Richmond has long history of controversial police use of violence RICHMOND, California––Praised in 2018 by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for significantly decreasing use of force without increasing officer fatalities, the Richmond, California police department is now under fire from critics for a marked rise in bites by police dogs, many of them severe, most of them […]
When pit bulls charge: holding fire gets cops hurt 12 times more often
Civilians are now three times more likely to be injured by dogs before cops shoot WASHINGTON D.C.––Police are increasingly under fire for shooting dogs, especially pit bulls, yet ANIMALS 24-7 analysis of 982 police shootings of dogs since 2005 shows that police are hesitating now more than ever before pulling the trigger when dogs charge––and […]