Well, he won't have to order him to "play dead".

In Albany, Georgia, a six foot tall three hundred pound Probation Officer shot and killed a twelve pound Jack Russell terrier [Patches] because he was in fear of his life. You see the vicious twelve pound doggie [Patches] approached him barking and did not comply when given verbal commands to "get back". Maybe he should have just ordered the doggie [Patches] to "sit!".

I'm not sure which is stupider. That he gave verbal commands to a dog and expected it to comply, or that he admitted to it in his statement. His employers should can him for no reason other than the embarrassment he's brought to the department.

H/T to Uncle.