stillnobodyhome@gmail.com wrote:
> 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 ?
>
The person who was the intended target of the guy with the shotgun.
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