He failed to control the dog properly and should be fired for that. But, he didn't intentionally turn the dog loose on him.
The attacks on this guy are similar to the ones BLM and the left uses and it's resulting in good cops being reluctant to do remain in the force and do proactive police work. And, that has resulted in exploding crimes, which I sure has hell don't want here in Ohio.
It’s a real mess. I saw that police dog video. It looked to me like the dog was released. But I didn’t look very carefully. So I will accept your conclusion that the dog just got away from his handler.
But here’s the thing. The are literally hundreds of cell phone videos of cops deliberately (and casually) harassing people of all colors. I saw a video the other day of a white deputy who pulled over a black driver. Why? Because the black guy was going 65 in a 70 mph zone. That’s just what the deputy said. Crazy, and disgusting.
Here’s another. An old semi-blind white vet is walking on a public sidewalk. He has a foldable cane in his back pocket. Cops stop him, thinking the cane is a gun. Then they see it’s not a gun. No matter. The cops continued to harass the old man. The old man didn’t want to ID. And he didn’t have to, as there was no crime. He just wanted to be left alone. The cops took him to jail.
Now, combine that with the harassment good cops get when they make less than perfect decisions under stressful conditions. This too is very common.
I really don’t see how all this is going to get any better.
“”””But, he didn’t intentionally turn the dog loose on him.”””
Why do you say that? Even the Highway Patrol yelling at him not to release the dog couldn’t stop him from bringing in the dog and setting him on the man.
The article title uses the word “unleashing”, watch the video.
Best punishment is to find a similar dog that hates cops and turn the thing loose on him to inflict similar damage to him as his dog did to the black guy.