The roommates claim officers unnecessarily shot their pet dog, a boxer mix named Hennessey, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized.
I, like most Americans, have been around dogs my entire life. There are definitely times when I’ve felt uneasy or outright threatened by a dog and I’ve been bit a few times, I was once dragged off my bicycle by a dog attacking me, and yet I don’t have the urge to shoot them
I have borderline traumatic experiences with dogs and I don’t want to shoot them.
So when I see cops shooting them, it boils my blood. This should be a constitutional violation, this should result in a felony charge unless the officer can prove they were in imminent danger of being mauled to death.
I understand that dog attacks happen and then can be pretty brutal sometimes, but when 99% of cop shooting dogs are in non dangerous situations, it makes you really wonder if these people should be walking around with guns
