Cop Thomas Griffin Got Away with Murdering Cisco the Dog

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It’s been almost a year since Austin Police Department Cop murdered the gentle 50 pound Australian Cattle Dog named Cisco.  The outrage is over, the news stories have stopped, the Facebook page is silent, the Justice for Cisco website is “under construction” and the authorities have declared that Thomas Griffin and the APD will suffer no consequences at all for Grffin’s unconscionable behavior.

Thomas Griffin faced no criminal charges and no civil liability and he is free to murder again.  He didn’t even have to stand trial.

If you missed the story (or have forgotten it), I can summarize it for you with 100% accuracy because the 911 recording and the police dash-cam video of the murder leave nothing to speculation.  I’ve included the links below so you check them out too.

On April 14, 2012 a busybody named Tiffany was driving around and called 911 to report an Unarmed Hispanic male with salt and pepper hair in a navy shirt was “coming after” his girlfriend.  Tiffany got bored less than a minute into the call and hung up, but then 911 called her back and by then she couldn’t be bothered to give them the correct address.

Cop Thomas Griffin showed up (at the wrong house) and when Michael Paxton, a white male, with dark hair in a white shirt came out, Griffin  pulled a gun on him and ordered him to show his hands.   Two seconds after he ordered Paxton to “show his hands” he then yelled “Get your dog,” and 1/4th of a second later he shot and killed Cisco.  Cisco was did not jump at him or touch him at all.

Before we continue, I want to make it VERY FUCKING CLEAR that when I wrote, “two seconds after he ordered Paxton to show his hands” I meant TWO FUCKING SECONDS.  And when I said “1/4th of a second after he yelled, ‘Get your dog’ he shot Cisco, I meant that too.  Watch the video from the dash-cam (below) and you’ll see that  at 14 seconds he yells, “Show me your hands” and at 16 seconds he yells “Get your dog!” and 1/4th of a second after that he murders Cisco.  I am not exaggerating.  He gave Paxton 1/4th of a second to comply with his conflicting orders before murdering the man’s dog.

ONE FOURTH OF A FUCKING SECOND.  Probably less time than it took you to read it.  This was 17 seconds after he pulled up to the house!


To sum is up, the cop was at the wrong address,  completely forgot the description of the suspect, drew his gun on an unarmed man who was complying with his commands, and then shot his non-threatening dog 1/4th of a second after commanding the man (who he’d just told less than 2 seconds earlier to show his hands) to “Get your dog!”

But it got worse.  Then Thomas Griffin berated Paxton and shouted at him that it was his fault it happened, because he should have had his dog on a leash.  Cisco was IN HIS FUCKING BACKYARD AT HIS HOUSE!!!

When Grffin’s supervisor arrived he lied about the events; he said he had been going door to door listening (when he actually killed Cisco 17 seconds after he pulled up) and told her the dog was lunging at him and was going to bite him.  And several times he referred to shooting Cisco as “popping” him, showing absolutely no remorse or respect.  The guy is incompetent, brutal, stupid and an asshole.

So what’s the bottom line today, 10 months later?  The public has forgotten, the corrupt Austin Police Department let it drop, and the justice system completely failed Cisco.  It’s over.  There were no consequences for the cop or the police.  Nothing will change at all.

So if you live in Austin Texas (and likely some other jurisdictions too), think about how the police can come to your home and kill your pets at any time.   Hell, they may even send Thomas Griffin to do it.   And a year later, nobody will even remember or care.

No Justice for Cisco.

Dash-cam of Grffin Murdering Cisco: http://youtu.be/VUzpNDSLHPY

Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForCisco?fref=ts

One of the better news articles: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/austin-police-chief-calls-radio-show-apologizes-man-dog-shot-responding-wrong-house-article-1.1063552

Tiffany’s 911 call: http://digitaltexan.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/austin-dog-shooting.mp3

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    • Ada on July 6, 2013 at 3:25 am

    The Texas police and legal system disgusts me more and more every day. it’s ridicilous, out of control, constantly harming the ones it should be protecting. We all make mistakes, even police, but this officer used his gun irresponsibly and then LIED without a hint of remorse and did everything in his power to avoid responsibility.

    Shame on Thomas Griffin and thank god for social media. I’m glad this story and Griffins name got out and I hope this publicity and shame will follow him for the rest of his career and life and serve as the punishment the state refused to carry out.

    • California Gal on November 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    This is a horrible tragedy. Pets are very special, many people have a huge emotional bond with their pet. Because pets are so innocent and love so unconditionally, I have personally greived more over the loss of a pet than I did over the loss of a human relationship. It should be a crime to murder someones pet. Geez, any dog will bark at you in their own yard. My dogs bark at me when I come home, because they are happy to see me. This was clearly a case of the officer over reacting. I agree with Ada, shame on Thomas Griffin. I hope any prospective employer or anyone doing an internet search on Thomas Griffin from Austin finds this post and discovers that he had difficulty determining an actual threat situation and probably should not be carrying a gun. Its is just lucky that Michael Paxton did not run to his comfort his dying dog and also get shot.

    • Terrorist With Badges on February 23, 2015 at 4:08 pm

    People need to stand together, attack these useless killer cops, don’t just stand there, everyone charge them and beat them to death or shoot them immediately. Fuck them and their badges, they breathe the same air as you or I. Why do these cops get to live and kill again? The entire country knows cops never get punished, so isn’t it about time the people…who vastly outnumber them….take control? Find out where these assholes live and take them. Use them as you see fit. Abuse them, torture them, they will do it to you without blinking.

    • John Turner on March 3, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    black; bad. black with power; worse.

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