I train 100+ lb GSD's. I can say with much certainty, MOST people simply do not understand canine mentality or behavior, including this d-bag cop...
True, but is that the fault of the average person, or the dog owner? Realizing what you realize about the average person not knowing much.
If a 100+ pound dog approaches me with an aggressive posture, I’m willing to shoot the thing. Damn getting bit or mauled by a friggin dog. I love dogs but I love myself more.
I saw my Dad put a bullet into the ground safely in front of an aggressive acting mastiff one morning when it approached him, growling and barking on our front porch. The dog ran and we never saw it again. He didn’t want to kill it and I don’t blame him, but what if it had been someone other than my Dad? We will never know.