[carton253]

No, that's your assumption. He said he ordered the dog to stop and when it didn't... he shot it to death. A dog coming toward you and barking is different than an attacking dog, and as a cop you should know the difference.

My word... I bet you would have defended the North Carolina trooper who shot the 4 month old kitten because he was terrified for his life.

[Brookhaven]

No, that’s your assumption. He said he ordered the dog to stop and when it didn’t... he shot it to death.

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Aren’t you making the assumption here? You are assuming the officer did not think the dog was attacking?

In fact, neither of us know what the officer was thinking at that exact moment. But what is the more logical assumption:

(1) The officer thought the dog was attacking him, so he shot the dog in self defense.

(2) The officer did not think the dog was attacking him, so he shot the dog for fun.