Nope. One reason I recommend against tying a dog up unsupervised is precisely because you put them at the mercy of morons who feel free to do entirely unjustified things to them.
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You answered a statement that was not mine, but the answer is the same.
I agree. Tying a dog puts them at the mercy of.....blah, blah, blah.....
But this was a police officer. A big pu$$y to boot. Which has nothing to do with the owner tying the dog.
Police officers, dog fighters looking for training aids, wild animals, cruel neighborhood kids, extreme heat, lightning, etc. it doesn't matter. If you tie your dog up in the yard and leave, you subject it to threats. Nowhere did I say what the deputy did was justified; it wasn't. Similarly, if I leave my car parked in a bad part of town with the doors unlocked and the keys in the ignition, that doesn't justify somebody stealing it, but that doesn't mean I was as diligent or responsible as I probably should have been. In that regard it has quite a bit to do with her leaving her dog tied outside.