Police K9s and RACIAL PROFILING? - Page 1

That is what based on statistics is being insunuated in this well written article.
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http://doglawreporter.blogspot.com/2010/06/police-dog-bites-are-more-serious-than.html

 Prager Hans
http://www.alpinek9.com

Hans,

The study took place in LA County and I would imagine other crime statistics would be similar to the dog deployments based on ethnicity. Racial bias may play a role and may not, but to make an assumption that the police single out one particular group based on this article without looking at the overall stats is misleading.

If the author wants to help minorities, he should spend his time on community outreach, anti-drug, and anti-gang and educational programs to help cut down crime in minority communities instead of writing this stuff without even attempting to add the correlation between ethnic groups and actual crime rates.

And of course police K9 bites are going to be more serious than bites from house pets. Duh.

 The reason I placed this article here because I know that with statistics you can proof anything. But if for example  the dogs were deployed in high crime areas which happened to also be black then more blacks will unfortunately get bitten. Even so the article also  insinuates that the K9s bites are percentually more prevalent  in use against Hispanics and blacks it does not mention that it is less used against orientals. Is that because that would mean that the K9 units are preferentially racist against white, black and Hispanics but favor orientals?
 I know that I am   walking on thin ice here on more then one level.
And I know that I am bound to be called by someone racist or think that I am one.
But believe me I am just trying to make an heads and tails from this PC attitude. It just baffles me.

In Czechoslovakia I went to college with blacks and Arabs and Kurds,...... and we were all friends. I have never even dealt with racist statements until I came to USA.  Why not to call spade spade?
 I think that it is important to talk about it because many K9 programs are influenced by such PC attitudes and many PDs are making policies based on such PC stats. These then endanger the Police K9s and their handlers too.
 Please let's keep it respectful.


Prager Hans

I agree with you completely.

This is twisting statistics for the writer to prove a point and as you say, ultimately make it harder for police to their job. I don't care what color you are, if you break the law and resist/run away from the officer you deserve to get bit.

 As an American, I resent your implication that Americans are more racist than people in other countries.  

I don't think he's saying American are more racist, he's saying Americans are more super-aware of racist statements. That's what I got from it.

No, I do not think that Americans are more racist. As a matter of fact I believe that Americans are less racist then most. I just do not understand that MLK's "I had a dream" speach did not think in.
FYI. I am American too.:)
prager

Here is a common denominator question. Why to even make such statistics. I think it is in order to influence policies of PDs K9 units in detrimental way. That bothers me.
 Prager

I would ask the researchers who funded their study. That may give us a clue to why.