Circleville K9 Bites Black Man

[KG1]

There seemed to be a general lack of communication between the two groups pf officers. The K9 officer went charging up to the suspect barking orders at him which conflicted with the ones the troopers had already been giving him. He didn't give the guy much of a chance to process what was going on either. It was like 30 seconds from the time the dog was out of the vehicle until he was released

While it certainly added to the confusion, I think I would have paid heed to the K-9 officer's command to get on the ground who was closest to me with an intimidating K-9 chomping at the bit. He did choose to get on his knees but it was after the dog was released and everything was set into motion. Again, by that time it's too late.

 

[Sigblitz]

I'd be VERY careful pulling a gun out whilst surrounded by a bunch of police. IT MIGHT NOT GO WELL... In Indiana, research IC 35-41-3-2, it could support such an action, depending on the circumstances.

I don't think he was talking about shooting the dog, but another level of force.

 

[Denny347]

I don't think he was talking about shooting the dog, but another level of force.

That will go even worse

 

[Sigblitz]

That will go even worse

I read it as shooting someone instead of sending the dog.

 

[Sigblitz]

Good morning KG1.
if it is okay to sic your dog on a guy in this situation, is it also okay to shoot him? how different would the situational requirements be?

 

[Expat]

I read it as shooting someone instead of sending the dog.

That was what I was asking. What is the different criterion for using a dog vs. shooting them or as someone else mentioned using a taser on them.

 

[Sigblitz]

It depends. Has the dog ate yet?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Haven't caught up on the thread, but now that the officer is up for termination, how far have the goal posts been moved by the "he'll just say..." etc crowd?

 

[KLB]

 

[Sigblitz]

Reprimand the officer to wherever it leads, charge the driver for his crimes, prepare for the lawsuit.

If what he did is wrong, he should have been reprimanded. If he didn't, he shouldn't have been terminated. The optics say he was wrong and cleared.

 

[Sigblitz]

Reprimand the officer to wherever it leads

By this, I meant review it, see if it was good or bad or terrible, let the chips fall where they fall. Turns out they did review it and called it good. It went viral and they fired him instead of standing behind him. It smells like, yeah, we covered for you but now you have to go. We can't defend that.

Or, as someone mentioned, they may have been trying to prevent a protest.