The frequency of these events are disturbing.
Good thing it was not his 3 year old child waving a plastic bat.
If this is accurate, then at least in Austin, it’s unofficial policy to shoot dogs:
A friend of mine had an APD detective play guitar in his band for about a year. The detective told him the cops are trained to shoot any dog that “gets in the way.” It’s an unofficial policy that is part of the SWAT training. So these cops know they can shoot first and ask questions later and the department will back them up. When APD claims they have no “official” policy for handling dogs in these situations, it is the truth. They only have an “unofficial” policy and that is shoot the dog first, apologize later (if you feel like it). People who think this is no big deal would probably sing a different tune if it was their dog.
(Taken from one of the comments here: http://www.kvue.com/news/Public-outrage-building-up-over-Austin-Police-Officer-who-fatally-shot-a-dog-147681755.html )
Clearly heat has to be placed on the Mayors, because the Police don't care.