Jackson wasn’t shot because he shot the dog, he shot at the officers. Aulf gave his life for his fellow officers, by deflecting the shooter’s attention and aim to himself.
One of the main purposes of a police dog is to reduce injury or loss of human life by sacrificing their own. This is why they are accorded officer status. They earn it.
Because he pulled his hand out when the officers demanded...and it held a gun.
From where we sit, we cannot say that he did that in a threatening way, but releasing a dog on him is definitely an assault on him.
If Mr. Jackson was threatening the officers, then it makes sense to release the dog. I just think we can't assume that 100%...else we give license to authorities to attack citizens at will.
Because the police would never release dogs on innocent citizens, would they?
As others here have correctly pointed out, dogs can never be real LEOs. To claim so is specious at best.
I’ve been looking for convictions under statutes that support that fallacy and am yet to find them.