With all the mailmen, meter readers, cable guys, Fedex deliveries, flower deliveries, and landscapers, why is it only the cops who feel threatened when a dog growls?
Shooting a dog should be a career-ending act.
-PJ
There was a short story (science fiction) written a few decades ago. A space veteran was observed to not wear his gun. When asked why he explained. One day he was investigating an abandoned alien starship and had to go past a strange form of life. On his way in he managed to negotiate a passage. On his way out he was short on time, tired, and he had a gun... he killed the creature instead of trying to remain on good terms. Since then he doesn't carry a gun.
This story, of course, is just a story. In some cases a gun is needed to deal with creatures (human or otherwise) that are not rational. However even then often it is preferrable to step back and think. Having a hand on the gun does not facilitate critical thinking; everything around the officer suddenly looks like a target.
Indeed. How likely is it for a 14-year-old family pet to kill a LEO? Not likely.
So why are they allowed to use deadly force against people’s pets?
For God’s Sake, you LEOs should wear that dog-training sleeve on house calls.
That would be enough to save your precious skin from getting a nip, and the campaign that you appear to be waging to make everyone HATE YOUR BLEEDING GUTS would end immediately.
If you ever kill a pet of mine, you will never hear the end of it. I am a stubborn old bat.