Letter: People who respect the law have nothing to worry about

I am an animal lover. As a matter of fact, we took in two stray dogs several years ago. They stay outside. When strangers come in the yard, they start barking, which must be considered some type of aggressive behavior because the mail carrier had enough sense not to want to get out of the car.

On Feb. 7, the R&L reported that the dog that was shot and killed by the sheriff’s deputy was barking but was not displaying aggressive behavior. I disagree and consider barking aggressive behavior.

If a law officer comes to my house and kills my dog or dogs, I would be upset. But if illegal activity is going on at my residence, what is the deputy to think? How does he know the dog would not have jumped on him, bit him or knocked him down, giving others in the house the opportunity to grab his gun and shoot and kill him?

I do not think the deputy overreacted but did what he thought was best and what he was trained to do. To all of you who are always knocking law enforcement, you need to watch the segment at the end of the show "America’s Most Wanted" and see all the officers who are killed in the line of duty.

To respond to Stephen Moore’s comment on Feb. 19 — "Who will protect us from the law?" — people who are not breaking the law do not need to be protected from it.

Cindy Milan
Harmony