Man videotapes Salt Lake City police after officer shot his dog

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@madopal

Also, maybe the police should be training with the USPS. They seem to not only have to engage with threatening dogs, but they manage to do their jobs and never have to open fire. Retreating from delivery is rarely an option for them, either.

Well said!

Thanks for your research on officer fatalities from dog bites (and complications thereof)

@madopal

Maybe if police had proportional fear, they’d shoot the cars they see, as I’m sure they’re more likely to die in a car accident than be killed by a dog.

From a vigorous discussion in an earlier BoingBoing thread, it would appear that about 1/3 of police fatal accidents stem from “interactions” with “violators” and by extension, that about 2/3 of all police deaths are due to transportation incidents.

So, yes, far more likely to be killed in a car accident than killed by a dog.