New spin on Man bites dog -- Dog bites cop, cop shoots dog

The stories that usually make news day-to-day fall under an old phrase man bites dog. Well, today read the spin on that, "Dog bites cop - Cop shoots dog." dailynews

The story has elicited a few reader comments. One woman named, Crystal, writes:

As always, pepper spray should have been tried first. I highly doubt this Labrador/Rottie mix bit that idiot hard enough to cause any damage. This cop just isn't capable of thinking before reacting. They were in a poor/minority neighborhood, so what do you expect from them?

Another reader, calling him or herself, oH sHuD UP aLREADY, counters:

And how exactly do you know that pepper spray was not used? Right, the racist behind every tree hysteria rear its foolish head again. BTW, what would you do if a rottie mix was attacking you?....Cry about racism and suggest useless measures to repel the attack, whilst the dog locks onto your hand........

A third reader calling him or herself, Just a thought, writes:

Why was the dog out? Was it sent out to Attack? Keep your dogs on a leash because unleashed dogs are a threat to life and lethal force Can and Will be used.

Thank you for reading. Glad to see the story is getting read. And I enjoy the debate. Because of the ongoing investigation, I wasn't able to get a whole lot more than what I wrote today, but stay tuned.