In Los Angeles, a woman was celebrating the Knicks’ victory in the NBA when a neighbour called the police about the noise… 20 cops showed up and shot her dog, a “dangerous” Golden Doodle, when she opened the door to her home.
In Los Angeles, a woman was celebrating the Knicks’ victory in the NBA when a neighbour called the police about the noise… 20 cops showed up and shot her dog, a “dangerous” Golden Doodle, when she opened the door to her home.
I largely agree with your points. My city government saw this and tried to break off just a single responsibility away from cops (transporting homeless people to a shelter) and give it to specially trained social workers. But the police union immediately began crying because they thought it could potentially lead to reduced police budgets in the future and they got the Republican state legislature to pass laws protecting the full scope of police responsibility.
Also in my personal experience with cops I know IRL, they love using their guns and look for every opportunity to use one. Shooting innocent dogs is a perk to them.
This was the entire premise of Defund the Police, and we all saw how that played out. You can’t take responsibilities away from cops just because they’re bad at it, they’ll fight you tooth and nail and conservative media will gladly take their side and lie about it.