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Originally Posted by Mutant Racer

This one is on the dog owner. You don't lock up dogs in a van and leave them unattended. The window was also open or partially open and cops don't back off or go away, they have to control any scene they are on. A dog lunging at the police is going to get shot. Some simple use of common sense by that owner would have prevented that horrible situation.

While I agree dog shouldn't have been locked in the van....

You said it...."locked in the van"....

Cop had no reason to shoot the dog. The window was partially left open but unless that dog could magically transform into weighing 50lbs less there's no way it gets out of that window.

Little common sense on the cops part could have gone a long way too.