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#82I hate to be "that" guy, but: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. There is nothing Hacker News related here. At BEST we can tangentially relate it to our civil liberties, but that is a stretch. Let's keep things like thi…
I think it's on topic -- consumer tech and rapid distribution of video disrupting how groups (in this case the cops) function and deal w/citizens. Would the situation have been different if he were filming w/google glass?
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#83Why are guns even used on dogs? Shouldn't there be a way to sedate aggressive dogs? I just don't understand. Getting shot by a gun as a human or dog is almost always going to be fatal.
Sedation is not realistic, usually only animal control officers have them and even then they usually don't have it with them. BUT... Every officer near where I live carries a nightclub/billy stick/baton etc. I've been in situation with aggressive dogs out in the country and often a simple kick is enough to back them off... Discharging a firearm at a fast moving animal is reckless and begging for a bystander to be inj…
I'm not sure a crippling beating with a nightstick would be a kindness--if you were the cop in question, faced with a dog that size lunging at you, you're probably not going to go for a love tap.
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#84I hate to be "that" guy, but: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. There is nothing Hacker News related here. At BEST we can tangentially relate it to our civil liberties, but that is a stretch. Let's keep things like thi…
You think it is a stretch that this relates to civil liberties? That's kinda interesting.
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#85I hate to be "that" guy, but: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. There is nothing Hacker News related here. At BEST we can tangentially relate it to our civil liberties, but that is a stretch. Let's keep things like thi…
Let's see: The guy is using a smart phone to record in a public space and gets arrested (not to mention the dog).
Use of smart phones (video apps etc) in the public space and it's implications are certainly HN-relevant.
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#86I hate to be "that" guy, but: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. There is nothing Hacker News related here. At BEST we can tangentially relate it to our civil liberties, but that is a stretch. Let's keep things like thi…
'Hacker News' is whatever news is voted up by the users. While the original article might not be about programming or startups, people might still be interested in discussing it with like-minded people. In this case it involves technology and sousveillance, which is related to a lot of issues going on that are more 'hacker' related. It might not be that interesting to you or me, but it's at the number 1 spot on the h…
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#87Unless you have a real emergency and need assistance, it's best to avoid the police whenever possible, even if you've done nothing wrong. Local police forces have many officers that are poorly trained and believe that they have plenary power or act as if they do in any situation. Of course, this isn't true about all local police officers, but if you don't know which officers are the good ones, you should just avoid a…
If the best advice in the US is to avoid the police you've got a very serious problem. It sounds like travel advice from a third-world country.
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#88This is sad in so many degrees. One why would you arrest someone for not doing anything? I didn't notice any treats or suspicious activity plus I think that dog situation could have been handled more properly, There are a few strong cops out there and one dog that they need a gun for? It's not a lion! misuse of power I say.
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#89I hate to be "that" guy, but: Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. There is nothing Hacker News related here. At BEST we can tangentially relate it to our civil liberties, but that is a stretch. Let's keep things like thi…
'Hacker News' is whatever news is voted up by the users. While the original article might not be about programming or startups, people might still be interested in discussing it with like-minded people. In this case it involves technology and sousveillance, which is related to a lot of issues going on that are more 'hacker' related. It might not be that interesting to you or me, but it's at the number 1 spot on the h…
Technically you're correct in that, this site is a culmination of news that gets submitted and upvoted. However, eggbrain was quoting the Hacker News Guidelines [1], when he listed the Off-Topic line. I think that this story does fall within the off-topic category (even though it is popular, like you mentioned), because it is graphic content, which is probably a crime, and just senseless violence.
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Yes but animal control needs time to select the dose of the sedative and prepare the dart (or jab stick). This isn't a video game. Also animal control traps or nets the animal before attempting to sedate it. You can't just stick the needle anywhere.
I think you misunderstood my comment, since I agree with every word of your reply. Cops don't have tools to capture aggressive animals because it's not their job and not what they are trained for.
Not what they're trained for? One of their jobs is to handle domestic disturbances and what do you find in domestic settings? Dogs. So every time a dog doesn't like what you're doing, you shoot it?