The LEO responded to the call, and instead of knocking on the poor guy's front door like he should have, he walked around back into the yard, startled both the guy and his dog, and then started shooting. After killing the dog and threatening the guy, it suddenly dawns on the LEO that he may have the wrong address and he then panics----"Do you have a girl friend?!?!?!?"
After the coming to the ugly realization that he has screwed up big time, the LEO then tries to cover his arse, first by berating the homeowner about leashes and "controlling your dog," and then accusing the dog of threatening him. The LEO then tried to lie about it when his buddy arrived on the scene. I would like to see the rest of the cam footage to see what was said once the supervisor finally arrived.
Yeah, this story needed to go viral and the Austin police department deserves every bit of criticism that is being heaped upon it this week.
Stuff like this is leading lots of law-abiding Americans, myself included, to develop a deep and abiding mistrust of the police. My driving drill now dictates exiting the roadway as soon as I can when one is behind me. Why take the chance that they will find a pretext to pull me over and harass me? I definitely would not call them for any reason short of mayhem.