[mc10]

you are right except when you view the video you will see that the dog wasn't even in the *slightest* way threatening the fool...i am a former resident of cookeville(i am ashamed to admit) and know the chief of police...he is probably even more stupid than the cop who shot this VERY SMALL DOG

[Mo1]

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[EBUCK]

OK, just to play devils advocate here...

You are the cop, you are arresting a family for carjacking/robery (??????) and then a dog appears to be charging you. Could be a young pitt-bull (I own a pitt-bull and he's the best dog I've ever had but a lot of folks have bought into the pittbull from hell hype) and your afeard for your ankles....you've been trained to shoot threatening animals so you shoot.

Now you feel bad but how could the situation have been avoided? He should have closed the car door but I imagine that training and procedure have made the officer immune to please from the accused...