A few weeks ago, ome of my neighbors had their dog get off it's chain somehow. The dog is an American Boxer, which is NOT a small dog. But he is not a vicious dog either. When I came home from work, it was raining and I tried to catch him for about 10 minuets. Once when I grabbed his collar, he put his jaws on me, more in a playful way than anything, but it startled me, so I let him go. An hour later, another neighbor, who knows the dog owner better than I do, came home and tried to catch the dog. No luck. I even tried to luer him in with some sausage. Finally, some jackass down the street called PMO to catch the dog. The PMO dogcatcher couldn't catch him, but I finally did after he boxed himself in in a fenced in yard.
What pissed me off about the PMO guy was that he told my neighbor, who happened to be in his car, TO HIT THE DOG!!! Well, needless to say I chewed his ass for it, ant the owner changed the latch on his collar t oa locking ring, instead of the carbiner that was on there.
The dog, who is named Smokey, plays with the kids when they are out and is VERY friedly, but he "looks" mean, as doo all boxers.
So, to make my point, if this cop shot the dog JUST because it was in his yard, and he KNEW it belonged to his neighbor, he should be put on trial. However, if the dog was, or had a history of being a threat, then he was doing his civic duty, to serve and protect.