RandomGuy
08-12-2020, 05:16 PM
A police dog in Salt Lake City was ordered to attack an African American man who was on his knees with his hands in the air.
Police officers arrived at Jeffery Ryans’s house in April in Salt Lake City, Utah, after they responded to a call made by someone who said they had heard him arguing with his wife, according to the Daily Mail.
Mr Ryans is facing charges of domestic violence, as his wife filed a protective order against him in December 2019, but the 36-year-old said he had been staying at the house for weeks after his wife had asked for the order to be lifted.
Body cam footage, that was released by authorities on Tuesday, showed officers arrive at Mr Ryans house while he was smoking as he got ready to leave for his job as an engineer.
The 36-year-old, who was dressed in a white vest and dark trousers, was visibly startled by the officers’ arrival, and one of them shouted at him: “Get on the ground or you’re going to get bit.”
A dog was heard barking as Mr Ryans responded to the officers and told them: “I’m just going to work” while they shone torches into his eyes.
The officers then rushed into Mr Ryans’s back garden, as one of them claimed that he was trying to escape by climbing over the fence.
After being asked to get on the floor, the 36-year-old knelt down and put his hands in the air, but the officers kept threatening to have the dog bite him if he did not comply.
Although the footage showed that Mr Ryans complied with their order, the officers ordered the dog, named Tuco, to attack him.
They told Tuco to “hit” Mr Ryans and the dog attacked his leg, as he asked the officers to “stop” and shouted: “I’m on the ground, why are you biting me?”
The officers then appeared to encourage the dog to continue, and Tuco bit Mr Ryans again, who screamed out in pain.
They praised the dog and said “good boy” repeatedly as Mr Ryans shouted: “Why are you doing this?” and asked: “What did I do?”+
https://news.yahoo.com/police-officers-set-dog-black-170803956.html
Police officers arrived at Jeffery Ryans’s house in April in Salt Lake City, Utah, after they responded to a call made by someone who said they had heard him arguing with his wife, according to the Daily Mail.
Mr Ryans is facing charges of domestic violence, as his wife filed a protective order against him in December 2019, but the 36-year-old said he had been staying at the house for weeks after his wife had asked for the order to be lifted.
Body cam footage, that was released by authorities on Tuesday, showed officers arrive at Mr Ryans house while he was smoking as he got ready to leave for his job as an engineer.
The 36-year-old, who was dressed in a white vest and dark trousers, was visibly startled by the officers’ arrival, and one of them shouted at him: “Get on the ground or you’re going to get bit.”
A dog was heard barking as Mr Ryans responded to the officers and told them: “I’m just going to work” while they shone torches into his eyes.
The officers then rushed into Mr Ryans’s back garden, as one of them claimed that he was trying to escape by climbing over the fence.
After being asked to get on the floor, the 36-year-old knelt down and put his hands in the air, but the officers kept threatening to have the dog bite him if he did not comply.
Although the footage showed that Mr Ryans complied with their order, the officers ordered the dog, named Tuco, to attack him.
They told Tuco to “hit” Mr Ryans and the dog attacked his leg, as he asked the officers to “stop” and shouted: “I’m on the ground, why are you biting me?”
The officers then appeared to encourage the dog to continue, and Tuco bit Mr Ryans again, who screamed out in pain.
They praised the dog and said “good boy” repeatedly as Mr Ryans shouted: “Why are you doing this?” and asked: “What did I do?”+
https://news.yahoo.com/police-officers-set-dog-black-170803956.html