Person running at you with a knife/gun = threat. Big dog, maybe threat. Anything smaller than that, and a well placed kick to the head/torso is enough to get them to back the fuck off.
For this reason, the officer should be charged with manslaughter, not outright murder.
This is the reason why we need decent, strong, MEN to be police officers, and not women and boys. Strong men can handle most shit without resorting to their guns, be it other drunk men, or dogs. Weak boys and women cannot physically overpower most things, and must resort to lethal force.
Agreed, but that isn't how police officers are trained. They're trained to escalate usage of force based on the threat. Dogs have long, sharp, teeth and a potentially bone-crushing bite depending on the size of the dog. They aren't trained to slug it out, but that is an option. They are more likely to utilize lethal force against a dog.
> That isn't how police officers are trained.
I believe you, and I think that's part of the problem. Police should be trained to be able to do that. If you're too small or weak to overpower an average [criminal] man, then you shouldn't be able to be a police officer.
That said, I haven't been personally involved in a dog attack. I just don't think that if you had the appropriate equipment and training a dog attack would represent a lethal threat unless it's some 50kg Rottweiler monster.
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