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Oh, dear God.

I could only read a little of it.

This was a cop killing his OWN dog:

Cockfield, 55, was originally charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and a felony count of a killing a police dog, which could have cost him his law enforcement certificate.

But Thursday, prosecutors conceded that they had not proved Cockfield intended to kill Duke when he kicked him during an ill-fated training session.

At Hartman’s request, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Antonio Arzola tossed out the felony charge, but allowed the lesser count to stand.

Miami-Dade prosecutor Isis Perez said in closing arguments that Cockfield viciously and fatally kicked the Belgian Malinois during an “obedience control” session at the department’s training bureau.

Frustrated with Duke for barking and not obeying commands, she said, Cockfield lifted the dog up by his leash, choking him, and then delivered a series of swift kicks.

The dog yelped and died of a disruption to his heart rhythm, Perez said. She downplayed Hartman’s contention that Duke posed a threat to Cockfield. Several officers who testified against Cockfield did, too.

“Not one single witness who sat here said that Duke was attacking him,” Perez told jurors Friday.

But Hartman argued the case was a “freak training accident,” and that Cockfield was simply defending himself from an overaggressive, dangerous dog. His methods were standard training for K-9 officers, he said.

[”lifted the dog up by his leash, choking him, and then delivered a series of swift kicks” is “standard training for K-9 officers”?!?]