Not only is this an important civil rights issue, but it's a safety issue too. If the dog is used as a proxy for the bias/hunch of the officer, rather than obj

Not only is this an important civil rights issue, but it's a safety issue too. If the dog is used as a proxy for the bias/hunch of the officer, rather than objectively, then adversaries can use that to their advantage, e.g. to divert resources away from a real threat.