Police defend shooting of dogs and Taser use in East London

Police defend shooting of dogs and Taser use in East London

The Metropolitan Police have defended their actions in an incident in which two dogs were shot dead and a man was Tasered. The force said it was called to reports of a woman being attacked by a dog in Commercial Road, Poplar, east London. Footage on social media showed a man holding two dogs on nearby Limehouse Cut before he was Tasered and the dogs shot.

The police said the aggressive behavior of the dogs posed a significant threat to them. One video showed a group of officers approaching the man and the dogs as he appears to walk away from them. The police can be heard trying to persuade the man to surrender the dogs. The situation appears to become increasingly heated before the two dogs were shot.

What is your opinion on the police using a Taser and shooting the dogs?