Dogsey

How are there no misconduct or training issues yet they assume liability and are expected to pay out? The police dept is pretty much saying:

"It's our fault and not the dog handler's fault".

What?? So your policies say it's okay to do this? And this handler and dog get to stay on the force and potentially bite another small child minding his own business. Judging by the fact that they said the child likely needs future treatment, sounds like an ugly bite.

Don't like it... and don't see why cops are allowed to just let their dogs bite people and not even get a slap on the wrist. If you have to settle on an event and pay out... how could you have been following the proper laws?

I am just posting a news story as it appeared in the media - I did not write the article, just copied and pasted it. All the details of the incident were reported at the time.

These are just the findings of the investigation and I do not know what or why the investigation came up with them.

The original report was here and I don't think I've changed my opinion
Police dog bites boy in his garden

Thanks for that link - I had not checked back but just posted the investigation findings as they were a current news story.

I did not see the original article, thanks Trouble. I knew something smelled off, yes it looks even more as if the cop and whatnot are to blame.