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Keeping Berkeley Safe for Criminals

March 26, 2004

A police advisory commission in Beserkeley has voted 6-3 against the police department's request for a canine unit to help track down criminals.

Currently, Berkeley Police have to borrow dogs from neighboring jursidictions when needed, but they're often not available.

Doubtless the idea of a police dog was just too Ashcroft-ian for the advisory board.

Fortunately, the City Council can still approve the police request.

FROM JEFF comes this woeful story, in a similar vein. Corrections Canada doesn't want its prison guards to wear stab-proof Kevlar vests, as it might send the wrong message to prisoners.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at March 26, 2004 11:43 AM

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If you haven't seen it already, you'll love this article. Apparently Canada's corrections department will not allow guards to wear stab-proof vests anymore because "it [is] sending a signal to the prisoner that you consider him to be a dangerous person."

And so the march continues towards caring more about the criminal's rights than the general public, or even those in charge of protecting us. Anarchy anyone?

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/News/2004/03/17/384816.html

Posted by: Jeff at March 26, 2004 12:04 PM

I wonder what Mayor Martin would do?

Posted by: Gary B at March 26, 2004 01:19 PM

Some don't want dogs killed in the line of duty. Others say they are indispensable when needed but most of the time do nothing, so why not borrow? In Deltona, Fla. a woman spearheaded a drive to get money for bulletproof vests for the dogs, which cost $600 apiece."Pennies to Protect Police Dogs" has outfitted 300 dogs using donations from businesses.

Posted by: Lorna at March 26, 2004 01:51 PM

Maybe Bizurkley (Medved term) is afraid all the Arab Muslims in their area will find a canine unit offensive to their culture/religion?

Posted by: Naarski at March 26, 2004 02:06 PM

God forbid that Berkeley would be a little safer.

Posted by: yael at March 26, 2004 02:26 PM
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