08-16-2012, 10:56 AM
I know someone is going to say that they should have waited for animal control blah blah blah... but let's remember that there was an unconscious/unresponsive HUMAN laying on the ground. Waiting while someone may be in medical crisis could be fatal.
While the pit bull may have just been trying to protect its owner, it was actually preventing anyone from helping. Then it became aggressive - as they are well known to do - and became a danger to everyone on a public street.
Good decision by the officer to take the dog down and eliminate the threat.
However, what I find interesting is that after the threat was removed, no one tended to the man for at least the five minutes of the video that you can still see him. In fact it appears someone is trying to restrain the dog with a collar rod while the man continues to lay catatonic on the sidewalk. If I have any criticism, it is that.
While the pit bull may have just been trying to protect its owner, it was actually preventing anyone from helping. Then it became aggressive - as they are well known to do - and became a danger to everyone on a public street.
Good decision by the officer to take the dog down and eliminate the threat.
However, what I find interesting is that after the threat was removed, no one tended to the man for at least the five minutes of the video that you can still see him. In fact it appears someone is trying to restrain the dog with a collar rod while the man continues to lay catatonic on the sidewalk. If I have any criticism, it is that.