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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
I did watch the video. The officer knocks on the door. It opens a small crack and the officer leans in to see around the door/speak to whoever opened the door. A dog that is waist-tall on the officer bursts out barking furiously going straight for the officer. The officer starts backpedaling as he draws his gun. The dog gets to and stays within close melee distance of the officer until stopped by the bullets. Then the door opens the rest of the way and a lady comes out.
Watching it...and thinking about being put in the same situation, I honestly can't say I wouldn't have reacted differently.
Is it an 'ideal' ending? Not a chance. Is it understandable? Yes.
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Sounds more intense than the article describes.
I still don't give any leeway to an officer using his weapon on anything that isnt a wild (IE from the woods) animal without actually being attacked. Be on guard, have the person call/control the dog, if the dog begins attacking you to the point that you have to shoot it in order to stop it, fine. It should be last resort. If a dog is shot and the person shooting it doesn't have a single mark from the dog, there's a problem.