An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a highway chase, an official told ABC News on Monday.
Why? The dog did their job right, it was the handler that fucked up. If anything the dog is the least deserving of punishment in this scenario.
I dunno about this situation, but most K-9 units have a specific handler, as it helps form a bond and helps with training. That officer is effectively also his owner, and you can’t jail him without dealing with the dog in some way. Kennels are a default option for that, not dog-jail.
But yeah, the dog was trained to attack, and according to the article, was just not supposed to be released on a surrendering man, so the dog did his job just fine. Depriving the dog of proper care is another consequence we should lay at the officer’s feet.
I know if my dogs attacked someone who wasn’t a threat I’d be fucked.