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To: bootless
Why did two bomb sniffing dogs alert? Or did the media get it wrong?
148 posted on 09/13/2002 9:31:21 PM PDT by MissAmericanPie
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To: MissAmericanPie
Why did two bomb sniffing dogs alert? Or did the media get it wrong?

I don't know the answer to that. I've been away from the computer for part of the day, and am now trying to catch up on some editing. Sorry...

156 posted on 09/13/2002 9:34:55 PM PDT by bootless
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To: MissAmericanPie
Why did two bomb sniffing dogs alert? Or did the media get it wrong?

Miss. Pie, the bomb sniffing dogs alerted because that's what the authorities wanted them to do. When denied permission to search the car, they had to have an excuse, so they call the dogs. The dogs will "alert" on any damn thing the handler tells them to alert on. It's BS - purely a way to say they had probable cause to search the car.

If they ever want to search your bags or your car or your house or your person, they will get the dogs, and they will indicate that you have whatever contraband is necessary to permit a more thorough search.

Just keep this in mind - watch for all the news stories you see where a dog alerted for the presence of explosives and there is nothing there. They have close to 100% false-positive failure rate.

203 posted on 09/13/2002 10:13:00 PM PDT by clamboat
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