And this is only a big deal because police are involved. All you cop haters will do anything to stir the pot.
If that ignorant dog owner had started this with a civilian couple with a small child it wouldve even be in discussion.
Young couple with 5yr old girl going for family walk, aggressive black man decides he wants to video tape. Father kindly asks not to record his 5yr old daughter, aggressor gets agitated and violent, dog responds to owners reactions and gets loud and aggressive toward young family. Father tries to protect daughter by restraining dog, but the dog gets worse. Father pulls out his Concealed carry .40 and drops the dog as it lunges for his innocent daughter.
Who's the bad guy in THAT scenario? Protect yourself and those with you. It just happens that the guy protecting himself and his friends is a police officer. So everyone loses their minds and declares he's a pussy and need to be fired
But that's not what happened so let's stay on topic. And the scenario you mention isn't even remotely close to what happened here.