Ron,
I like to believe the federal law protecting the K-9 cops can and will be enforced. I also want to believe that prosecuting a criminal for breaking the Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act could be tried with the same degree of seriousness as that of a human.
Not all cases of assault on a K-9 are thrown out. If the prosecutor has eye witness testimony supporting the K-9 cop's case, it would be very difficult for any judge to ignore the testimony. Would a judge throw out a case even with strong evidence in favor of the K-9 cop? Sure. Why? Some humans do not value the life of an animal even if it is a K-9 cop. I like to think there are more judges that would sit on a case, such as an assault on a K-9, with an open mind then not. I believe they would consider all of the presented evidence and make his/her judgement based on this evidence.
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