As a matter of *unofficial* policy, many police departments routinely kill dogs, even small ones, on general principles. Their logic is that they figure that the most a dog owner can recover in court is $500, which they won’t get if there is *any* reason, including just police testimony, that they felt “threatened”, even by a Dachshund.
This is part of the also unofficial policy of “sue us”, when the police screw up. They smash down the wrong door and roust the people inside, there is no apology, just instructions to sue the city or agency. In any event, there are no repercussions to the police department or its officers directly.
It's just an, "We kick your ass, and kill your dogs because we have big-gov behind us" attitude.
” In any event, there are no repercussions to the police department or its officers directly.”
There seriously needs to be. They have no perosnal stake in the matter. The lawsuits need to go straight to them and let them pay out of their personal bank accounts for the rest of their lives. I don’t think a cop would screw up if his personal checking account was dinged for every penny the guy makes for the rest of his life.
Yep, this doesn’t have anything to do with drugs, unlike what most of the dopeheads on here are yacking about. It happens ALL the time when cops are called to a house, for any reason.