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Kan. mayor shoots 2 dogs after warning he would

Kan. mayor shoots 2 dogs after warning he would
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MCCUNE, Kan. (AP) — A small-town mayor who shot two dogs dead after months of complaints about aggressive dogs turned himself in Wednesday to face criminal charges but said he was just protecting his community.

Don Call was charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of criminal discharge of a firearm. He was released on $3,000 bond.

Call acknowledges he killed the animals Sunday, after being told they were chasing children in his southeast Kansas city of about 400 people. He said he had warned Duane Wahl, whom he believed to be the dogs' owner, that "if he did not want to take care of the dogs, that I was going to shoot them the next time."

"I said that I was through playing this game," Call said.

Records show the Crawford County Sheriff's Department has received four calls since June about Wahl's dogs being aggressive and running loose. The mayor said the city has sent Wahl letters about the dogs.

Wahl told the sheriff's department last month he would get rid of the animals, and he said the dogs shot Sunday were not his.

Call shot the dogs with a rifle while sitting in his vehicle, a sheriff's report said.

Under a city law, dogs running at large are subject to impoundment, and no dogs can be "disposed of until after a minimum of three full business days of custody."

Sheriff Sandy Horton said his department wasn't told the dogs were chasing children. He has said the mayor should have contacted authorities before taking matters into his own hands.

If convicted of felony animal cruelty, Call faces up to a year in jail on each count.

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Shame about that!!!!!

I geuss the dogs had it coming. I would rather see the dog's shot than to maul some innocent child. I hope he doesnt get the book thrown at him.

Maybe we should start doing that to the deadbeat criminals also. That keep getting warned.

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Sounds like the mayor did the right thing. As for the dog owner saying the dogs were not his, that's what most say when the dogs are causing trouble.

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Sure he did the right thing IF.....he shot the right dogs.

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Originally posted by Bill(Chew)
Sounds like the mayor did the right thing. As for the dog owner saying the dogs were not his, that's what most say when the dogs are causing trouble.

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Unfortunate situation

The Mayor did not act responsibly. But unfortunately, irresponsible dog owners are MOSTLY responsible for the increasingly restrictive laws that are increasingly affecting ALL of us with pets.
Seems the Mayor has a short fuse and doesn't have a handle on being a respectable citizen OR elected official.

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I'd probably have done the same thing if I knew all the details.

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I know he probably feels he did the right thing. But, he should have gone through the right channels as any other citizen would have had to do to get the dogs off the streets. We hollar loud when somebody shoots a hound that is not where IT SHOULD be and we want those folks prosecuted, as they should be...Not much difference here as far as I see it, other than he is the Mayor...Bottom line is there are two different sides to the story. He should have followed the lawful procedure on such a problem. He would not be in trouble if he had done what was lawful as HE should have, being the Mayor...JMO

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Originally posted by Dan Reuter
No he did the wrong thing. He should have had the county catch the dogs and wait the required 3 days. He could have just as easily drove up to the dogs and called the authorities to come and get them. Instead he decides to shoot them out of a vehicle, probably in the very town he is the mayor of. He should have filed reports for the prior complaints so that it was documented. Small town mayors like to be heard and if they file complaints through out the system, the way they shoud, then action will happen and this whole mess could have been avoided. He should be charged for discharging a firearm in town as well. Mayors usually are not police officers no matter how important they think they are.

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Records show the police were called 4 times on these dogs chasing kids. So what are you all thinking, number 5 would have been the charm?

Court records showed the dogs running loose and being aggressive. Nothing was said to the police about them chasing kids. SUPPOSEDLY someone told Mayor Itchy Trigger Finger that the dogs were chasing kids. The police were NOT told this information.

He had no business discharging a firearm in a populated area? What if one of those bullets went thru a dog and hit a kid? Then what?

He should be charged. He did not follow the laws of his own town. He's not above them.

McCune mayor turns himself in on three charges
Thursday, February 5, 2009

By Justin Messner
The Fort Scott Tribune

The mayor of McCune, Don Call, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday after a warrant citing three charges was issued by Crawford County Attorney Michael Gayoso.

Calls arrest comes three days after he shot and killed two dogs belonging to Duane Whal from his car. According to Crawford County Sheriff's office, Call shot and killed the two animals after receiving reports they chased two young children.

According to Crawford County Sheriff Sandy Horton, when a deputy arrived on scene, Sunday, he was met by Call. Call then reportedly advised the deputy, he had received a call from Tim and Sandy Gomez, McCune, who said the dogs chased their two children and Sandy.

Call defended his actions Wednesday after being released from custody on $3,000 bond, saying the animals were a consistent danger to the community.

"The dogs have been a real problem," said Call. "If anybody walked by that yard they (dogs) would come out of the yard and chase them down."

Call said repeated attempts at handling the problematic animals went without answer.

"We had called them (police) four times before," he said. "That is what they have in their records anyway. I think it's been more than that. We've written letters to the city and the city itself has written letters to him (Wahl)."

Crawford County Undersheriff Dan Peak said Call's actions were "troubling" and inexcusable whether the dogs posed concerns in the past or not.

"You have to handle these things on a case-by-case basis," said Peak. "No one called us until after the fact.

"It is our belief that at the time the dogs were shot they were not acting aggressively towards Mr. Call." He was acting on a statement he heard from someone else. He shot the dogs from his vehicle and the fact that he discharged his firearm inside the city of McCune is very troubling to us."

Call reportedly left Wahl's home after shooting the animals returning shortly after with a trailer to discard the dogs.

"I didn't just want to leave them lying there in the front yard," he said. "I brought the deputy to where they were."

Call is facing two counts of cruelty to animals and one count of criminal discharge of a fire arm. Gayoso has reportedly chosen to prosecute the two cruelty to animals charges as felonies.

If convicted, Call could face a mandatory 30 days to one year in jail, $500 to $5,000 fine and psychological evaluation for each count of cruelty to animals.

Peak said this case is a prime example of the problems faced by law enforcement if victims do not follow through with complaints.

"If there is action taken, it is going to be from a victim," said Peak. "We have been doing our job, we have responded out there four times. But not one time has there been a victim willing to file a report. We have spoken to him (Wahl) on those times and he has complied with us in those instances."

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He shot the dogs in the mans front yard!

Wow. That mayor needs to no longer be a mayor.

There was a young girl here were I live that got mauled by two dogs. She was put in ICU because of the injuries she received. A Neighbor saw the dogs attacking her and went to get them off of her and they attacked him!! He got away and got a Shotgun and killed them as they were trying to attack again. None of you people can say that you would have not done the same thing if you were in this situation. I believe the Mayor done the right thing because no one else would if the cops had been called four other times about the same dogs. If they was my kids they were chasing I would have done the same thing!!

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so how many times do the cops get called before they do something themselves i would like to know for myself so if i ever have a prob i can put the SOB"S on speed dial last time i checked it was three strikes and your OUT! the mayor should have never been in this position on the first place especially in a small town what else do the cops got to do




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If you read the 2nd article it clearly states that the dogs were NOT acting aggressively towards the "mayor". He sat in his truck and shot them while they were in their own yard. NOW...had the POLICE been given a call by the people the dogs "supposedly" were chasing and the POLICE came out and SAW the dogs acting aggressively towards them then the dogs would of been caught and held PER THE LAW.

Now. The story you're telling is totally different. Apples and oranges my friend. When you are in fear for your life THEN and ONLY THEN can you take matters into your own hands. If one of my kids was being mauled...yes i would of shot the offending dog(s). BUT....this was NOT the case with Mayor Itchy Trigger Finger. The Under sheriff even said what he did was WRONG.

I'm sorry but if a dog is chasing my kids....I'm not going to shoot it. I've dealt with similar situations with strays/aggressive dogs.

If you've got a dog that you know is aggressive towards people, and you still want to keep the dog, then at least make sure precautions are taken to ensure that the dog can't harm anybody. A dog can't chase and harm somebody if it's confined. It says that the owner complied with law enforcement all FOUR times they responded..... SO....what exactly were their requests that he met? Must not have had anything to do with confining the dogs.

I don't think anything gave the mayor the right to take the law into his own hands though. Like Plottluvr said....the dogs didn't do anything to HIM. I know he thought he was protecting the community, but he's the MAYOR, not the POLICE, and he should act as such. And no matter how good of a shot he thinks he is....he could have harmed someone himself shooting at dogs in someone's yard.

And I can't figure out why victims wouldn't file reports.

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THE MAYOR DONE THE RIGHT THING ,,,DOSNT SOUND LIKE THE POLICE WANTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ,,,A DOG WAS IN MY YARD AND GROWLED AT ME AND MY BOY ...I HOLLARED AT THE DOG AND BY THE TM I GOT TO MY GUN THE DOG RAN OFF...I FOLLOWED THE DOG TO ITS HOME AND SHOT THE DOG ON THE GUYS FRONT PORCH,,,,PROBLEM SOVED.....I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR

If you people are stupid enough to believe he shuold have waited for the police to do something and take a chance on these dogs hurting some child threr is something wrong with you.
If the owner had been told and the dogs were still loosethen it is the owners fault.
If there is any chance at all that children might be in danger and they convict this mayor the judge and sheriff should go to jail with him.

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you guys should have seen the TV report on this the first time the guy with the dogs said he was glad because he did not know what to do with them. Then when he fiqured out that he would get this much att. on tv he changed his story and he is a poor victem. This mayor had every right to due this and if you are harboring a mean dog and you dont put it down I will do it for you before it mauls my childern. Also dont belive everything that some dumb reporter says, it is just a way to tell his side of the story.

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THE MAYOR DONE THE RIGHT THING ,,,DOSNT SOUND LIKE THE POLICE WANTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ,,,A DOG WAS IN MY YARD AND GROWLED AT ME AND MY BOY ...I HOLLARED AT THE DOG AND BY THE TM I GOT TO MY GUN THE DOG RAN OFF...I FOLLOWED THE DOG TO ITS HOME AND SHOT THE DOG ON THE GUYS FRONT PORCH,,,,PROBLEM SOVED.....I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR

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The mayor did the wrong thing. He did not act according to the law. Just because he is the mayor does not give him the right to dole out justice when he sees fit.

The police dept have said repeatedly that he was in the wrong. I'm sorry if you all feel the need to walk around town following dogs that growl at you and shoot them in peoples yards. I just hope and pray and NONE of you kill someone with a stray bullet.

I notice you seem to operate on the theory that nobody knows where their bullet is going. Here's to hoping you NEVER go armed.

What the police said is approximately as reliable as what the reporter said which is to say I wouldn't believe either. Cops have always been completely worthless on the front end of a problem. They are strictly reactors and only come in on the back end. Unless of course it growled at them. You wanna guess how long those dogs would have lived then????

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I notice you seem to operate on the theory that nobody knows where their bullet is going. Here's to hoping you NEVER go armed.

What the police said is approximately as reliable as what the reporter said which is to say I wouldn't believe either. Cops have always been completely worthless on the front end of a problem. They are strictly reactors and only come in on the back end. Unless of course it growled at them. You wanna guess how long those dogs would have lived then????

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There was a young girl here were I live that got mauled by two dogs. She was put in ICU because of the injuries she received. A Neighbor saw the dogs attacking her and went to get them off of her and they attacked him!! He got away and got a Shotgun and killed them as they were trying to attack again. None of you people can say that you would have not done the same thing if you were in this situation. I believe the Mayor done the right thing because no one else would if the cops had been called four other times about the same dogs. If they was my kids they were chasing I would have done the same thing!!

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