Grew up in the Orlando area. Police dogs were used back when I was in high school and before every once in a while to search for drugs. I graduated in 08’ and I know they were there in at least 2002. (Sibling 2 years older)
Wish they wouldn’t do it, but it appears to just be new for them trying to sniff out gunpowder(?). Unsure what the chemicals they would be looking for with a gun if it isn’t that. … side note, all of the K-9 units still have guns, so won’t the dogs just be smelling the officers handguns if it were gunpowder they could possibly smell?
K9 units are a dog and pony show. Various studies have shown the dogs key on the handler way more often than they scent anything. They’re just there to create probable cause.
Coincidentally, I went to high school in central Florida at that time. They had dogs show up to sniff students’ cars while we were in class. A couple of kids got in trouble. Mostly black kids at my predominantly white school.
Funny thing, I had weed in my car. Hell, I was smoking on my way to school. I smoked cigarettes in the parking lot when I was leaving every day. It’s not like I was being subtle about anything.
I didn’t get in any trouble. It’s all horseshit. Back then I thought they were suckers for getting caught. These days I think the reason why they got caught and I didn’t is far more grim.
