[RobRoy]

>>If they are out of control enough to shoot a police dog, they are out of control enough to shoot a fellow officer or a bystander.<<

Patently false. If a dog is between you and the perp, it is the moral equivalent of a houseplant if you shoot "through" it.

Not so with a human being, made in the image of God.

They are not remotely the same thing.

[AdamSelene235]

a dog is between you and the perp, it is the moral equivalent of a houseplant if you shoot "through" it.

I've left houseplants in a hot car to die. Not quite the same as a dog in my book.

[ambrose]

I just heard the "Twilight Zone" theme music playing in the background as I read your post.

[Lion Den Dan]

Not so with a human being, made in the image of God.

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You are nuts. Slap a dog with a sandal and die--- this is not America. Put a police dog in my face and you, the dog and bystanders will not greet the next sunrise. I am not a fellon and will not be in the verbal altercation.

[Rik0Shay]

Agreed.

[Gunslingr3]

Not so with a human being, made in the image of God.

That was the target, a man made in the image of God, who favored government verboten plants.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I see what you are saying, however do you know what the penalty is for killing a K-9?

[1L]

If a dog is between you and the perp, it is the moral equivalent of a houseplant if you shoot "through" it.

It's your IQ that's the equivilent of a house plant. There's no reason to "shoot through" a dog. If the dog is close enough to the perp that your gunfire would hit the dog, you need to wait and let the dog do its job first. Fire only when necessary (there's no reason YOU can't move back) and only after the dog has failed. Otherwise, there is no reason to use the dog in the first place. While I'm sure there have been innocent friendly fire incidents that have wounded and killed police dogs, I would hope that te officers responding -- K-9 or otherwise -- would treat the dog as a fellow officer at best, and a tool at worst, but something much more deserving than getting killed for expediancy.

I believe this is by far the stupidest comment I've ever read on FR, and I've been here quite a while.

[Oztrich Boy]

Patently false. If a dog is between you and the perp, it is the moral equivalent of a houseplant if you shoot "through" it.

You are wrong. This particular dog was the "moral equivilent" of a police officer. Which made it superior to a mere "human being, made in the image of God."