1) The dog shouldn’t be biting head and face.
2) The dog did not respond to the officer’s commands to let go and return to his side. He had to pull the dog off.
3) The officer claims he was delayed in pulling the dog off because he had no cover officer, but that cover officer was there, his body cam filmed the incident.
This badly trained dog is still working.
Re: 21 - Thanks for making those points.
There was a local K-9 deputy a few years ago. Nice guy who suddenly passed away 10-12 years ago. His dog seemed to have a temperament problem. Growled at kids, people walking by, etc. There were complaints about it, as it nipped at someone. After the dog got a replacement K-9 deputy and he worked with the dog, it was like night and day - the dog was not growling at kids, or people just walking by. Still did his work well. He was retired a few year ago and ai believe is still alive.
If these points are true, then the officer can be — and I think should be — held civilly liable for his unleashed, uncontrolled vicious dog attacking an unarmed person (we’re not talking about a felony here), just as you and I would be held liable.