Police Officer Shot Dead After Pointing Stun Gun at Dogs

A police officer killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in a small eastern Pennsylvania borough had pointed a stun gun at two dogs before being shot, court records reveal.

Freemansburg police officer Robert Lasso had pointed at the attacking dogs when the homeowner pulled out a shotgun and fired the fatal blast on Thursday evening.

In police custody, the alleged gunman, 46-year-old George Hitcho Jr, said he had told Mr Lasso to get off his property and not come on unless he had a warrant, authorities said.

'He tried to kill my dogs and pointed a gun in my face,' Hitcho said, according to the documents. 'I do not care if you a cop or not ...Unbelievable.'

The officer had been responding to a report of of a disturbance and ended up at the back of Hitcho's house, authorities said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...so-shot-dead-pointing-stun-gun-mans-dogs.html

 

Police is governed by government policies. This police officer looks like Obama supporter who cannot think properly.

Since Obama become president, many innocent dogs have been shot dead by police officers for no reason at all. So this was waiting to happen.

This innocent man (Hitcho) said 'the police officer pointed a gun in my face and tried to kill my dogs".

Many people get angry when somebody points a gun in their face. whether they are police or military or criminals or anybody.

Innocent people do not like guns pointed in their face and innocent people are scared of nobody.

Dogs do not need $9 Trillion. Dogs just need food and water and some love.

Dogs are more important than Obama.

 

Yes, Obama decides all police department dog policies!

Obama also selects the sky's color each day! Obama runs the world!

 

Reply to me:

I agree to a point. The police have become too enamored with their power over the last 40 years or so and have committed many crimes that if perpetrated by an average citizen would land them in prison. Police reviews of many of these abuses have been a farce. If it takes a few citizens to fight back to protect their rights...that may be what is needed.

I would have to know more about the specific circumstances involving this case but if a man wants to go to prison defending his property including his dog I guess that is his call. I would need to know who made the call about the disturbance..and if the man with the shotgun was drunk or on drugs and if he warned the cop to back off or he would be shot.

Police do not have limitless right to invade ones home or property and do anything they feel like at the time. It is unfortunate that the cop was killed but it is entirely possible that the cop was our of line and miss handled the situation to his demise.

Fantastic ! Now. Can this be repeated tens of thousands of times in the nation formerly known as the USA?

 

The man who murdered the Police officer should be tried, convicted of murder with special circumstances and given the death penalty.

 

Death Penalty For Serious Financial Frauds and Scams?

There have been many cases worldwide where thieves kill somebody for $100 or $200.

If somebody pays $10,000 or $20,000 to a contract killer then the killer will eliminate the person.

But there are multi-billion dollars frauds and scams and the guilty person is sent to prison or they walk free. How many people's life have been devastated by multi-billion frauds and scams? Many people commit suicide because of financial problems and many people die because they cannot buy good house, expensive medicines, good food.

There should be death penalty for serious financial frauds and scams because hundreds and thousands of people lives are destroyed from massive frauds and scams.

What about $9 Trillion whatever bailouts from Obama because of which today world economy is completely unstable and nobody knows what is going on in world society and financial world?

 

As an Australian i don't understand why the words "Obama" are even in this thread.

Obama, Bush, Democrats, Republicans, Palin, **********s have nothing to do with this police officer being shot.

 

I think since Obama become president, police officers have shot dead maximum number of innocent dogs for no reason at all. So this was waiting to happen.

There is something seriously wrong going on in USA since Obama arrived.

 

As an American, I also don't understand why the word "Obama" is even in this thread...also, as an American, I don't understand what you being an Australian, or me being an American for that matter, has to do with this thread ...

 

The article leaves out an important part which is what the disturbance call was.

I'm not a big fan of today's police because of the growing police brutality and police state where police think they can beat people, question them without probable cause, demand to not be video taped, etc.

If they aren't violating a persons rights then they should have no problem being video taped.

In Indiana, the 4th amendment has been crapped on and flushed as police don't need a search warrant anymore to enter a residence and that is NOT ok with me.

In this particular instance, I will not offer an opinion on this shooting. The uk also has many different laws than the USA does and like I said, we aren't getting the entire story. Was the guy playing loud music? Maybe his lawnmower backfired. Maybe he had a simple argument with his spouse.

I'm an animal lover and have two dogs myself. Many people get dogs/pets, not only for companionship, but for protection of them and their personal property. Watch in this video the dogs doing what they are supposed to which is alert their best friend of intruders. Then watch and listen the mans cries after he learns that his dogs have just been shot dead. It's not pretty.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbwSwvUaRqc&sns=em"]Columbia Mo SWAT Raid 2/11/2010. Cops Shoot Pets With Children Present - YouTube[/ame]

 

WTF are you talking about? I said:

 

Was a cop mean to you at sometime?

 

So, did this officer actually present a warrant?

Because if some random guy, police uniform or not, comes onto someones property and refuses to provide any sort of identification or warrant, while waving a gun around, id expect them to get shot as well when they threaten the owner or his pets.

Either provide the required documentation to prove you're not some violent criminal pretending to be a cop to break into someones house or get shot.

 

The cop didn't have any ID and simply decided to march in with his gun drawn. Now, I don't care if a cop knocks on my door. You might have the uniform on, but you show me some proof you are who you say you are.

The cop shouldn't have entered the property without backup, anyway.

 

We have unfinished business on the other thread, I'll answer you when you answer my previous questions.

Well?

 

I notice you don't understand how a forum works.

This thread has no relation to any other thread, on either subject or context, let alone anything you quoted from or linked to. Nor did I ask you a question in this thread.

Try again. This time with an argument or post that's on topic?

 

Pretty much this. Regardless of the situation, this officer was blatantly handling it wrong, with both his ignorance of the rights involved and his disregard for department guidelines.

 

Posters shouldn't comment on an article without reading it;

"Police Chief George Bruneio, who arrived after Mr Lasso requested assistance, instructed him to 'shoot the dogs' and that's when the homeowner pulled out a shotgun and fired, authorities said."

The fact is that there isn't anything like enough information to make any kind of fair and honest judgement about the rights and wrongs of the situation. All those expressing definintive answers about who was in the wrong are simply expressing their own pre-conceptions than any truth about the incident.

 

So...was he there as assistance or was that an instruction through the radio before he arrived as assistance?

 

50% world police must be fired from their jobs because they are burden on Tax-Payers money.

 

What a nice thing to say montoya, you clearly are looking to (*)(*)(*)(*) someone off....since you had to come on here twice and say this. Here is something that people really should realize....my brother is a police officer and what he says is clear....people who hate the police are either looking to get away with something, or they are just flat out criminals....so which one is it for you? It actually doesn't surprise me that it's you saying this...you seem like just the type to me.

Sure the maggots of society hate the police, until they need one.

 

Wow, aren't you a tough one....

 

What are you talking about?

 

Guns and high-tech Guns such as AK-47 assault rifles should be legal so that world people can defend their families from criminals, sex maniacs, rapists and terrorists.

There are serious criminal cases, corruption and harassment cases against many police officers worldwide. So 50% world police must be fired from their jobs because they are burden on Tax-Payers money.

If there is a need then call in the army/military.

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Just go ahead and say that the next time you happen to need the assistance of the law. Many get ahead of them selves until the time of need comes.