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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Fri May 2, 2014, 10:06 AM May 2014

WARNING. Indiana cop caught on video p/u his K-9 partner up by the neck with lease

WTF is wrong with some cops! There's video, but I didn't watch. I can't.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/01/indiana-cop-caught-on-video-picking-his-k-9-partner-up-by-the-neck-with-his-leash/



An unidentified police officer in Hammond, Indiana was suspended a day after getting caught on video apparently abusing his K-9 partner, WMAQ-TV reported on Thursday.

The officer can be seen using the dog’s leash to pull it onto his hind legs, then striking it in the midsection with part of the leash before briefly pulling the dog off the ground entirely by the leash. The officer then both hit the dog and pulled it off the ground again before being allowed to walk normally.

The Times of Northwest Indiana reported that Hammond police confirmed that the video was shot during a traffic stop Wednesday evening. No arrests were made, though the vehicle involved was towed from the scene. Authorities noted that the clip showed just over a minute of footage from a stop that lasted more than 10 minutes.

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“The involved officer has been placed on administrative leave pending a full investigation of the incident,” Lt. Richard Hoyda was quoted as saying. “At this time, the department has observed behavior by the K-9 handler that appears to be inconsistent with acceptable training guidelines.”

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WARNING. Indiana cop caught on video p/u his K-9 partner up by the neck with lease (Original Post) warrior1 May 2014 OP
He needs to be fired immediately get the red out May 2014 #1
Just another DoucheBadge being a DoucheBadge. HughBeaumont May 2014 #2
Unfit for duty Blue Owl May 2014 #3
Isn't that assault on a police officer? nt Scruffy Rumbler May 2014 #4
I always thought that assaulting a police dog was considered the same as woodsprite May 2014 #5
I hope he's fired warrior1 May 2014 #6

get the red out

(13,462 posts)
1. He needs to be fired immediately
Fri May 2, 2014, 10:12 AM
May 2014

That dog would die for that idiot fucker. He shouldn't have the privilege of even being in the same zip code with a K9.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
2. Just another DoucheBadge being a DoucheBadge.
Fri May 2, 2014, 10:37 AM
May 2014

Public abusing, animal abusing . . . It's what The Legal Gang DOES.

Blue Owl

(50,355 posts)
3. Unfit for duty
Fri May 2, 2014, 12:19 PM
May 2014

This would be one of those cops that chokes a handcuffed detainee or kills a homeowner's dog or some such evil...

woodsprite

(11,913 posts)
5. I always thought that assaulting a police dog was considered the same as
Fri May 2, 2014, 12:34 PM
May 2014

assaulting an officer. Maybe some departments make exceptions for police assaulting police dogs just as they do with police assaulting humans.

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