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.

  • frustratedphagocytosis@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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.