Does anyone on here realize that all state and local agencies in the US that EMPLOY POLICE DOGS (yes, EMPLOY, a canine handler receives a salary commiserate to the training and welfare of the dog under his care...) grant them the same protection and rights as human LEOs? And that police dogs carry BADGES, just like LEOs? That their handlers consider them LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS? And that a police dog injured in the line of duty is considered AN OFFICER DOWN?
Some of your Gaffers can froth all you want to about this situation, but the honest truth of the matter is this. If the perp is swinging or threatening to swing anything with sufficient man-killing force behind it, a canine handler is NOT SENDING IN THE FUCKING DOG SO THAT HE/SHE CAN GET THEMSELVES KILLED. He will restrain the animal and respond as any normal LEO would to protect himself, his PARTNER, and his fellow officers.... IN THAT ORDER. The dog is there to assist in takedowns against an assailant where the threat of bodily harm (both the humans AND dogs) is considered minimal.
So... yes. The dogs life is actually worth more than a coked-up dusthead pissed off voilent criminal human being. Go cry about it elsewhere.
Have you actually seem an attack dog? I have 3 pittbulls, 2 of then trained as guards. I have a big house and the only thing burglars around here respect is an angry dog.
Any attack, guard or police dog that couldn't take that guy down is not only being trained by inept handlers but not fit for service at all.
The first thing an attack dog goes for is the arm/hand of the suspect. They're trained to incapacitate, not kill so they are not trained to go to the neck, head.
There's no excuse for the officer holding the dog. He should have unleashed him, that's what they're trained for and believe me as soon as a dog like that is set upon you there's no way you're not turning your attention towards him and walking away unscathed. If you're not holding a knife or a handgun there's almost zero chance that you will be able to seriously injure a trained dog. And even if you do, he won't release you until he's commanded or dead.
And I said it before, the dude in question was not a coked -up dusthead criminal. He was a guy having a nervous breakdown by witnesses account.
The sole point in police dogs is to first engage in situations dangerous to the officers, second to disarm and subdue suspects/criminals without killing then.
If you're going to be worrying about if your dog is going to be injured when he's taken into action there's no point in wasting money to train then.
And I say that as a dog person. Besides my pittbulls I have 2 mini pinchers at home.
AS I previously posted, a guy was shot and HIT 27 times and his brother 19 times by a stronger round from state troopers
And the two still managed to kill 2 of the troopers, while NOT on drugs
Go and tell the two dead officers families they shot too much.
Most people dont really know how bullets work, other than you shoot them and people say 'AAAgh' and fall over when they hit like in the movies
Yet they feel they know exactly how many it takes, based on fiction
So this is the norm now? Everyone takes 20, 30 shots to be taken down? It's funny because a gaffer who served in the US army has seem first hand, right in front of him the effects that a 9.mm gunshot has on a person and everyone defending the amount of shots seem to ignore his testimonial.
If he didn't want to be killed he shouldn't have acted like such a scumbag. Just another useless piece of trash off this earth.
This kind of post pisses me off. Read the whole fucking story before you give your 2 cents.
I love how people that weren't there and have no training in law enforcement (or the law, period) try to analyze these situations as if they would have handled the situation so much better.
What kind of law enforcement training do you, or anyone defending the officers have, to be claiming that the situation was handled adequately?
