[Sans-Culotte]

Yeah, like the officer whose ankle was in the dog's mouth.

His ankle belonged in the dog's mouth. The cop essentially burglarized the home and the dog did his job.

[nobamanomore]

I can’t fault the dog. Let’s try to answer this one. I was walking home from the bar, at least partially intoxicated, break into the wrong house, the dog bites me, I pull out a gun and shoot him. Would I be in trouble? Is a drunken fool held to a higher standard of common sense than an on-duty policeman, then?

[UCANSEE2]

The cop essentially burglarized the home and the dog did his job.

True. But if the dog was biting through your ankle and you were licensed to carry a gun, (even though you had just made a mistake), would you shoot the dog to save your leg or life ?