Alert: Cop Fires 8 Bullets Into Beloved Dog. Fax # Correction

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1. FAX NUMBERS for Superintendent Warren J. Riley and Orleans Parish District Attorney were incorrect. CORRECT FAX NUMBERS are inserted in original alert below (shown in RED).2. To send Mayor Nagin comments:-- Go to main home page: http://www.cityofno.com/-- Click on: “Contact Us” at very bottom of page.-- On Contact Us page, scroll to “Select A Department” drop-down menu.-- Select “Mayor’s Office” and hit “Go.”-- Your browser page will refresh, showing a security code you need to submit comments.3. Several people have asked, but Kinship Circle does NOT know (at this time) the private email address or other contact information for Dr.

Patrick Coleman, whose Doberman Jax was slaughtered by an NOPD officer. #################################################KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN4/17/08: New Orleans Cop Fires 8 Bullets Into Beloved Dog EMAIL kinshipcircle FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.Easily modify letter and copy/paste it into an email or print out to fax or mail. Jax, the black Doberman on the left, was shot and killed by police responding to a burglar alarm that proved to be a false alarm.http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,302619517.aspx===========================================================FULL CONTACT INFORMATION. Sample letter follows.===========================================================NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTSuperintendent Warren J. RileyNew Orleans Police Department715 S. Broad Street; New Orleans, LA 70ll9ph: 504-658-5757; fax: 504-658-5775email: (secretary to Superintendent Riley): sbbassORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEYKeva Landrum-Johnson, Orleans Parish District Attorney 1340 Poydras, Suite 700; New Orleans, LA 70112-6005ph: 504-822-2414 or 504-571-2820fax: 504-571-2909, 504-571-2846NO EMAIL FOUNDMAYOR OF NEW ORLEANSMayor C. Ray NaginNew Orleans City

Hall; 1300 Perdido Street; New Orleans, LA 70112City Hall Operator: 504-658-4000 web mail: -- Go to main home page, http://www.cityofno.com/-- Click on: “Contact Us” at very bottom of page.-- On Contact Us page, scroll to “Select A Department” drop-down menu.-- Select “Mayor’s Office” and hit “Go.”-- Your browser page will refresh, showing a security code you need to submit comments. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCILSAME STREET ADDRESS FOR ALL:City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street; New Orleans, LA 70112Arnie Fielkow, President -- AFielkow Room 2W40; ph: 504-658-1060; fax: 504-658-1068Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson, Vice President -- jbclarksonRoom 2W50; ph: 504-658-1070; fax: 504-658-1077Shelley Midura, District A -- SMiduraRoom 2W80; ph: 504-658-1010;

fax: 504-658-1016Stacy S. Head, District B -- SHeadRoom 2W10; ph: 504-658 -1020; fax: 504-658-1025James Carter, District C -- JCarterRoom 2W70; ph: 504-658-1030; fax: 504-658-1037Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, District D -- CHMorrellRoom 2W20; ph: 504-658-1040; fax: 504-658-1048Cynthia Willard-Lewis, District E -- CWLewisRoom 2W60; ph: 504-658-1050; fax: 504-658-1058COPY: Louisiana SPCA1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.; New Orleans, Louisiana 70114ph: 504-368-5191; fax: 504-368-3710Ana Zorrilla, chief executive officer: AnaKathryn Destreza, Director of Humane Law Enforcement: Kathryn===========================================================EMAIL BLOCK: All emails found. Some contacts have no available

email.===========================================================sbbass, AFielkow, jbclarkson, SMidura, SHead, JCarter, CHMorrell, CWLewisCc: Ana, KathrynMayor web mail: http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=1 & load=~/Portals/IntelliPort/Modules/ContactUs.ascx & contacttype=message & contactid=0*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee validity of email addresses. During campaigns, recipients may change or disable their email addresses. Emails from government, corporate, or institute websites may be incorrect.===========================================================SAMPLE LETTER -- This letter is prepared to inform you about the issue. Please shorten and personalize your letter before sending.===========================================================New Orleans Police Department, District Attorney, Mayor and City Council:I am shocked by the actions of the New Orleans Police Department in the April 14 shooting death of a dog in his fenced backyard. While canvassing a Lakeview residence after a security alarm accidentally activated, an NOPD officer fired eight bullets into Jax, a 4-year-old Doberman Pinscher still wobbly from recent spinal surgery.A neighbor phoned Dr. Patrick Coleman, who raced home from work to find Jax crumpled in his backyard. Jax's sister Scarlett trembled nearby as Coleman, a dermatologist with prior trauma training,

tried to plug gaping holes in Jax's head. As Coleman administered CPR, officers ordered him to "control" Scarlett. These officers not only failed to assist with life-saving measures, they actually interrupted resuscitation so Coleman could lock Scarlett in an upstairs room. Some officers reportedly laughed as Coleman cradled his bloody dog in a front doorway.Officers at the scene never interviewed Coleman and swiftly confiscated all shell casings. Their diverse accounts of the incident fluctuate from Scarlett lunging to Jax lunging. Veterinarian Rose Lemarie claims the surgery Jax underwent six weeks prior to his death left him incapable of lunging or charging.Please equip New Orleans police officers with the knowledge to neutralize animals perceived as aggressive -- without resorting to lethal force. I encourage NOPD to learn skills to distinguish anxiety, fear, and protective canine behaviors from genuinely

hostile behavior.Jax likely barked or growled as any dog would in reaction to unfamiliar men on his turf. If officers felt threatened, why were no warning shots, chemical sprays, batons, or other deterrents tried first?Furthermore, I call upon Superintendent Reilly to conduct an unbiased internal investigation. I understand no disciplinary actions -- even reassignment to administrative duties or suspension from the force -- have been taken. Clearly, a post-surgical dog known as friendly and docile to family and neighbors did not legitimately endanger armed men. If evidence uncovered during an investigation warrants animal cruelty charges, I urge authorities to arrest and prosecute Jax's killer.In light of the global outrage over post-Katrina dog shootings in St. Bernard Parish streets and schools, it is imperative law enforcers recognize the gravity of animal cruelty crimes and establish a better precedent for

punishing them. ALL offenders, even police officers, must be subject to criminal investigation and penalties commensurate with their actions.An ironic footnote to this tragedy is that Coleman had installed an alarm, in part, to safeguard his companion animals. Instead, a police officer emptied his handgun's clip into one of them. The shooter's vicious reflex suggests an utter lack of judgment in volatile situations.Please inform me of any progress in this very disturbing case.Thank you,===========================================================SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS===========================================================VIDEO/ Police shoot dog in Lakeview backyard http://www.wwltv.com/video/ http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,302619517.aspxDoctor Demands Answers For Dead Dog http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24166327/Controversy over dog shooting escalates http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl041608jbdog.6d2ff0e0.htmlDog Shot By Officer Dies In Owner's Arms http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24126720/Humane Society Of Louisiana http://www.humanela.org/PETITION: New Orleanians for a Pet Savvy Police Force http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/NewOrleaniansforaPet-SavvyPoliceForceHelp us print Kinship Circle literature for nationwide distribution PLEASE DONATE: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/Hard copies cost money and we need your help to pay the printer! Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible.http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/TheViolenceLink.pdf http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/DyingForAHomeUnwantedCompa.pdf http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/fatalfights.pdf...AND MANY MORE FREE DOWNLOADS: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/KINSHIP CIRCLE Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networkinginfo or kinshipcirclehttp://www.KinshipCircle.org * http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/UNSUBSCRIBE:

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