[Junior_G]

I would assume the police issued the suspect orders to show his hands, or something else before releasing the dog, but I don’t know. However, I can’t condemn anyone for instinctively shooting an animal coming after them.

Are you kidding? Even when the dog is a police dog? It would make about as much sense to "instinctively" start shooting when a cop pulls you over.

[Starwolf]

If a civilian orders a dog to attack, its a felony, if you defend yourself against a police dog who is ordered to attack you, its also a felony. SOmehow that just doesn’t play right for me.

[muawiyah]

It’s a dog. You can paint him blue but he’s still a dog. Nothing more than that. We tolerate dogs in our camps, but we don’t worship them. They are not gods.

[monday]

“Are you kidding? Even when the dog is a police dog? It would make about as much sense to “instinctively” start shooting when a cop pulls you over.”

Nominate for stupidest post on the thread. Police officers rarely bite, police dogs on the other hand, usually do.