[Jamestown1630]

I don’t know what he’s been charged with - I haven’t seen the charges delineated.

You seem to be conflating a lot of concerns that aren’t mentioned in the article.

Do you simply believe that police should not use dogs at all?

[gundog]

I’m fine with the police using dogs. But, they are dogs. Trained dogs. Wanna call one “officer?” Fine. Wanna pin medals on it? Fine. But it does not have the judgement required for law enforcement. It should be under tight control, as much as possible. They keep them in small-mesh steel cages in the back of their cars for a reason.

Harming, or attempting to harm a police dog (or any other dog. really) is and ought to be a crime. It’s not the same as harming, or attempting to harm a police officer. however. Can they spay or neuter anyone on the police force? Probably not. (I said ”can,” not “should.”