Frank_N_Stein
Grandmaster
How is it a 4A violation if the dogs are owned/operated by a private, non-law enforcement entity?No worries. A full 90% didn't notice it. At least 5% wouldn't know it was incorrect, even if they did notice it. The last 5% has made the same mistake and relied on spell check to ccorrecctit. We're all victims!
As to the thread as a whole... it's sad we've reached a point where everyone perusing a mall is subjected to 4a violations because some are bad people. Also, I would prefer the K9's be available for third party testing, at least on occasion. Did fluffy really smell something or has fluffy been conditioned (aka trained) that he gets a break and a treat on every fifth 'signal' ?
Courts have ruled that leo cannot take dogs serendipitously around apartment complex doors in an effort to locate -whatever it is- they're looking for. But once in "public", even though a mall is private property, all bets are off and any/all are subject to 'random' inspection. I've been to the UP Mall many, many times over the last 20yrs. I have never felt threatened nor have I ever encountered a K9.