California officer shoots police dog after it bites his hand

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8. Can't fault the officer that was attacked

He had to defend himself with little warning. K-9 vehicles these days typically have mechanisms activated by remote control that will sling the door open if the officer activates a remote control on his belt.

My best guess would be that the remote was inadvertently pressed inside the station causing the door to open in the parking lot. The dog is trained to attack when that door is opened like that, it means his handler is in trouble.

It's neither the dog or the attacked officer's fault, they were following their training. It was either a faulty mechanism, a poorly closed door/window, or the remote got activated.