Amazing Body Cam: Cop Uses Courage Instead of Cowardice when Attacked by 2 Vicious DogsBy Matt Agorist In an investigative report, it was discovered that a single police department in Buffalo, NY, shot 92 dogs in less than three years.In Southwest Florida, the News-Press discovered 111 instances of dog shootings among multiple agencies between 2009 and 2012, representing about 37 per year. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Police shot approximately 90 dogs per year between 2008 and 2013. It is an undisputed fact that cops frequently kill dogs. That being said, when an officer exhibits courage instead of cowardice when confronted by mans best friend, they deserve recognition. Body cam footage from a Meridian police officer shows exactly the kind of courage and training police officers should possess. The video was obtained and shared to Facebook by Edith Williams, who thanks the Meridian police chief for the video and helping her cause a public group called Idaho for Nonlethal Canine Encounters, according to KBOI News. According to Williams, reports KBOI, the police department sent two officers to a Defensive Tactics Canine Encounters class back in 2014. Officers were taught how to use confidence and less lethal means while keeping the officer, innocent bystanders and the publics canine companions from harm. The cop in the video below,Officer David Gomez, was one of the officers who attended that training. His application of the knowledge obtained through the class was nothing short of astonishing. As the body camera footage begins, Gomez is responding to a call about two vicious dogs that were roaming the neighborhood. Instead of pulling out his gun and killing the dogs, like most police officers would have done, Gomez applies his training. Gomez could have easily killed both dogs, and most people wouldnt have batted an eye, but he chose to preserve life rather than destroy it and the end result was amazing. Using only a baton (to distract, not to beat) and pepper spray, Gomez called the dogs over to him as not to put the rest of the neighbors in danger. When the dogs approach him, one is foaming at the mouth, and both of them are very aggressive. When they try to bite Gomez, he puts the baton in between himself and the dogs which serves as a barrier as well as a distraction. Every time the dogs tried to run away, which would have endangered anyone who was outside, Gomez bravely called them back and they returned. At the end of the interaction, Gomez comes up with a perfect plan, and it actually works. The crisis was averted with no bloodshed, and Gomez has shown the world that cops killing so many dogs is entirely unnecessary. This has been a true labor of love, Williams said. Below is the incredible video watch it until the end. Matt Agorist is the co-founder of TheFreeThoughtProject.com, where this article first appeared. He is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Follow @MattAgorist Nice:) Now he has to clean up the rabies foam. Funny! Yes, these were two badly behaved pet dogs gone walkabout. They werent vicious, or they would have leaped for that cop and had him on the ground long before a minute had elapsed. It never ceases to amaze me how little people know about dogs behavior. Good observation. The dogs were acting just normally intelligent. The posturing are normal dog stances with new acquaintances. I loved the end!! How do ya like me now!! And it only took 4 min. Too bad there arent more cops like him. There might be. Mostly, it appears that we see the negative behavior more than the positive. After all, theres a divide-and-conquer strategy being used against us in every segment of our lives. I suggest people in Baltimore, Chicago, Oakland (everyone!) send this link to your local PD. All could benefit. If they treated people like this cop treated these dogsthered be a lot less fatalities murder by cop (imho) Well said, sir! Its hard to believeI havent seen a cop hike up his big boy pants and go out of his way to do the right thing in a long, long time. I honestly believe canines have some kind of spell over people that eliminates all reason from their minds. An aggressive canine aggressively approaches you and threatens you and youre supposed to play nice? Would you do this for any other kind of animal? Would you do it for a coyote, a wolf? But you claim this is a domesticated animal? It certainly is not behaving like one! Youre an unenlightened asshat. Peace. Not to mention that these dogs were badly behaved, not vicious. If you see their body language, theyre posturing (were bad, were bad), not attacking. I can guarantee, if two pit bulls of that size were vicious, a little blast of pepper spray and holding out a baton to redirect them wouldnt have done a thing except tick them off. Absent a human directing them, or being frightened out of their wits, there are very few dogs who really want to hurt a human. Even wild animals are easily contained with a little intelligence and low impact technology like pepper spray. Even raging bears! Little girls control fierce animals with hair spray. Just a can of hair spray! The warped little curdled pork minds will always find some grotesque emotional kick in putting that animal . . . DOWN! . . . . wiff ma smokin gun! This cop rocks because he is so unusual in his approach! LOL. He just proved that intelligence, patience, and being clever is far more powerful than using brute force and lethal weaponry. He ought to be police chief and teach protocol and procedure to other murderous thug-cops who fling lead before discerning the truth of the matter. Sweeeet! Major kudos to Officer Gomez. Not only did he behave like a human being, he kept both himself and those two dogs from being injured, or even traumatized by a neck catch. Its nice to see a video of a cop that I can say something nice about! Looks like the dogs were friendly enough. The language of the tails determine their intentions. Yes, exactly. I have often wondered why the Humane Society doesnt ever get involved in the deaths of dogs by police officers. So many of the dog killings were totally unwarranted under the circumstances, the officers found themselves in, yet not a single word out of the body that is supposed to protect animals. I will never again help fund that society until I actually see some concern for the lives of pet dogs, never! The humane society is a vile crop of dung. , their CEO, Wayne Pacelle, has suggested that he would be happy to see Roger, yes, pets do foam at the mouth. Ever been for a long run on a hot day? Ever notice how, as you exert yourself, your saliva thickens? Ever notice how many people feel the need to spit to clear their mouth in that situation? Same thing happens to dogs but they cant spit voluntarily. And those dogs didnt threaten to tear anyone up. They were posturing as dogs do when they are nervous meeting new dogs or people. You are uninformed and obviously very afraid of dogs (and probably most other things). Stay in the house so everyone else isnt in danger from your fear. Very good! Well said Amor! Isaiah 1: I am neither sick nor a pervert. The dog that was foaming at the mouth was THIRSTY, not sick. Im sorry for your neighbor I acknowledge that pets can go bad,. However, those two dogs the cop peacefully picked up were NOT vicious animals, otherwise more force might have been necessary. You, sir, obviously dont know a thing about dogs. 