[EBUCK]

Watching the video brought me around a little to the cops side...and if you don't know me you should know that this is extremely rare...

That dog made a bee line for him. He's trained to shoot dogs should they pose even the slightest threat. Trained that way because the police are becoming militarized.

[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

[per loin]

That dog made a bee line for him.

You must have seen a different video than I did. In the one I saw, the small, tail wagging dog circles off to the right.

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Bee line:

shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. ``A bee line for the brig.'' --Kane.

[Wonder Warthog]

"He's trained to shoot dogs should they pose even the slightest threat."

Well, maybe it is time to re-evaluate and eliminate that training. Brain-dead cops are getting to be just as big a threat to peace and freedom as brain-dead public school teachers.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

Watching the video brought me around a little to the cops side...and if you don't know me you should know that this is extremely rare...

So the cops were not negligent when they let the dog loose in the first place?

[BabsC]

I understand the dog was used to playing a game with a light and was going toward the light the cop was holding.
The whole situation could have been avoided if the cops were still trained to protect and serve instead of the "us" against "them" attitudes.

[realpatriot71]

Watching the video brought me around a little to the cops side...and if you don't know me you should know that this is extremely rare...

Rare indeed - how big of a dog was it?