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‘your dealing with a good police officer whos caught a lot of bad breaks, one thats listens to his gut while i do admit i could of made better choices had i got on scene 2-3 minutes ealier my gut said breach with weapons drawn as the perp had fired a weapon which killed a dog i had no way of knowing if the first shot missed or struck our EMT,i have a vest if i get shot i can both potentially survive it as my vest takes the slug and defend myself, a police k9 gets shot and while it might survive the shot it more often then not cannot defend itself afterwards As the impact tends to be at the head or neck, both areas not covered to well by its vest, i had no way of knowing if a probationary deputy would of froze upon my dog making entry or would of followed it as he was stacked on the door and he had already delayed entry once already so i was looking out for everybodys life, including the perps but again due to how things transpired after entry i was forced to shoot,had the perp not been standing over the EMT and not of turned leveling his weapon to chest height,i would not of fired,I could ld not risk a taser induced muscle contraction squeezeing the trigger putting potentally another round in our EMT’ * i sigh this was gonna be a loooong explanation* ‘ during my stint as an FTO and as a supervisior i got familer with all patrol deputys both to see how i could potentially mentor and guide them and so i myself had an idea how in the event Patrol had more new hires then FTO’s i could assist the other FTO’s by having a ride along and how best to train them‘ * another pause and yet more ecplaining* my responsibility as a K9 officer ontop of enforceing the law is to is to employ my K9 in a smart efficient manor on calls as is my responsibility to maintain my uniform my weapon my cruiser and my gear as every part of me represents the entire sheriffs department while on shift,were shiloh countys finest afterall,i dont deny that my dog taser or shotgun were options, im admiting due to the nature of the calls progression, We entered weapons drawn because the offender had just shot an animal and i as the seinor officer felt that an immediate entry would prevent further death, you suggest alternitives a taser ectra i have said numrous times that from my arrivial there was no time for them to be safely employed’ *another pause while i keep my temper and tone in check,IA probably has never walked the street only the station, he also has our policy book memorized to my guess is the letter i needed to remember that,while i try to explain that said policys need to allow flexability* ‘for me to enter with anything but my weapon in this case would be a further risk to life as the suspect was presumed in a defensable location and now pissed off by the failed dog attack i made the call to enter because cops need to head towards gunfire sometimes to save an innocent life’ ‘after we entered and we saw the perp had his back to us,the thought of less lethal crossed my mind but in the seconds it would of taken to draw said option the act would of gotten myself or any other party involved shot as he turned around so fast with his weapon aimed at me as we issued commands and before we can even think to find cover or employ less lethal means he became a direct threat to my life and deputy allen and we fired, if i could of employed a less lethal i would of ,the scene escalated upon my arrival, and like i said had i been able to arrive sooner i could of had a better chance to employ or my k9’ * i take another breath mentally sighing* ‘ i also dont discount the fact the entire situation could of potentially been difused had probationary deputy allen entered the residence and confronted the suspect,but in my past stint as a Field Training Officer for this department and having trained probationary deputys much like him for him to hesitate in this kind of situation is not uncommon some people freeze up,with most there trained out of the habit before a situation like this occurs but as he entered behind me and subsequently shot at a threat when i shot,im confidant he will have my fellow officers backs should this unfortunate situation inwhich said officers are forced to take a life occours again’ * its probably foolish but i want a reaction now even though i doubt he’ll bite* ’ humor me sergeant, how would you handle the incident if you were in my shoes,you roll up to two gunshots after a dog bursts through the fromt door, i mean youve called me out for presumed bad tactics and judgement,what would you of done diffrently,in my eyes your an untrained new hire cause from what ive heard,youve never even been on the streets,from judicial services to IA,so howed i exercise bad tactics and judgement, have you ever had to take as you put it certain risks, if i werent a K9 officer would you of rather i order the probationary deputy to enter without being able to cover him immediately therefor risking an officer down situation?’ * i finish the statement locking eyecontact with him*