When officers are in stressful situations they're just like the rest of us -- they're on edge, they're nervous, they don't know what's about to happen and sometimes react to a perceived threat before getting a chance to fully evaluate things.
Yes, but stressful situations in general tend to reveal, in those exposed to potential danger, the degree of experience as well as the severity of dumb-assedness involved.
To be fair, carjacking deserves a radical response, but most cops are ill-equipped, not trained, and/or unwilling to deal with uncooperative animals. In this case, the dumbass had a shotgun in his hands when the pooch came wagging up to him. When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
Yes, but stressful situations in general tend to reveal, in those exposed to potential danger, the degree of experience as well as the severity of dumb-assedness involved.
To be fair, carjacking deserves a radical response, but most cops are ill-equipped, not trained, and/or unwilling to deal with uncooperative animals. In this case, the dumbass had a shotgun in his hands when the pooch came wagging up to him. When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.