You forgot to mention Girl Scouts selling cookies door to door. Somehow they manage to “make it back to their families.” (Perhaps, when an “aggressive” Golden Retriever threatens, they drop a box of Samoas as a diversion and run like hell?)

I delivered for UPS for a number of years, and I never saw even one ‘savage monster Golden’ like you described. Yes, I ran into a territorial Golden or 2, but – being Goldens – they were *polite* about it, and never came close to attacking/biting me. My experience with that breed was the same as everyone else’s: they’re sweetie pies. Are you sure you weren’t dealing with abused/inbred Goldies? Now, **Basenjis**, OTOH…..

Oh, and for any cops out there, I never shot even one dog – and _still_ “made it home to my family every day”. You candyass psycho pussies.

Safety is an important consideration in any job. But when safety carries a higher priority than getting the job done, there’s a problem. If that job is essential to the survival of our civilization, that’s a really serious problem. Police work is dangerous. Cowards need not apply. Far too many do.

Chock full of comedy …

Money quote: The federal agency found that the excessive force used by officers results from bureau “deficiences in policy, training and supervision” that have been in place for a long time.

Money quote 2: “We all agree this bureau and this community can improve the way we serve Portland’s vulnerable population,” Reese said.
He added, “What we’re talking about today is about process and systems, not about police officers…They’re not the ones to blame. I support them.”

So the problems occur not by police actions, but by mysterious forces? How can there be accountability if no one is to blame? How can you support evil, unless you’re evil?

They are not armed. Most even lack pepper spray or mace. When confronted by a dog, they retreat. That is what the dog wants, because they are in its territory.

I think the proliferation of police shooting of dogs has several root causes:

1) The police are obviously hiring too many sadists, thugs, psychos and bullies. WHO else would do such terrible things as shoot harmless pets, beat and otherwise abuse compliant, handcuffed prisoners, and routinely lie their heads off on the witness stand?

2) Rank intimidation of the civilian population.

3) Immutable mantra of going home “safely” at the end of their shift.
And,

4) NO CONSEQUENCES for police shooting of pets.

I am usually petting most any animal in the yard after two minutes.

From the witness’ account, we find the cause – the taunting by the officer. This isn’t rocket science, and the police chief ought to be fired with the officer for total incompetence. But having lived right next door in Alma, I can vouch for the fact that competence and law enforcement do not mix well up yonder. I speak from experience.

Cops shoot dogs because they can get away with it, and always do.

The dog was shot at least twice and died at a veterinarian’s office….”

If it ran in front of his cruiser, how did it try to bite him? Through the window? Why didn’t he just leave it alone or call animal control?

Seven shots with two hits? Guess it’s hard to hit a dog that’s running for it’s life.

Police blamed the victims of bad stadium design– the story gets straightened out 30 years later.

“O, that Burgers!” ™

Not just their chain of command. Since 9/11, cops (and firemen) can’t be criticized in any way because they are “first responders”. To quibble with that characterization of cops is seen as somehow pissing on the graves of those 9/11 first responders.

When I suggested to our attorney that the home-invasion model for search warrant executions must surely be illegal when investigating a non-violent crime, and when the cops know the residents have no record of crime or violence of any kind, he said, “But if you were married to a cop, wouldn’t you want him to come home safe at night?”

That’s the defense attorney! So, not just their chain of command. It is much worse than that.

…and golden retrievers are some of the most viciously territorial creatures I ever encountered. I didn’t realize their mouth could open that wide or that it had that many teeth in it…definitely the scariest looking of the dogs that came after me.

Anyone who has at least passing experience with animals will be able to see through their nonsense. Eventually that has to erode their credibility when trying to establish probable cause for a stop or guilt of an infraction (like assaulting an officer or resisting arrest).

Of course, in many cases the veracity of police testimony is written into law. When I lived in Georgia the only way to challenge a speeding ticket was to ask if the officer was trained, his instruments properly calibrated or if the location he was observing was too steep. Even if you had video proof that he was wrong (or lying) you could not introduce such evidence. A dishonest or unreliable officer was legally unpossible. Don’t know if they’ve changed that since. (if so, they probably expanded the treatment to more areas rather than eliminating the practice)