[MAexile]

If it were ‘just safety’ and ‘fear’ then the dogs would have all been German Shepherds, Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, etc. But they are not always that.

I'm wondering if shooting the dog first has become part of standard police training, but in typical government fashion, they got it wrong. Instead of shoot the pit bull, it's shoot anything that's furry and had four legs.

[Gaffer]

I don’t know, but if a cop told me he ‘feared for his life’ when he’d just shot a Dachshund or similar I’d sue him in civil court for actual damages and treble (punitive) damages.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

In ‘Bourne Identity’ Bourne knew an Assassin was on the property because the kids couldn’t find the dog...