I attribute most of these cases to affirmative action hires who have never owned or been around dogs.
When they see a black lab running at them they see a black bear charging. Most of us people with even a little dog knowledge would just take a knee and enjoy the lick fest.
I think the police academies should add a few hours of basic dog knowledge.
I had a Black Lab many years ago. Gentlest dog on God’s Green Earth, big as he was he was a puppy dog at heart.
He got sick and I had to put him down.
Broke my heart. Miss the old boy every day.