Restrain your dogs
Even police dogs. A 15 year old girl was attacked by a police dog during a police sponsored gun safety presentation.
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December 12th, 2011 at 11:07 am
and next week we will cover dog safey folks. . . . be sure to tune in you won’t wanna miss it. . .
December 12th, 2011 at 11:20 am
Never, ever, EVER let your kids near a police dog.
They’re trained to attack, and your kid is just another target.
And if, God forbid, one of these dogs attacks your kid and you shoot the dog — prepare for the reaming of your life (assuming the cop doesn’t shoot you dead right then and there). You WILL get arrested, and you may even be charged for “assaulting a police officer” (the dog, that is).
The safest thing to do is to just stay the hell away from them.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:24 am
Actually, the dog was restrained – locked in the officer’s vehicle.
The officer left it locked in the car, like he’s supposed to. The problem was a hardware failure that he couldn’t be expected to anticipate, plus (possibly) someone stupid enough to open the door and let it out.
I don’t think you can blame the officer for this one. If someone opened the door, they do have some responsibility, but I also wonder if the door mechanism didn’t trigger when the fuse blew and open on its own – in which case there’s no one to blame.
December 12th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Hmmm….anyone ever seen self opening doors on a sport ute? I ain’t buying it.
Only 2 options here, the door was never close properly, or someone opened the door. Either way, this is very much the cops responsibility.
Think this through…If ANY vehicle door could open because of a fuse failure, then the liability for the manufacturer would be HUGE. “I was just driving down the highway, and that fuse failed, and the door popped open and 2 of my kids done fell right outta the car!” or “I was just driving down the highway, and that fuse failed and the door popped open and those sacks of nails fell out and all those cars behind me got them in their tires and crashed!” Ain’t happening that way, folks!!!!
This is being fogged over. Someone screwed up, more than likely the cop by leaving the door open, or by not locking it properly, (and then someone else opend the door) period.
December 12th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
If my dog got out and bit someone due to a fence manufacturing defect my dog would still be put down… If someone else let my dog out and it bit someone my dog would still be put down…
If a police dog gets out and bites someone it is someone elses fault and the dog is a hero anyhow so it does not matter if it bit someone…
December 12th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Bill –
The fuse failure would mean the door never locked. IE the door locking relay didn’t fire to cause the door lock to engage.
The lock itself is still a mechanical device. Just as it has been for a very long time. In this case the officer hit the door locks and it probably didn’t actually lock that door.
Then some passerby probably went… who would leave this dog locked up in a car and opened the door.
The officer should have verified the door was locked. Not the manufacturer. What are they going to do, leave fuses out so the car can burn down?
December 13th, 2011 at 11:25 am
I haven’t seen it, but I have heard of it before in this very context. It’s apparently an aftermarket system designed specifically for police K9 vehicles.
Seriously, we’re living in an era where I could walk into a Best Buy today and walk out with the ability to start my car by remote control for $160 – installation included – and you doubt that a remote door opening system for special-use police cars exists? Heck, minivans have had the factory option for the rear hatch and the sliding doors to open by remote for years.
If someone lets an attack dog out, and it bites someone, it shouldn’t be put down just for that reason. The dog is only doing what it’s trained to do.
Of course you’re right about one thing – it shouldn’t matter whether it’s a police dog or your attack dog. The rules should be the same for both. Period.
December 14th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
K9 cars in my area have a automatic opening door, the cop has a remote that opens the door.