The officers also tried to warn residents that a police dog named Loki was present, but their attempts to do so in Spanish were nonsensical, according to court records.
“Pedo policía pedo la madera,” officers repeatedly said, which a translator later found meant, “Fart police, fart the wood.”
Eventually, the officers entered the home and arrested the man they were looking for. After that man’s arrest, the officers entered the bedroom where Guerrero-Salmeron was and commanded the police dog to bite the man. The dog bit Guerrero-Salmeron, who was unarmed, on the arm for about 15 seconds as he held up his tourist visa and ID.
The cops need the dogs as probable cause generators.
I moved to a border area in 2018. The first time I went through a CBP checkpoint I watched the agent tap the side of my campervan; when the dog “alerted” (looked where he tapped) they pulled me out of line for an inspection. Totes legit.
They put me on the bench where the handcuffs were hanging. It took ~45mins to toss the camper interior.
Since then I’ve been through checkpoints countless times with no pullouts or dog “alerts”. IMO the most likely explanation is they wanted an excuse to inspect the camper at first contact.
Want
And I’m saying we should stop letting them have them
I agree, I was being facetious, and agreeing they’re only used as probable cause generators, which isn’t right.
justice department wants them as well. They need all the help they can get filling their private prisons.
Now that you mention it I’m surprised ICE doesn’t use them. I’m sure they’d love it. “There’s a tanned person over there! Get!”
Dogs require handlers to grow up with the dog, and ICE thugs are too incompetent for things like “training” and “staying employed for more than a year”.
I understand that but I don’t think that would be any of ICE’s concerns.