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There is nothing wrong with police dogs. Officers assigned to handle the dogs can be problematic though, if they don’t have the discipline to put their prejudices aside.
My friend has a dog... good dog, very quiet and likes to play fetch with his toy. Growls and barks exclusively at black people. His owner is not racist. We think it is because a black guy accidentally stepped on his paw (resulting in no permanent harm) about 12 years ago.
Just saying, dogs can be racist as well.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2003/02/can-dogs-be-racist.html
There are plenty of things wrong with police dogs.
We shouldn’t be comfortable with dogs mauling suspects. No one would be okay with a police officer stopping a suspect by slicing their leg with a machete.
Being able to consistently and adequately issue a command to a police dog is a myth.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/15/mauled-when-police-dogs-are-weapons
I think the dogs leave too much room for fake ass probable cause. They should only be used for maybe bomb scare or smth. Having them deal with everyday citizens? In the current system police are just trying to make money off charges for their bosses. Get rid of the dogs for now. Maybe in the future we can have nice things.