• kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    https://www.bjjohnsonlaw.com/probable-cause-or-probable-fiction-the-legal-myth-of-the-drug-sniffing-dog

    A 2011 analysis by the Chicago Tribune examined three years of data on police dog alerts during traffic stops in suburban Chicago. The study found that drugs or paraphernalia were discovered in only 44% of cases where dogs alerted. Notably, the accuracy dropped to 27% when the driver was Latino, suggesting potential bias in the deployment or interpretation of canine alerts.

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      4 days ago

      This doesn’t prove dogs can’t detect odors. At best it implies bias in officers which is not really what you suggested. It’s also a lone study.

      I work adjacent to this field so these kinds of claims coming from someone who clearly doesn’t makes it sound like you don’t really know what you are talking about.

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        4 days ago

        Look man, I was just linking you to a study when you asked for sources. There’s no need for hostility here. Also, there are more studies discussed in the article if you actually click on the link.