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On your edit: Is that really a problem? All police cars are heavily modified anyway.
by sushisource 9y ago
On your edit: Is that really a problem? All police cars are heavily modified anyway.
- csours 9y agoOn further search, I can't cite any specific instances that call out vehicle shutoff specifically, but from what I've heard, it is a big problem. Overheating in cars is the leading cause of traumatic death for K9 units. Police cars are heavily modified, but they are still based on consumer vehicle architecture, much like a shared code base.
- serf 9y ago>Overheating in cars is the leading cause of traumatic death for K9 units. Sounds like handler misconduct to me, but hey -- it's easier to blame the vehicle! Too bad civillians don't have the same luxury of blaming the equipment.[0][1][2] It's ridiculous -- and eye-opening -- that k9 units get that kind of treatment. I was always under the misconception (which is probably purposely portrayed in the media) that the dogs were treated as partners -- not tools. I guess that was too hopeful on my part. [0]: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/10/16/owners-charged-after-french-bulldog-dies-inside-locked-car https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/10/16/owners-cha... [1]: http://morgancountycitizen.com/2017/10/03/dog-left-in-car-dies/ http://morgancountycitizen.com/2017/10/03/dog-left-in-car-di... [2]: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-woman-arrested-dog-dies-hot-car-20170711-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-woman-arrested-d...
- kodis 9y agoI wonder what would happen if some good Samaritan busted out the window of a cop car to save the life of the K9 dog inside. I suspect that this would be treated as less than the heroic gesture that it is when saving a civilian dog.