Police DOG Suspended Over Charges Of RACISM [Racist Dog Alert?]

AP ^ | 2/4/04

[11th Earl of Mar]

Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while investigators try to determine whether the animal has something against black children.

The dog, a German shepherd named Dolpho, was cleared two years ago of attacking a child because he was black. But Dolpho was removed from duty on Monday after biting another black child.

Dolpho attacked a 14-year-old black girl on Jan. 28 during a crime-prevention demonstration at a school but did not break the youngster's skin. The girl's parents said a white student petted the dog without incident before he attacked their daughter.

In 2002, town officials ordered a two-month investigation to determine if Dolpho was singling out blacks while on patrol after the dog escaped from police vehicle and bit a 9-year-old black boy playing nearby. The dog was taken off duty, retrained for two months and returned to the force.

City Councilwoman Wanda Jones Dixon, who is black, complained about the dog in 2002 and renewed her request that the animal be retired from the police force or put to sleep.

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[EggsAckley]

Oh dear.........

[GulliverSwift]

[Johnny_Cipher]

Do obedience schools even offer sensitivity training?

[.cnI redruM]

What do you expect from a German Shepherd? (Just kidding)

[WL-law]

I had a dog that I had to give away last year -- because he was hostile -- ONLY -- to black people.
It was starting to cause quite a problem and a potential liability.

[scarface367]

What are they going to do, send the dog to sensitivity training?

[dwd1]

Aren't dogs colorblind?

[Joe 6-pack]

I'll bet the dog drives a pickup with a confederate flag....

[LibWhacker]

Maybe he's just a sexist.

[FITZ]

Aren't German Shephards mostly black dogs?

[11th Earl of Mar]

What do you expect from a German Shepherd?

LOL!!!

"Here, Adolph!"

[mhking]

Yet another double-barrelled (B/C & JD!) MegaPing...

[Polonius]

Who knew the racist animal skit on "Chappelle's Show" was a documentary.

[Ragirl]

Here's a pic of the racist bigot dog.

[Rebelbase]

It works both ways. I do a lot of work in minority neighbohroods and the dogs there are a lot meaner to me than in the predominantly white areas.

[SJackson]

Thank you, this is one of your best.

[Arpege92]

"I had a dog that I had to give away last year -- because he was hostile -- ONLY -- to black people."

I've heard of stories like that. I've also seen this situation in reverse....a dog that has problems with white people. My advice...stay away from the dog.