“And dogs get shot when dealers train them to attack the police during a raid. “
No one objects to that. It’s when cocker spaniels,beagles, chihuahuas etc get iced. And no-knock night raids at the wrong address resulting in the death of an innocent home owner are stinkers too. Clean up all this kind of crap, punish the errant cops and then we can talk. Otherwise, police become viewed...rightly or wrongly...as a terrorist force.
Well, police aren’t perfect, and those cases you are referring to are usually done by fed cops (DEA) who don’t know the area they are currently policing, and all are generally going on the info provided by CIs who were so high they can’t remember WHAT house they were at. I have never heard of an ankle-biter being shot, but ANY dog coming at you is considered a threat. Perps, btw, would rather face a cop with a gun than ANY dog.