Excellent point.
If the cop will lie about this, what else will he lie about?
And he is lying while knowing there is dashcam proof.
Let one of us lie to a cop and all hell breaks loose.
Guess he thinks this will just blow over.
We shall see.
I think most cops lie routinely. I’ve seen them in court lie to the judge with a straight face about the facts of cases, presumably because they feel justified lying if that is what it takes to get a conviction. If they see that as part of their job, to lie under oath, then why wouldn’t they lie on their reports, to cover themselves, or in any other circumstance?
It will. Cops almost never experience any significant personal consequences for killing a person. Killing a dog hardly makes a blip on the radar.