All officers on all calls to people’s homes should be required to take dogs with them so that they will be able to exercise their union contract rights to shoot someone without having to kill a human being. Police departments should have a regular arrangement with Animal Control. All citizens who are able to should keep at least one dog in the home for the same reason.It is better for beloved Rover to take a bullet than Aunt Claire.
I have postulated for years that police coming to a private citizens door should do so unarmed and in suits, not uniform.
Some might consider this dangerous for the police, but that is what they get payed for, not offing helpless citizens.