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.
“...but ANY dog coming at you is considered a threat..!”
Oh really? Better get over that! Are they taught to be robots at the academy? No discretionary or judgement sense whatsover? ANY dog?