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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: MasterS on July 14, 2012, 01:32 am

Title: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: MasterS on July 14, 2012, 01:32 am
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-06/news/ct-met-canine-officers-20110105_1_drug-sniffing-dogs-alex-rothacker-drug-dog

So do people think more often than not that dogs are ill trained for the position or are handlers utilizing a dog to justify profiled searches?

I personally would prefer much more data than the narrow scope used for the article but I'm glad the issue was made public so more people will keep an eye out.

*disclaimer - I know the article isn't that recent but new to me and was interested in insight.
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: Sauceboss on July 14, 2012, 01:54 am
go on piratebay and get barry coopers never get busted they have a good part on drug dogs.
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: jameslink2 on July 14, 2012, 01:56 am
The truth is that most handlers are as poorly trained as the dogs. More often than not the handler works the dog to the point that he can get it to give a false positive and justify a search. I know people who train both the dogs and the handlers and it is a major problem.

But the courts still take the dogs alerting as gospel.
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: The Reverand on July 14, 2012, 02:05 am
I've had friends get screwed over by this bullshit.  Just use it as an excuse to search a car, doesn't matter if the dog signals or not.
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: zero effect on July 14, 2012, 02:28 am
In my part of the world, it is not uncommon to have sniffer dogs on public transport and for the pigs to be walking around with them outside clubs on the weekends. Luckily it doesn't happen all that often, but it is highly publicized when it does. This has led to a well know case where a girl necked all her pills to avoid the dogs and died.
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: MasterS on July 14, 2012, 03:00 am
Wtf were in the pills? Club suggest Ecstasy but jesus the LD50 is kinda high for that so was it cut with craziness?
Title: Re: Drug sniffing dogs
Post by: Ahoyhoy on July 14, 2012, 12:04 pm
'Drug sniffing dogs'? How would they hold the rolled up note? They don't have opposable thumbs!?