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McKEES ROCKS, Pa. ? A Pennsylvania councilwoman has accused her borough's lone police dog of racial profiling, leading to calls that the canine be killed.


Dolpho, a 5-year-old German shepherd, can sniff out the difference between marijuana, heroin and cocaine. The dog came from Europe two years ago and is trained in drug detection and patrol.

But councilwoman Wanda Jones Dixon said Dolpho can also tell the difference between blacks and whites, and should be put to sleep.

On Friday, while K-9 officer Schawn Barger wrestled with a drug suspect, he said a quick-release button on his belt was activated, accidentally opening a door to the K-9 wagon.

The dog lunged from the vehicle and bit a 9-year-old boy on the leg instead of the suspect, dragging him for about 20 feet, family members said. The boy is black.

Councilwoman Dixon told the city council she has received six complaints about Dolpho in the past year. Three of the people who complained were involved with drugs. Three others were blacks who believe the dog jumped at or attacked them because of their race.

"I had received complaints from African-Americans saying they believe the dog only attacks African-Americans," councilwoman Dixon said Monday. "I think the dog makes the distinction."

 

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[StageLeft]

Well I suppose a dog could be smart enough to make a racial distinction but I HIGHLY HIGHLY doubt that the police trained it to do so.

 

[sheselectric]

The product of extreme political correctness.

 

[dafatha00]

I'm don't exactly understand how they can train a dog to distinguish one race from the other. Aren't dogs color blind? Unless certain races smell differently than other ones....hmmm

 

[Zebo]

Regaurless if this dog is racist or not (and yes you can train for that) this:

The dog lunged from the vehicle and bit a 9-year-old boy on the leg instead of the suspect, dragging him for about 20 feet, family members said. The boy is black.

should have the dog euthanized in 10 days not becasue of skin color but it's not fi for a police dog when it attacks innocent unprovoked citizens

 

[Cerebus451]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Regaurless if this dog is racist or not (and yes you can train for that) this:

The dog lunged from the vehicle and bit a 9-year-old boy on the leg instead of the suspect, dragging him for about 20 feet, family members said. The boy is black.

should have the dog euthanized in 10 days not becasue of skin color but it's not fi for a police dog when it attacks innocent unprovoked citizens

"We saw the policeman, then the dog, and we all started running in the house," the boy said. "I was the last one to go, and I got bit by the dog when I was on the second step."

"The dog saw movement. There was a lot of noise, a lot of screaming," Barger said. "It was basically just complete chaos, and the dog could not tell who the bad guy was and who the good people were."

The dog is off active duty and they are investigating whether or not to remove it premanently from duty, but it certainly wasn't completely unprovoked. Remember, dogs can sense fear, and when it was accidentally let out everyone started yelling and screaming and running around. Police dogs are not usually meant to be let loose in that kind of environment, so it is not necessarily the dog's fault entirely, but rather the carelessness of the officer in letting the dog loose.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Cerebus451

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Regaurless if this dog is racist or not (and yes you can train for that) this:

The dog lunged from the vehicle and bit a 9-year-old boy on the leg instead of the suspect, dragging him for about 20 feet, family members said. The boy is black.

should have the dog euthanized in 10 days not becasue of skin color but it's not fi for a police dog when it attacks innocent unprovoked citizens

"We saw the policeman, then the dog, and we all started running in the house," the boy said. "I was the last one to go, and I got bit by the dog when I was on the second step."

"The dog saw movement. There was a lot of noise, a lot of screaming," Barger said. "It was basically just complete chaos, and the dog could not tell who the bad guy was and who the good people were."

The dog is off active duty and they are investigating whether or not to remove it premanently from duty, but it certainly wasn't completely unprovoked. Remember, dogs can sense fear, and when it was accidentally let out everyone started yelling and screaming and running around. Police dogs are not usually meant to be let loose in that kind of environment, so it is not necessarily the dog's fault entirely, but rather the carelessness of the officer in letting the dog loose.

"sit" ..."stay" works flawlessly on any police dog I've seen. They pay upwards of $10,000 for these animals for infaliblity and complete obidiance. And there not sopposed to move at all, whether jumping from the SUV or dragging a suspect 20 feet unless comanded to do so. Not sure why they went to Germany for this one. Perhaps for less money but they are getting what they paid for it appears..