Why can’t the resident control his dog in the first place, especially when one knows a stranger is going to show up?
Maybe because the owner had just been robbed, was about 40 yards away waiting for the law to arrive. And maybe needed to be alerted?? I don’t know, that’s just crazy me thinking out loud.
This happened in my neck of the woods, so I have been following this story pretty closely. The deputy stated he had been bit by a dog a couple of years back and didn’t intend to be bitten again. He was jumpy about dogs. Since he was on what was in essence, an administrative call, not a “crime in progress” call...he could have absolutely waited in the car until the owner got there. The owner was honking his tractor horn to let the deputy know he was coming. He was within range of the house.
Rural areas differ greatly from urban areas as I’m sure you know. The deputy was a new hire and has admitted he was poorly trained...or at least copped (no pun intended) that plea as an excuse.
The deputy needed to be fired. He was a Barney Fife wannabe, imo. I have no problem with LEO. They provide a valuable service with little appreciation and low pay (especially around here). But once this type of thing starts, it’s downhill all the way. It needed to be nipped in the bud.
Because he and the dog have work to do? Because he would expect a visitor to refrain from destroying his property? Because most people are not cowardly brutes with low impulse control like the donut gobbler?