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Sheriff’s deputy fired, charged with killing 7 dogs during animal welfare check

www.actionnews5.com Sheriff’s deputy fired, charged with killing 7 dogs during animal welfare check

A state animal cruelty investigation has resulted in the arrest of a now-former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy, who is accused of shooting multiple dogs to death while tasked with ensuring the animals were okay.

Summary

Former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy Connor Brackin, 24, has been fired and charged with seven counts of aggravated animal cruelty and eight counts of reckless endangerment after allegedly shooting seven dogs during an animal welfare check in Bethel Springs, Tennessee.

Brackin, who had been on the job for less than a month, reportedly released one dog to the welfare caller before killing the others for unknown reasons.

Following a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe, Brackin turned himself in and was released on bond.

THE POLICE PROBLEM @lemmy.world Sheriff’s deputy fired, charged with killing 7 dogs during animal welfare check

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Cops kill thousands of dogs a year in the U.S. and almost no one outside those of us who have issues with cops in general already seems to give a shit.

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- Kristi Noem approved. Promoted to DHS.
  
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- I give a shit and I believe a lot of others do as well but what practical difference are you expecting that to make? There's not exactly a feelings poll taken before a cop shoots a person, much less a dog.
  
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  But I'm guessing you give a shit about other police violence issues too. My point is that we aren't seeing any major pushback from things like animal welfare and rescue groups on it, groups that normally wouldn't even wade into the police violence arena.
  
  They don't need to take an anti-police stance to push back on it either. They could even do things like try and push for some sort of education for cops on the subject. I doubt that would work, but the fact that they aren't even doing that is what is so depressing to me.
  
  In fact, they don't even need to go that far, they can just let people know that cops kill thousands of dogs every year for no reason and let them connect the dots for themselves, but they don't even do that.
  
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I would be going to prison or dead shortly after discovering that cops killed my dogs.

I care more about my dogs than I do about the vast majority of humans. And I care about humans way more than cops.

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- I have reasoned this is why some do it.
  
  High personal damage, zero legal consequences.
  
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DOJ: Police Shooting Family Dogs has Become ‘Epidemic’

There are more and better links that I will add later. No time now.

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working for less than a month... allowed to walk around with a human killing device.

hairdressers require more certification and supervision than police 'officers'.

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Trump's gonna put this guy in charge of agriculture or something, just watch.

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- Secretary of the Interior
  
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  Gonna replace Noem. She only killed one dog.
  
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Dude didn't even make it a full month on the force before doing something so needlessly violent that he got fired and charged. Way to pick 'em.

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- In my town, a sheriff deputy was sworn in and fired later in the same day for stalking and trying to use his position to solicit nude photos from an underage high school student. I think we win the terrible judgement contest.
  
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  How far south?
  
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(Referencing what appears to be a Captain America shirt he's wearing in the booking photo)

Yes, that's exactly what Steve Rogers would have done. /s

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- Same as the thin blue liners with punisher tattoos. They're not in it for the backstories or the morals
  
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Weird, they just let a psycho killer be a cop? I'm sure they'll prevent that in the future.

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- must be a statistical fluke
  
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Cops gonna cop.

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His application to join the ATF is looking pretty strong though.

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- https://youtube.com/shorts/MM-8k9BFMLk
  
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Of course the chucklefuck is wearing a Captain America t-shirt in his mugshot. Quite on-brand.

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Gee I sure hope no one jumps his ass and beats the everloving shit out of him

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Fascist saw an opportunity to harm animals and got carried away. Couldn't help himself. How many other sick individuals stalk our streets with a gun and a badge?

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- I’m all for calling out fascism, but let’s not overuse it. He’s a loser for sure.
  
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  Nope. US cops are fascists. I refer to them as what they are.
  
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This guy better watch out, Trump might pick him for the USDA-APHIS head.

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Wow a cop actually got in trouble for dog murder. That's what, 1 in 40,000 per year?

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Of course he's not on the force anymore. Now he has time to run for sheriff itself!

His union will get his job back (with back pay and benefits); and an apology for treating him so horribly.

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I wonder what else he did to end up charged with crimes instead of just fired? One of those bullets must have gone through a kids bedroom or something, or the call was to a close friend of an official.

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He's going to be getting a booty call from Kristi Noem.

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The news here is that he was charged. Cops do this daily

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Someone ought to put this future serial killer out before he starts his career on humans.

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- He will kill black people. Nothing will happen.
  
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