Oh yeah... and I guess no Arabs, either, since it's reminiscent of Abu Ghraib...


So, basically, you can only use dogs on white people, right?

" So, basically, you can only use dogs on white people, right? "


Alysaa ,is that directed at me?

Nope.
Society in general.

We spend more time worry about hurting someone's feelings than we do protecting people from criminals.

Its the nature of the beast.

I am SO confused. I read the article and don't get it. Can someone please explain to this immigrant what the history of police dogs and basketball games are that the editorial assumes readers to understand or also see?

Thanks!

None.
Absolutely none.

The article isn't opening for me, but with respect to police dogs and basketball games, I know of none, as Alyssa said.

Though I assume the references are to the use of police dogs on predominately black anti-segregation marchers/protesters in the American South in the 60s....but I am assuming that based on this thread, since the article won't open for me.
(speaking as a Canadian and someone not born until well after that time)

" We spend more time worry about hurting someone's feelings than we do protecting people from criminals . "

I don't know about more , but too much time worrying about someone's feelings for sure .

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I am SO confused. I read the article and don't get it. Can someone please explain to this immigrant what the history of police dogs and basketball games are that the editorial assumes readers to understand or also see?

Thanks!

K9s and other devices were used to break up civil rights marches in the American South during the 1950s and 60s.

"Mix that with the fact that the legal precidents we work under are basically up for interpretation"

God Bless the 6th Circuit and Garner. ha ha.

DFrost

This is a dog training forum so at least we have an excuse for focusing on the K9 .

But , the biggest thing that gets to me is that there is so little spoken about the behavior of the people there . This is a very common occurance in my city . We get calls to basketball and football games on a regular basis . Not so with any of the other high school sports . I've been doing this for 17 year and have never been called to anything other then basketball and football and it's on a weekly basis during the seasons .

When it gets bad enough and makes the news the discussion is about how the police are handling it . I spoke with the victim of a shooting at a basketball game . He was a gangmember and had many enemies and knew he would run into them there . His family members and friends arrived at the hospital and it turned into a riot there (also a common occurrance) at a hospital after a shooting .


His mom admitted she knew he was going to the game and could get into trouble there but she let him go anyways. While we were escorting the family members out of the hospital they were mad at us for allowing him to get shot . One of our officers suggested that next time one of there family/friends are going to go or do something that may get them hurt , that maybe they should mobilize there numerous family members and friends to stop him BEFORE he gets hurt instead of waiting for him to end up in the hospital and demand that the police do something.

The victim and several witnesses didn't cooperate with giving any suspect information either .

This type of behavior is excepted in many areas . The police can react to it , but to stop it depends more on the folks behaving that way and the people making excuses for it .