Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Whitewolf
Many of you will have seen this I'm sure. Personally I think that an over reactive person such as this has no place in any position of responsibility and certainly not anywhere near a firearm. I think that the video speaks for itself.
http://www.local10.com/news/petition-cal...ot-dog/35959324
Thank God it wasn't a kid with a toy gun!
It's an over reaction if judged by the standard of social media.
But that's not a fair standard by which to judge.
You judge based on what the officer knew at the time. Not the "she was a sweet dog, she was curious" claims made by the family.
You should let the investigation run its course. Let the departmental policy be reviewed. Review his training and performance.
And, to keep it fair, how about posting a single video of the several thousand officers injured by aggressive dogs this year?
Or was it your intent to troll and stir up anti-police sentiment?
That is not my intent at all.
Our dogs will often rush outside simply out of excitement and to me that is what this one was doing. When I watch the video I see curiosity and perhaps some small degree of excitement, I see no evidence of any threat type behaviour. I see no justification for the officer's actions.
No I am not anti-police, far from it, but I am against people in such a responsible position exhibiting behaviour such as shown in this example.