So a break-in happened a few houses down from my girlfriend's parents house, and the police were going around asking the neighbors if they saw anything. They got to my gf's parents, and knocked on the door. Gf's mom opens the door and greets the officer, and while they are talking, the family dog manages to escape. The dog (Buster) got out onto the porch and was growling at the cop, and the cop decided to go right up to Buster and try to grab him. Buster nipped the cop on the ankle and backed off. Cop swears, takes a step back, pulls out his pistol, and in what is clearly an act of revenge and absolutely not self-defense, shoots Buster three times, killing him.
Cop goes to hospital, plays it up like the wound (which I was told barely broke the skin) was a huge thing. The family, hysterical and wrecked (major animal lovers), file a formal complaint with the police department. The police department, I'm guessing to strengthen their case in case they get sued, FINE the family a bunch of money for "out of control animal" AND charge them for the hospital bill despite the wound not requiring stitches or anything more than a fucking band-aid.
Buster, the 9 year old Australian Shepard, was a friendly family dog. Great with kids, loved people, and was protective of his property from strangers. He was absolutely NOT any sort of menace. There wasn't a mean bone in his body.
And people wonder why I hate the police as much as I do.
