you gotta remember that cops are *constantly* targeted by propaganda by their own departments telling them that their lives are in constant danger, that the failure to act could get them killed, that they are warriors, etc, etc.
one effect of this is that cops kill about 25 to 30 dogs a day in the united states, because *any* dog is seen as a potential threat. your home gets invaded, your dog barks, *boom*.
"While there have been no officer deaths from a dog attack in the last 70 years, according to the “Officer Down Memorial” website, officers shooting at dogs have killed many innocent bystanders and dog owners."
" In 2016, a Los Angeles Police Department officer shot and killed a dog on a crowded boardwalk, with the bullet passing through the dog and into a passing cyclist. Shortly after that, in Los Angeles County, a sheriff’s deputy killed a 17-year-old when he meant to shoot a dog"
