On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:49 +0100, 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.
Quote:
"A police spokesman said the man who fired the shot fled the scene and
a police dog was released to chase him.
"The dog would find it difficult to decide which person to tackle
because both men ran in the same direction", he added.
"Unfortunately the dog has gone after the intended victim - it was an
unfortunate mistake really."
"
" The dog has gone after the intended victim" ..WTF does that mean ?
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