[ItsTheMediaStupid]

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...

I seem to recall a recent case where a suspect was caught with a dog in the car. They called animal control to take the dog away before they searched the vehicle. Took longer for animal control to come, but at least the dog was alive and the cop, nor anyone else was hurt. From the looks of the video this family was luckey they weren't shot for telling the cops to close the door!

[EBUCK]

That is a great point!!

Bun in their efforts to become more military like a lot of PD's have forgone courtesy in the name of effectiveness.