I understand your concerns and I can see your point of view. Let me put some more spin on it if I may:
The first issue is about animal cruelty, not whether the dog was rabid since the dog wasn’t obviously aggressive and foaming at the mouth. He was friendly and his tail was up wagging indicating “I surrender”!
The second issue is about the LEO killing the dog. It is obvious the LEO was just another Barney Fife who loves to kill defenceless dogs. He hates dogs and he needs to rot in hell!
The third issue is about a cute friendly tail wagging dog who is obviously the victim. The people who called 911 were mistaken about the three friendly tail wagging dogs who only wanted to lick them!
The forth issue is about Justice. Obviously the LEO wasn’t justified in shooting the dog based on the above issues. I’m sure the dog’s owner will seek justice in a court of law. He will sue the police and the people who called 911 for his loss of companionship. Note that his dog ran loose on the streets and would never attack another human being. A representative of PETA will be present to offer the owner support and legal advice. PETA will threaten marches and riots if the LEO is not condemned and fired for his actions.
The fifth issue is about ethnicity. If the dog belonged to a protected species or certain colour, then hate crimes and discrimination become an issue and the DOJ will be notified to look into the incident.
I always like to look at both sides of an issue before coming to a conclusion. Do not take this reply personally.
Your reply was confusing. There is a national campaign by PDs everywhere to eliminate dogs that confront them. Where did that come from?
Where a dog is obviously sick with distemper, the safe and correct thing to do is to shoot the dog. That is the only time that a police officer should shoot a dog, unless the dog has his ankle between it’s jaws and doesn’t want to let go.
While these dogs were loose, were they an actual threat to the policemen who responded? Were these dogs a threat to the people in the car? There are far too many dogs being shot by policemen as the first option. This needs to stop.
I am not good at this, but I may have noticed a touch of sarcasm in your post. If you would care to post a serious reply that is understandable, I would welcome that...