California Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Reduce Use of Police Dogs

State lawmakers are considering a bill that, depending which side you’re on, would either promote social justice, or take away a critically-important tool of law enforcement. Terry McSweeney reports.

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[eugeneamparo]

How about criminals quit breaking the law?

[orwellknew]

Criminals could all use a good dogging

[davidb.]

If this bill puts the public in danger and gives criminals more leverage and freedom, then it will probably pass with ease.

[jeffreylandon]

The writer of this bill says people are getting bitten by dogs ..boo whoo.. I thought they were Would Be Criminals innocent before being proven guilty....Obey the law then there would not be a dog biting your ass..common sense for some of us for the rest.. Boo Whoo

[pattytanco]

Big mistakes to stop the canine program, like defunding!

[Kenneth_]

“End K9 Force” is like BLM protests all over again great

[morganbudreau]

Dogs don’t know if the person is black. You’re basically punishing the dogs for the police officers actions. Dogs work better than guns for one reason: an officer can call the dog back to them if they think that they’re going to far, whereas a gun is a deadly weapon that You cannot turn back once you fired the bullet.

[oldguyofarizona]

Wait, I thought the social workers solved all this? I wonder how the statistics cited line up by the ethnicity of those who commit violent crimes or do we not want to talk about that?

[middleguy]

Yes keep taking away tools of law enforcement. We see how defunding went.

[emeraldninjalink]

This is a bad situation. K9s are so helpful in serious situations, such as chases or trying to find a suspect. And if the dog bites them, the criminal most likely deserves it or the criminal wasn’t responding and the officers need to get them in custody. If you lessen the use of k9s, then there will be more criminals getting away.

[ronswansonsdog]

First cancel the teacher’s right to suspend a student for defiance in the class. Next, cancel the shoplifting laws. Next, cancel the K9s. What’s next?

[FaarookeHill]

I mean seriously? so it's not the dog that's the issue. It's the handler.

[dontcare]

Pass the bill cops should not be aloud to abuse their power with the dog.

[notyourfetish]

This gives an opportunity for a lot of those dogs to find a home, to be loved and to serve and protect. Don't use your fear of certain animals as a means to control people. It's really disgusting behavior, get over it. Sometimes you need to take a dive straight into your fears to get over them. Do everyone a favor and don't start attacking animals 🤙🏻