Officer Shoots Tied Dog After Playing With It, Lies About AttackAmanda Warren Soon after, Officer Brian Thierbach pulled in and began arresting them for trespassing. While they were under arrest Carpenter heard his dog get shot and watched it die as he was in handcuffs. The officer said the dog attacked him, but at least one eyewitness from the city paper said that never happened and that the officer was seen playing with the dog before shooting it for no reason. Before the shooting, Thierbach had asked if the dog would bite. He was told no and that the dog was friendly, but he shot Arzy a few seconds later. They are raising funds to fight the injustice and have, like many hundreds of others traumatized this way, have set up a justice page for Arzy. A petition to dismiss Brian Thierbach has amassed thousands of signatures. But the story doesnt end there. The officer soon began claiming that supporters of justice for Arzy were issuing death threats to him. The claim of the officer is, of course, unsubstantiated. Given the track record of the Sulphur, LA police department, however, one is not tempted to give him the benefit of the doubt. A common theme I see when this happens, based on Facebook justice pages Ive subscribed to, are reports of the officer claiming that supporters of the dog owner called in death threats. In the age of traceable and recorded phone lines, how likely is that? Without apology, here are a few more reasons I question the death threat claims: We do not condone violence or threats of violence, but heres why I have no sympathy if that actually took placeThis is the real question we need to ask. If people are supposedly making threats on the officers life, why is this not a reason for he and the department to pause and reflect on his unacceptable actions and change? It never is. Instead, they make themselves out to be the victim. Like the cop who casually pepper-sprayed handcuffed Occupy demonstrators and then won a sizable settlement in court for emotional distress to him. Or one of the cops who killed Kelly Thomas and then uploaded a sympathy picture of his boo-boo after using those limbs to beat Thomas to death both cops found not guilty. They might get a promotion for irrecoverably injuring the innocent. In addition to that absurdity, some officers are only removed from their position for their own safety. Sometimes they move to a different department to kill again. If you think this is a lack of training issue, please consider the new trend sweeping departments in California using live injured animals for target practice! I have not read about even one officer apologizing for taking a life they and in most cases, their supervisors truly believe that no wrong has taken place. They even act baffled or emotionally devoid at the owners reaction to watching their companion die. He might as in this case and in others actgratified. Updates: Recent other articles by Amanda Warren 