Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman "did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers," the police department said.
  • quicksand@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 months ago

    I agree that he should be arrested, convicted and spend a good amount of time in jail. But just out of curiosity, what’s the penalty for someone whose dog severely injures someone? Of course police dogs should be held to a higher standard and it varies by city/country, but is the average person responsible legally or civilly if their dog injures someone? I hope someone in this community has an idea, I’m very curious

    • rjs001@lemmygrad.ml
      2·
      11 months ago

      I know you can be sued for it if you dog attacks someone. I don’t know about criminality but you definitely can be sued for it