woman away for asking him to be careful because there were kids around says it all. They dont care about anyone else but THEMSELVES and everything they do is justified no matter how awful. They wont admit to any mistakes

i think the officer was the one who's old blind deaf

That’s literally a sign of a serial killer

I'm no expert, but in no way did the dog look like he had rabies in that video

This is so menacing. There is no empathy at all. Poor dog was like leave me alone, you creep.

This unacceptable!! File charges asap… that cop is a certified POS!!!

That officer needs to serve jail time. That was cruel and inhumane. That dog was no threat.

That officer’s about to get a lot of hate from dog lovers everywhere…. Shame on him!!!

They need to file charges against the officer felony animal cruelty

First it's this blind and confused senior dog. What if this officer meets a stressed out mentally disabled person, would he still have "acted within his authority" ?

I wonder if that officer has a history of cruelty against animals and people. His actions in this video appear irrational.

The dog wasn’t even walking in his direction when he fired. This is clearly animal cruelty.

The fact that he didn't even care about the situation is insane. RIP Teddy 😢

Police still feel like they can do whatever they want 😤

The audacity to call it abandoned when it was likely just missing or lost. You killed it. You made it abandoned.

He says he “thought” the dog had rabies. In other words he didn’t “know”. So what does he do? Shoots the poor dog. What an idiot! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Terrible use of judgment and use of force. He definitely shouldn't be a cop, let alone opperate a firearm. Let's be real. He was too lazy to catch a slow-moving blind/deaf dog, so he killed it and called it a day. Disgusting.

What happened was the officer got frustrated trying to capture the dog and didn’t want to spend anymore time on it.

That dog showed no signs of aggression at all tf was he thinking 😡

Information available to him? The video proves he just is too stupid to interpret information. Way too stupid to be a cop. And good shame on that mayor too

Dog survived being old, blind and deaf but one cop thought that wasn’t enough burden for the poor animal

Another police officer trespassing on someones property and commiting crimes. They'll investigate and find they did nothing wrong.

Police department investigated themselves and found themselves innocent

The mayor resigned and this guy's keeping his job?

The officer should be charged with animal cruelty

the dog was literally trying to play with a TWIG, this is an EVIL person

Soooo the MAYOR resigned???..... WTF???.... The 'OFFICER' should be fired, charged with felony animal cruelty, BARRED from simply moving to another department and getting a badge and gun EVER AGAIN... and the Chief should be asked HOW this guy ever got on the force!!!... but... the MAYOR resigned???... again... WTF???

The fact that this is real is just, yea I got no words.

If that was John wicks dog, the officer will be shitting himself

I had a shihtzu/poodle mix as a kid and he had a brain tumor that caused blindness but he never bite anyone. This clip looks similar to his daily behavior at the end of his life. RIP DJ.

Why would he do such a thing ? This is absolutely disgusting and horrible. That dog was no threat whatsoever to anyone. This officer needs to be charged with animal cruelty. What he did was cruel, not only to the dog but to the owners of the animal, this is heartbreaking. 💔

and cops wonder why regular citizens can't stand them.. :/

This reminds me of the cop that started opening fire because an acorn fell on his car

Bro couldn’t catch a old, blind, deaf dog

He has to see the man crying…Like does he think he is cool?

The officer's name is Myron Woodson, and fortunately Teddy's owner has started a lawsuit for $1 million against Woodson and the city of Sturgeon, Missouri. RIP sweet baby Teddy

RIP Teddy 😢🕊. What a disgusting officer.

Well who calls the cops and not animal control?

I don't know what the full extent of rabies is, but if the dog had rabies wouldn't it just have charged the officer from the get go (which it obviously didn't)???

This is terrible. I had a Maltese named Princess, she was old (16 years old) she was blind and hard of hearing. If he had killed my dog.........

So does the law not apply to cops?

As a British Person, You Americans needa sort out your police.

"The officer acted within his authority" Yeah that's the problem

It's clear disregard for life and animal abuse.

Omg as someone who just had to put down my 15.5 yr old yorkie I am shocked and horrified at this. The lack of effort to use the lasso? Waving off concerned citizens? Blaming rabies and fear of attack? This is heartbreaking! He should be fired and banned from ever owning a gun or any pet ever again! If he does this to an innocent harmless little dog how is he treating his own pets? His kids? That is deplorable! God I'm in tears. How could you look at that dog and think it's dangerous? How?

Someone call John Wick.

This cop should be fired and charged with animal cruelty. This is disgraceful

What the hell is wrong with people? The devil has his tail wrapped around so many.

One of the few times I've become physical sick watching a youtube video.

That dog wasnt even attacking him. I think hes angry that the dog wasnt "cooperating". This cop definitely has a short fuse.

Oh, hell no. He needs to be charged for murder IMO. All he had to do was find the owner or better yet, use other methods to obtain the pooch. Makes no damn sense.

Why would some officer do this? This dog is old, blind, and deaf. He doesn't have any rabies on him. We need justice for the dog. We want the officer to be held accountable.

🤯My head is about to explode with anger.😮Just as a reminder, in America it takes 1,600 hours of training to become a licensed cosmetologist and just over 600 hours of training to become a police officer.👎Let that sink in.

Call Sturgeon Police Department and complain until this officer us fired. Take it to the State if need be.

I have my doubts whether he really thought the dog had rabies. The lack of care for the mother’s complaining says a lot. He could’ve listened to her and at the very least apologized for his action to her.

Why do the bullies in school become cops🐷

The officer is a horrible person.

That dog is tiny, what a coward that cop is

This cop is a sociopath.

This infuriates me. The little dog was no threat and was obviously someone's pet, not some feral rabid dog. This officer should be fired and charged with animal cruelty. Why fire the mayor? It was the cop's fault. RIP sweet little dog...you didn't deserve this.

This cop needs to be brought to justice.

The fact that cops can just say "well I FELT threatened" even when there is obviously and visibly no threat to anyone with two braincells, and we're all just supposed to accept it as a good enough reason for a cop ending the life of an animal or person is nauseating to me. I realise that being a cop is dangerous and you have to make difficult decisions, but when you choose to become a cop you have to accept you're choosing some level of risk to yourself, and be able to handle situations of risk without your first instinct being to fill someone with lead

For those curious, they reopened the case and the sociopath is placed on leave. Unsure if it’s paid or not. Sources that I’ve read seem to vary on that. Never be silent. Public outrage caused them to reopen the case. Not to mention the countless posts from locals about the officer being an arrogant bully from before and after he was given a badge. With a long list of complaints against him.

The wrong animal got put down that day

So he did not get fired!?! Did not resign?

Who lets their dog outside if the dog is blind and deaf, stupid owners

He needs jail time

The cop was really that threatened by a dog that can’t see or hear where he even is poorly handled situation my condolences go out to the owner.

You can tell he just did not care at all cause he waved her off

Noo😢poor little angel r.i.p

the dog is clearly not abandoned nor sick

I’m not an officer but its depressing how we know how to handle a situation more then these idiots

A COP SHOULD NOT EVEN HAVE THE JUDGEMENT CALL OF PUTTING DOWN AN ANIMAL THAT ISN’T AN IMMEDIATE THREAT!!!

Bruh it wasn’t even growling

:( I'm sick

Respectfully that dogs life was hell

It is a small dog you need to go to jail

So evil to take a life of an innocent animal like that. Where's the humanity?

The ignorance of that police officer is a threat to all citizens.

That's horrible

DON'T CALL THE COPS, CALL ANIMAL CONTROLS.

Clearly a psychopath 🤦🏻poor dog man, literally what is a 2 pound old dog going to do to you?

Why was the dog out in the first place. Shouldn’t the dog be inside of the house SINCE HE’S BLIND AND DEAF.

Imagine bro working at a center for seniors…

He knew the dog didn’t have rabies, he just wanted to kill something so when he had the chance he took it. Evil.

to this day, this incident breaks my heart. The cop should be FIRED and go to jail for animal CRUELTY. As a former LEO I WOULD HAVE NEVER EVER DONE THIS to an innocent animal

It did not look injured or sick! It was not aggressive and did not attack anyone. This is insane. Even if you think a dog is rabid you should have enough care to at least make sure first at a vet, unless it’s foaming at the mouth and is absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt rabid.

Who tf calling the cops telling a false report? They should be blame for this too.

It was literally walking. LIKE TF who the hell does that police think he is. Ain’t no way he is gonna keep his job if he just starts shooting random people that went over the speed limit let alone some dog that was minding its own business.

This is disgusting im so tired of "the police being excused and within their rights , never held accountable" He thought the dog had rabies " be for real in this day and age!

Why the hell is a police officer on animal patrol duty??

This guy has psychopathic tendencies. Shouldn't be a cop.

he wasnt even doing anything "protect the citizens" "thought he had rabies" HE LEGIT HAD NO RABIES EFFECTS

How does this happen if that cop has a pet dog it should be taken from him. What kind of a man shoots a tiny dog that is like 3 pounds

Sue the police department.

I think the people could’ve walked over there and checked on the dog themselves for Pete’s sake the stupidity of some people, the officer and whoever called the police, next time call the Humane Society!

The justice system just gets more and more of a JOKE!