Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCloser look at Washington police department's frequent use of K9 dogswww.auburn-reporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down15
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkCloser look at Washington police department's frequent use of K9 dogswww.auburn-reporter.comDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoThink about this: If we trained dogs to do exactly what police dogs are trained to do, we would end up in trouble, even if only in civil suits. If our dogs were trained to do what their dogs are trained to do, and did it to them, our dogs would be killed.
minus-squareGot_Bent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoYou could make that argument for pretty much everything cops do. Dogs are but one of many terrorists actions against the civilian population.
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYup, but dogs make the point a lot better than many other issues.
Think about this:
If we trained dogs to do exactly what police dogs are trained to do, we would end up in trouble, even if only in civil suits. If our dogs were trained to do what their dogs are trained to do, and did it to them, our dogs would be killed.
You could make that argument for pretty much everything cops do. Dogs are but one of many terrorists actions against the civilian population.
Yup, but dogs make the point a lot better than many other issues.