Hi, im from England.
Our police do not carry guns apart from from a special arms unit, we are trying very hard to not go down the same way the USA has. We feel that if the Police carry guns then every criminal will feel they have to, and then normal people will arm themselves. And then we have a gun culture that you have struggled with for years and years to contain and perhaps never will.
If a dog can help keep our police safe, then im well up for it! And no, a dogs life is not worth the same as a persons.
Try telling that to the 3 children of a police lady that has just been shot and killed over here.
We dont have american style 'shoot outs', well we do, but very few. The chances of a dog been shot is very very slim indeed. Infact, id suggest that perhaps none have been shot this year.
If dogs going in first stops our police carrying guns and saves a few lives, then i completely agree with it. A couple of dead dogs IMO is a minor price to pay for keeping American gun culture off our streets.
Sorry if that sounds a bit anti-american, but there are alot of things wrong with your culture, as there is in ours,
and there are certain things I do not want my kids to experience. MacDonalds, yes. Been shot by a ten year old over a mobile phone, NO!