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Police use pain to make people obey. But critics say dog bites go too far. Updated on Dec 14, 2020; Published on Dec 14, 2020 Facebook Share Editor's Note This investigation is published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, USA Today, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute. In the cell phone video, a man lies sprawled in a parking lot. Two passersby and a state trooper hold him to the ground. A police officer comes into view, dragging a dog on its hind legs. “You’re gonna get bit!” the officer shouts at the ma...

The officer, holding the dog’s collar with both hands, guides its mouth toward the man’s right leg, and the animal sinks its teeth into flesh. The man screams in pain. This scene unfolded during a traffic stop July 7 in Yakima, a city of about 94,000 in the arid farmlands in the south-central part of Washington state. As the bystander-shot video spread online and sparked questions from the community, Yakima police explained to local media that they were using the dog for “pain compliance.” “Just because force doesn’t look good doesn’t mean it’s wrong,” Yakima Police Chief M...