http://youtu.be/VLFv-8nzcOc

Either this handler had problems during training, and nobody cared, or they did this on purpose?

Looked like the dog lunged and caught the handler offguard.

Police dogs are not always taught the same self-control that sport dogs are. Old school police trainers don't want to inhibit drive by layering over too much obedience. Many police dogs also do not get taught to out; they have to be manually removed from the bite.

Watching the small clip, it looks to me that maybe the handler got distracted for a split second (maybe by the car coming towards him) and that second happened to coincide the "bad guy" elevating his chest as if to get up. The dog could have seen this as an attempt to flee.

Watch the extended version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_867180915&feature=iv&src_vid=VLFv-8nzcOc&v=qBuQS0pdQYI

They are clearly telling the man to stay down, and one officer is going behind him to make the arrest when he comes off the ground. IMO, this dog is doing exactly what he was supposed to do. The allowance of the bite looks purposeful, but hesitant on the part of the handler. He let that dog go in, but I think he was going to "bluff" the guy back down to the ground and just let the dog get a little too far.

Looks like a "that sucks" moment, a little bit of bad situational management, and like Duane said and "out" on these dogs is not usually taught. Because, to me, it looks like the guy was ignoring the officers orders, this would not be something I think someone should be fired for. IF this was the case.

Just my opinion, going on some limited experience with this!

Hard to comment on without knowing the procedures in that particular PD about K9 apprehension.

We also don't know the back story on why the man was proned out. UK cops are usually pretty relaxed and to have a designated Taser officer there (yes designated...not all Bobbies carry Tasers yet even though they are working on it last I heard) means that the guy was involved in a serious event. Would love to know the true facts. I'm sure the "Daily Mail" will have it soon enough.

The Daily Mail doesn't have a great deal of credibility as a rule of thumb, like much of the tabloid press in the UK, it's best to take what they write with a barrel of salt, they often have to retract reported stories and issue apologies/compensation!

Page 3 from THE SUN was a popular Brit magazine over here when I was in high school.

Yessss.... I imagine it was Bob

Yes Bob, page 3 girls are great.

Tracey, I've heard that before about the Daily Mail. Hopefully some news outlet will give more facts.