SDPD was serving a warrant on the house across the alley from his home at 3am and the dog was barking over a fence when it was killed by one of the highly trained and intelligent SD police officers. The owner was getting dressed to see what the commotion was and when he became unglued about the murder of his dog, he was arrested for, among other things, meth possession. When the cops found out he was a Marine Lt Col, and a highly decorated pilot, they realized their mistake. He was temporarily living in his mothers home who had recently passed away and it was a really crappy neighborhood. He was, of course, released with no charges and the “meth” went back into the pocket of whomever dropped it on the scene.
My point is, allmendream, anyone can be accused of being a meth head, a shortsighted idiot, or a “CRIMINAL, OMG!” whatever. Especially when you are an agent of the government trying to justify excessive force or a simple mistake.
I'm not cheer leading for anyone in the CRIMINALS, OMG! category but calling these people meth heads may demonstrate a lack of critical thinking skills.
Under such circumstances (a struggle at the open door) a good dog is supposed to come to the aid of its owner - and doing so would get it shot. The owner was able to restrain one dog but not the other.
If the police report was at all accurate then this was a case where the Police had little option but to put down the dog - and I give them credit for allowing the owner the opportunity to secure and calm the dogs - unfortunately for one of his dogs he was only able to secure one.
If both dogs ended up dead I would tend to be more inclined to think the Police acted with reckless disregard for the dogs lives. But that wasn't the case.