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.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    1071·
    10 days ago

    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.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      9·
      10 days ago

      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.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        121·
        10 days ago

        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.

        • krashmo@lemmy.world
          8·
          10 days ago

          That’s fair. We seem to have largely given up on police reform in general. I guess they wore us down and we’ve accepted it.

        • anon6789@lemmy.world
          4·
          10 days ago

          Rescues have no guaranteed funding. I have not encountered one anywhere in the world that gets a single cent of public money. They also get free help rescuing animals on occasion from police. Even the hint of going after them politically I can guarantee would get them a Bud Light style boycott and nobody wants to be the private business or donor that supports the shelter that hates cops. They don’t have time or resources to deal with that. Drama is the last thing a rescue needs.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            21·
            10 days ago

            Right, but like I said, they could do it without criticizing the police by doing something like offering officers education on how to deal with dogs they think are being too aggressive.

            • anon6789@lemmy.world
              3·
              10 days ago

              I don’t disagree that what you’re saying shouldn’t be controversial, but after the crying they’ve had about athletes taking a knee, a one-off promotional beer can, and whatever other snowflake stuff I’ve repressed memories of, it just sounds extremely risky.

              Lethal response training as a whole definitely needs work, but it’s something beyond the abilities of volunteer vets and animal handler. It feels like a psychological issue more than an educational one I obviously care about the animals, but shooting people is a greater priority, and reducing that should in turn help the doggos also.

  • Miles O'Brien@startrek.websiteEnglish
    582·
    10 days ago

    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.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    402·
    10 days ago

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

    hairdressers require more certification and supervision than police ‘officers’.

  • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
    34·
    10 days ago

    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.

    • Oyml77@lemmy.today
      16·
      10 days ago

      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.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    331·
    10 days ago

    (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

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      37·
      10 days ago

      Same as the thin blue liners with punisher tattoos. They’re not in it for the backstories or the morals

  • extremeboredom@lemmy.world
    162·
    10 days ago

    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?

  • Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    9 days ago

    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.