Bel Alton Newtown Road is a horrible road and people drive way too fast on it. There is an old drunk that rides his bicycle on that road every night. I often wonder how he does it. I hope that the Trooper is going to be ok.
I think what the cop did was unnecessary and ignorant. And I also think that it is wrong for him to have gone in someone's backyard where the dog was. This was not an emergency call where he was there to protect or save someone's life. The warrant could have waited until someone was there to...
My guess would be that it wouldn't be especially if you didn't get near him to begin with. I am sure that the dog was barking way before the cop stumbled upon him and within reach of where the dog was tied.