(FTP) — Monday night, Larry Massey — likely warned by his service dog — pulled over to the side of the road before going into a seizure.
When Massey would come to after losing consciousness, his service dog Butch would be dead — shot and killed by an Okeechobee police officer.
According to police, they received a call around 11:59 p.m. on Monday.
The caller stated there was an unconscious man in his car on the side of the road.
When the two officers, identified by the city only as Rojas and Daigneault, responded to the vehicle, they found Massey inside in the midst of a seizure along with his service dog.
Police claimed to be familiar with his medical condition, and when they arrived, they said they attempted to revive Massey with a sternal rub.
For those not familiar, this procedure involves rubbing your knuckles to the patient’s sternum to inflict pain to see how unconscious the patient is.
As the officer rubbed Massey’s sternum, they say his service dog Butch attacked them.
Police say the service dog originally bit at the officer’s pant leg before being kicked away.
Police then claim that the dog then grabbed the officer’s arm and came back a third time, at with point the officer shot him.
No attempt to taser or pepper spray the dog was made prior to shooting it.
There has been no report that the officer was injured.
This is what happens when you allow rule by force.
People get to thinking that force is an essential element of life, when clearly, it is not.
Yes, yes, I know.
Violence from the very beginning, blah blah,....
Tell it to the apes, they mostly toss leaves and beat their chests.
Pepper spray the dog, eh?
Not on the list?
That stuff is just for people?
Smdh.
