“By that logic my poodle, Staffordshire, and Tabby are fair game because I enjoy their company and/or might be cultivating radishes...or just “because”.”
No, because having company or cultivating radishes is not illegal and is not subject to police raids.
You may not like it, but growing pot is illegal, and if you do it, why keep your animals around, subject to a drug raid? Go it alone.
If you are growing radishes, I wouldn’t say you are deliberately making your pet (or child) live the “thug life” with all of its hazards.
Suppose you took your dog with you to rob banks. Should I feel sorry for you when your dog gets shot? I’ll feel sorry for the dog.
There is nothing in the report that supports that - the guy spent two days in lockup and I don't see that happening in a case where shots were fired and police were endangered!
Just from experience, decades of it, I'll trust the average pit bull and fear the average police officer whenever there might be a blind choice to be made.
You've created a scenario beyond the given or known facts and that scenario justifies your prejudice.
If anywhere in the reportage I'd have been told that a stash, or plants, were found within the range of the dogs, or if there was any indication that the "confined" and "shot from behind" reports were untrue;
I would sadly have to give the cops a 50/50.
But that isn't the case, ergo likely unjustified killing of a domestic animal belonging go another person - or murder of a non human family member.