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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
So an agiated dog, showing signs of attacking the officers arresting his owner is not ok to shoot?
Would it be ok for the officer to shoot a person coming at them with a knife? That is what I compare the dog to, and I think the officer was justified in their action.
Sucks for the dog, but this situation could have been pretty bad if action wasn't taken.
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I would compare it to something different.. more along the lines of someone jumping in to defend someone who is being attacked by a gang. In fact, the only justifiable action I see is the dog attacking the police officers in defense of his owner.
Police detain someone for no legitimate reason, creating the dangerous situation.
Be it because he had loud music playing or because he was recording the police, they had no right to detain or arrest him.
The guy doesn't resist, but they still decide to manhandle him.
Dog jumps out of the car to defend his owner from being attacked.
Had it been a legitimate arrest (perhaps if he had been doing something against the law), then I could see the shooting of the dog being in a grey area, but given that there was no reason (as near as I can tell) for them to arrest him, then I'll continue to put the blame for the situation on the police officer.