I quite agree. However, many police departments now have an unofficial policy of killing dogs, in that the most it will cost the department is $300, while in insures that the officer is “dominant” in the situation, and is a form of “pre-punishment” against those who may not be otherwise arrested.
That it is emotionally devastating to many people is not a big concern. This attitude has become so widespread that people are starting to push back, to force the police by policy to not just casually kill dogs.
There is a big problem, however, with people who hold their dog in such affection that for it to be killed incites them to homicide, which can get them sent to prison for many years. So it is important to remember that, no matter how much you love your dog, it is just a dog.
Get bent. I am old enough now that the threat of prison doesn’t bother me, been there done that. Here in commifornia I would die of natural causes before I would get the needle. Any body hurts or kills one of my family members and that includes my dogs is going to get justice in kind. I don’t care if it’s a cop a crook or a priest. They had better live every moment like it’s their last because I will come and they will die! My dogs are better people than 99.99% of the scumbag so called human beings in this world.
Ironically, I think I have more respect for my dog than I do for you.