Time to Cancel Police Dogs, Experts Say

[Judi Lynn]

Police K-9s are “grossly, disproportionately” used against people of colour, inflict gruesome lifelong injuries, and often attack people who have committed minor crimes.
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By Kevin Maimann
July 6, 2021, 6:00am

Last month, the small northern Alberta town of High Prairie lowered its flag to half-mast and a police department posted a touching social media tribute after an Indigenous man was killed during a tragic firefight.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Facebook post and photo collage garnered more than 1,100 shares, 4,200 likes, and hundreds of comments calling the incident “heartbreaking” and offering “love and prayers.”

But none of it was for the 29-year-old man police shot, after chasing him down for outstanding warrants related to unspecified crimes. It was all for a 5-year-old police service dog named Jago, who was also killed during the two-day manhunt during what police called an “exchange of gunfire.”

Police dogs evoke public sympathy and adoration at a time when trust in law enforcement is at a record low.

The four-legged cops are Instagram stars who visit schools and collect fawning comments on police department Facebook pages. Canada’s federal police service even holds contests for kids to name its K-9 recruits. When they die, the dogs are often mourned in elaborate public funerals.

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[empedocles]

1. 'Cancel' ?

[Seems like there may be a better word or phrase]

[sop]

2. "Highly trained" drug-sniffing K9s, used to justify searches when no other probable cause exists,

and typically react only to their handlers' commands rather than the presence of contraband, should not be allowed.

[Dream Girl]

6. Wasn't there a SCTUS ruling about contraband sniffing dogs and contraband?

Get rid of those dogs. They are a anarchism. Fine for search and rescue, but enforcement? No,. Just no. Get rid of them. Cancel Rin Tin Tin!

[WA-03 Democrat]

9. As I stroll past the giant German Shepard

With a bunch of hash...not that I would do that

[Dream Girl]

3. Some DUers would be like that about that dog who what's killed.

All upset about the dog. The guy who was shot in the back? Meh.

[Blue Owl]

4. How about get rid of the racist and abusive cops first

Besides, dogs love having a job to do -- it's in their DNA!

[Dream Girl]

7. I could careless about dogs having fun doing a job. Sheesh.

Racists cops and “racist” dogs go hand in hand. No more K9s in law enforcement. Only search and rescue.

[Phoenix61]

5. Nothing like putting a dangerous weapon in the hands of a really bad person.

“Bob Eden, who has 40 years of dog training experience and worked for decades as a K-9 handler, said the problem lies in unregulated and often woefully inadequate training.”
That the biggest cause of death for police dogs is being left in a hot police car says a lot.

[quickesst]

8. "Cancel Police Dogs"...

Right up there with the brilliance of "Defund The Police". 🤔
If police dogs are canceled, drug smuggling at airports will increase greatly. Locating victims of murder will be hampered, and how many lives have been saved by bomb sniffing police dogs? Improve those aspects of using police dogs that need improving, but cancel?

This article is one of the dumbest, most narrow-minded articles I've read in quite some time.