[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by remauto1187 ↗

You all missed some key problems in the video. At 47 and 49 secs just before the dog bit the guy, the "handler" (and I use that term very loosely because neither the dog nor the officer were qualified to be there) commanded "fuss" which is the german command for Heal but the problem is that is pronounced "foos". So the officer intended for the tog to heal and not do anything but he pronounced the command incorrectly. That is a Belgian Malinois (NOT A German Shepherd) and a very young one at that.

It's weird for me to use german commands for a belgian shepherd operating in the U.S lol. But he didn't use the word fuss and pronounced it incorrectly as i think he used the word Fass which means attack/bite

[kellyhound]

update added.

With his hands up, police K-9 Pyro, a German shepherd, was released, leaped onto Hoogveldt and latched onto his face. It took officers between 15 and 30 seconds to pry the dog off. With blood gushing from his face, the officers attempted to handcuff Hoogveldt while he was on the ground.

Police used their Taser on Hoogveldt several times, and then Pyro bit his rear end as officers were on top of Hoogveldt. After he appeared to be in custody and no longer struggling with officers, a chair was accidentally tipped over onto his forehead leaving an open gash.

West Jordan contended that officers were concerned Hoogveldt might have had a knife hidden in the couch cushions and was just waiting for an officer to get closer.

Hoogveldt and his attorney, Bob Sykes, filed a civil lawsuit against West Jordan police officer Ian Adams, Pyro's handler, and the West Jordan Police Department.

Wednesday, it was announced that a settlement had been reached and is expected to be officially approved by the City Council at its weekly meeting. Sykes said his client will get $125,000 and his medical bills have been resolved.

In reaching a settlement, West Jordan did not admit the police officers did anything wrong.

"I think there has been an honorable compromise reached (between) two sides that have different opinions," Sykes said. "No one is admitting their side is right or wrong. We stand by the allegations we made in the complaint. We believe those are accurate and fair. They're denying all that. So they have their side of it and we have ours and we're not going to agree that one side or the other is correct. We agree to disagree, basically."

West Jordan police released a brief statement Wednesday, saying, "The city of West Jordan and Mr. Hoogveldt have signed a settlement agreement and release of all claims. It is not an admission of liability or any wrongdoing. Our attorneys have determined it is more cost effective to put this behind us rather than draw it out in court."

another tax payers money wasted.

[Wizard1371]

Ouch, that had to hurt. There is obviously more going on here than is presented in the video. The guy was cuffed, why? what happened in the time leading up to this video? What information was the officer working with? Was the guy violent or did he have a history with weapons? The guy is sitting in a big cushy chair and is non compliant. That would freak me out. All those nifty hiding spots within easy reach. Cant say what I would do at that moment. But just keep in mind their are probably variables we are not aware of.

[Neo1130]

As I always say, don't run from the cops and don't fight the cops. Things can be settled a lot easier... Who cares if you have to wrongfully spend a day or two in jail... It's better than getting shot or your face bit off... Dipshit deserves the face bite...

I had my mouth ripped off when I was younger by a dog, so I feel his pain... He still deserved it though...