Originally Posted by
TheMoneyShot
Probably people aren't going to like my viewpoint on this... but this is how I see the video...
You apparently have a hostage situation in the background. As a cop... I'm sure your emotions are above the NORM... maybe an itchy trigger finger to boot? But you're trained to respond a certain way. Unfortunately, after the black man was arrested... majority of the cops backs were turned. You hear a dog's bark from a car... but you figure the dog is safely secure inside the car (for the time being.) Suddenly, you hear people behind you screaming.. "Hey look out." "Dog is loose" All this commotion. The cops spin around and notice the dog approaching the scene. I'm not defending the officers... I'm trying to put my feet in his shoes for a second... Dog continues to bark and only wants to protect his owner. The officer should of never grabbed the leash. Of course... easy for me to say. But what else was he suppose to do? As a trained officer... your last resort is your weapon... but again.. I use the word "unfortunately" because... the dog kind of snapped when the officer reached... and then he decided to fire. You take away the "hostage situation" and the cops mindset is just on controlling a dog... I think you have a better result to this story.