Photo via @apexworldnews/Twitter
March 30, 2021, 1:03 pm
Viral video of an incident involving a press photographer, a group of cops, and one very good boy has spread online as people praise the police dog who appeared to follow his training by trying to restrain the aggressor. The video appears to have been originally posted by Apex News and was a part of the protests in Bristol, England against a crime bill that would allow police to label any protest they want as a “public nuisance” to make it illegal.
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Bristol has a long history as a site of protests in favor of liberty and human rights and against government oppression and police overreach, so naturally the people came out in force to protest this sweeping bill. Angry citizens have pushed back against aggressive police, who have echoed U.S. forces in their targeting of members of the press there to record events.
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The video begins with a group of three cops wrestling with the photographer, pushing them until they fall backward over the street barricade. The photographer is able to get to their feet and pulls against the grip of one police officer as they stagger toward another officer who has a dog on leash.
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As the one officer violently yanks on the photographer, the dog ends up behind him and in moments is biting him—right on the behind.
As the photographer is pulling away from the police, the dog pulls the officer in the opposite direction by the seat of his pants as the handler tries to get him to release. By the end of the video, the photographer has freed themself from the cop’s grasp and looks to get away.
While it would logically seem like a police dog is not supposed to bite human police officers, many are arguing that the canine was in the right in this situation. In the U.K., at least until the crime bill passes into law, cops are not supposed to hit protesters with the edge of their shields as they repeatedly do in this video.
The photographer in the video cannot be seen doing anything aggressive, only pulling away from an officer who may very well be trying to illegally detain them, so if canine units in England are trained to target the aggressor, this dog did his job.
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Clearly orders were given to target and shut down anyone witnessing or recording what was going on. Chillingly reminiscent of US cops. It’s clear these cops can’t be trusted with the huge increase in powers UKG want to gift them. Wake up, people.
— Child of Alba BOTH VOTES SNP
(@ChildOfAlba) March 27, 2021
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Never trust a man if he doesn’t like your dog. Always trust your dog if he doesn’t like a man.
— Stoneface Vimes
3.5%er #RejoinEU #FBPE (@capnthommo) March 27, 2021
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*First Published: March 30, 2021, 1:03 pm
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