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Subject: Re: Police dog bites the wrong man. Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:32:38 GMT

Alasdair wrote:
> A man who escaped uninjured after an attempted shooting in
> Nottinghamshire was later bitten by a police dog who mistook him for
> the attacker.
>
> Have a look at
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7402220.stm
>
> I wonder if the police are guilty of an offence of failing to keep
> their dog under proper control. Princess Anne was done for that.
>
> Are the police vicariously liable for the actions of their dog as I
> doubt if it was technically an employee.
>

It sounds as if the dog was police-trained. Given the choice of
attempting to stop someone carrying a sawn off shotgun and someone
speeding along but otherwise innocent and apparently defenceless - it
chose wisely. Clever dog.

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Sue