A family pet, an innocent bystander, is shot dead by cops.

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23. Interesting.... and a polarized

I agree with your first statement because I know dog breeding. But the second statement is pretty far from the truth. Dogs are not rather stupid. Just like people there are many different intelligence levels and many have physical and mental talents that humans can't match.

Dogs are not rather stupid animals, some dogs are stupid because they have been bred wrongly by stupid people. Some have been taught by stupid people.

As far as PBs are concerned, they are a genetic mess and no matter how nice they are, there is a seed of aggression that no owner with a closed argument would be able to see coming. But the problem with them is purely the fact that they are a twisted genetic disgrace which is the fault of cavalier attitudes of human breeding. No, they won't last long.

Never the less, killing the dog by the police may or may not have been justified. A lot depends on the threat, and a pit bull can easily break bones and is relentless to the death if they feel attacked.