http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3265151
Lawsuit: Katrina Pets Executed
Investigations, Two Criminal Indictments and a Lawsuit Put the Heat on St. Bernard Parish’s Sheriff’s Office
By JIM AVILA, ELIZABETH TRIBOLET and CHRIS FRANCESCANI
ABC News Law & Justice Unit
June 11, 2007
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For nearly two years, pet owners from the low-lying Louisiana parish of St. Bernard have accused sheriff’s deputies of having wantonly killed dozens of dogs they forced evacuees to leave behind during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, without regard to the dogs’ size or the potential threat they might pose.
One owner said her family was forced at gunpoint to leave its dog behind. Another owner said residents became frantic when, they said, they overheard one deputy claim that “once everybody’s gone, we’re going to have target practice tonight.” They claim in court papers that deputies were under ” authorization…of their superiors and employers.
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Two deputies have already been indicted by a grand jury in New Orleans on charges of felony, aggravated cruelty to animals. The Louisiana attorney general’s office is investigating and this morning lawyers for a group of owners will file a comprehensive complaint in federal court in Louisiana seeking class action status for their clients.
For the first time, the St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s office has acknowledged to ABC News’ Law & Justice Unit that an internal investigation has been launched.
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And you thought the “nice” policeman was your friend?
You were lucky they only shot your dog. If you were an inconvenience, then they might have. Gooferment is raw force.
No, we need a radical change to reverse the USA back into America.
These were probably the same jerks, or their moronic kindred spirits, that during NOLA: would NOT let the minorities cross the bridge to safety; turned back the WalMart trucks; and, wouldn’t let the Navy doc help people because his paperwork wasn’t right.
And, you depend on these people for your security?
If a child tortures and kills animals, don’t the psychs say it portends badly. What is it when adults do it? Standard Police Procedure. Sorry, it’s just an armed gang, who’s veneer of legitimacy is being ripped away day by day.
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