Disgusting
Just saw the video of the Tennessee dog shooting that’s been in the news and the blogosphere today. [via Jimbo and Jeffrey Cross] In short, it’s disgusting. I’ve got to agree with the comments I’ve read that this cop has no business handling a weapon. Unfortunately, according to the Washington Post, the loser has already been cleared of using excessive force. This was presumably in an impartial independent investigation rushed through to make the news cycle. As a dog bite victim, I’m sypathetic to the fear that can come up when an unknown dog rushes, and as an ex-law enforcement officer I hate second-guessing the decision the man on the scene had to reach in a split second, but such utterly poor decision making, proven on video tape and apparantly being condoned by his department shouldn’t just be brushed aside.
