Hackerzine
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- Nov 15, 2021
The best K9 force I've seen was in Plymouth today. The dogs and handlers obviously trained together as a group and moved in a very coordinated way. They properly utilized an escalation of force, starting with them in basket muzzles, then removing the muzzle as the protestors got within arms length and I only saw one slight slip by an officer but they had a secondary grip on the dogs vest.There are definitely some inexperienced dogs and handlers out there. It was notable in Tamworth that one handler kept repeatedly dropping the lead and having the dog run off and trying to recapture them.
I don't think all the dogs would be in the field if the various forces didn't feel so under the cosh. It is also apparent that they are much more effective at crowd control than anything else the cops have tried, so they won't be pulled off the front line any time soon.