Two California lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the use of police dogs.
The reason? Racism, of course.
“This bill seeks to end a deeply racialized traumatic and harmful practice by prohibiting the use of police canines,” said Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Perris).Assemblymembers Corey Jackson and Ash Kalra introduced Assembly Bill 742 last Monday to end what they call “a deeply racialized and harmful practice”.“Police canines remain a gross misuse of force, victimizing black and brown people. Disproportionately,” said Jackson. “The use of police canines has been a mainstay in the country’s dehumanization, and it’s a cruel and violent history.”
The two assert that the use of dogs produces “lifelong trauma” in individuals who are usually so violent that the use of dogs is required for the safety of the responding officers.
“The use of police canines has inflicted brutal violence and lifelong trauma on Black Americans and communities of color,” Jackson said in the release. “This bill marks a turning point in the fight to end this cruel and inhumane practice and build trust between the police and the communities they serve.”Injuries caused by police canines made up nearly 12% of the police use-of-force incidents that led to serious injury or death statewide in 2021, according to statistics released by the California Department of Justice.Black and Latino people accounted for about two-thirds of the use-of-force cases involving canines.
A professional handler explains the bill is a “knee-jerk reaction.”
A retired police K9 handler named Bob Eden, who reportedly trains and consults with police departments all across the United States, told Fox San Francisco that he believes the bill is a “knee-jerk reaction.”A lot of times we’re dealing with violent people that won’t submit otherwise or wouldn’t be captured otherwise,” Eden reportedly explained.Not only do police dogs often de-escalate situations, Eden told Fox San Francisco, but they actively deter violence against police officers.The number of dogs that are on the street reduce the number of assaults on officers and the number of officer involved shootings, which ultimately would also probably save the life of a number of suspects that otherwise would have been on the receiving end of gunfire,” Eden reportedly added.
More reasonable Californians hate the proposed measure.
On the off-chance this measure actually becomes law, it will just lead to more crime in the areas these two legislators claim that they want to protect.
But given all the racialist drama allowed in the state, I suspect there will be even more legislative insanity to come.
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