A police officer in Filer, Idaho explained the incident to a colleague minutes after it happened: "I get out to talk to the people, two dogs come around me, one of them's growling and snarling. I kick it. It comes back around, now it's growling and snarling. I kick it again. Then it lunges at me, I'm like, fuck you. So, I just shot it."

He doesn't sound broken up.

Yes, Officer Tarek Hassani exited his car on a quiet suburban street, kicked a black labrador twice, shot the dog, and left it to die in a snowy driveway. And then?

He issued its angry, upset owner a $100 ticket for having it off-leash.

If you have a strong stomach, skip to the 13.50 mark in this video to judge his actions for yourself:

Did he have to shoot that dog to prevent himself from getting bitten? I don't think so. The police officer didn't do everything wrong. He promptly notifies a supervisor about what happened, apologizes to dog's owner, and documents everything. But at the very least, he is clueless about how to handle himself around animals.

Based on the video, it seems to me that he kicked one of the dogs before it was snarling. After two kicks, little surprise that the dog barked at him when he angrily stepped onto the property where it lived. The officer had ample opportunity to get back in his car.