Police Officer Responds to False Burglary Call — Releases Dog on 10-Year-Old Boy

There is a disturbing account in Gainesville, Florida where an officer released a police dog on a ten-year-old boy who was subsequently bitten. It turns out that a burglary call was made by a woman with mental issues and that the boy was merely riding his bike in the area.

Capt. Ed Book said that the incident would be investigated but that he was told the boy was trying to flee. Obviously, since there was no burglary, the boy was not fleeing the crime scene and there is no allegation that he had anything illegal on him. Since when is it appropriate to release a police dog because a child does not yield to commands?

This is reminiscent of recent taser cases, including the tasering of a child acting up in school or refused to take a bath or who ran from her mother.

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