On Thu, 15 May 2008 10:56:27 GMT, Palindrome wrote:
>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.
Ah,of course. by the time I got to that bit I'd forgotten what it
said in the very first line ..LOL |