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Unfortunately, the response of SWAT teams comes from the experience of raids on violent criminal types that keep dangerous dogs (or dogs trained by idiots to be dangerous) in the house or yard to attack any stranger. The criminals believe this may give them time to escape.

So, SWAT teams developed a policy of shoot first, see if dog is friendly later.

This, absolutely, is no excuse. First, this man was not a hardcore,violent criminal. Second, you can tell if a dog is going to attack you, usually by the fact the dog has your leg in it's mouth.

These SWAT team guys are pushing the line, shooting the dog, in case the suspect doesn't give them a chance to do any other shooting. They like to keep in practice.

The question is how do we get control of this type of situation?

I think we have to go back to the source of the problem. Some say criminals are more violent today. BALONEY!

You should have lived back in the frontier days, or the gold rush days.

Society is not nearly as violent as it used to be. The violence is concentrated , mostly, in certain areas.

So, what is the source, what is the answer?

The answer is in our justice system. We have lost the only thing that prevents most crimes. That is respect for the law and authority.

What I mean by this is not the mindless sheeple attitude of "laws good, obey laws,hmmmmmm". It is the knowledge that If I commit CRIME "A", I WILL GET PUNISHMENT "A".

It used to be that if a gang of youngsters broke into a house, raped and killed the family, stole or damaged everything, they would be subject to the highest penalty. Today, we have watered down our punishment.

Doctor Spock said don't spank you kids, and the COURTS don't give out punishment related to the crime. Society wants abeyance from the responsibility for improper raising of the children, and gets it by being soft on criminals.

Get the courts to ensure the punishment fits the crime, and you will see violent crime rates start to lower.