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Police dog grabs cop brutalizing protester, pulls him away in video, Internet says it’s ‘trying to change system’

As the officers drag the victim over the street divider, we do not see the dog initially. However, when the victim is later dragged down by the others, the dog appears to try and pull one of the men back, freeing the protester

A video shows a group of police officers attacking a protester and it was reported that the incident took place during the Bristol Protests. This protest had taken place in response to a proposed bill that was expected to give police more power to deal with nonviolent protesters and citizens deemed that this was hindering their right to protest in a democratic nation. 

The video shared by Apex World News was captioned, "BRISTOL PROTESTS: Police physically confronted a photographer." In the video, a group of officers gathered around a protester and used their shields and bare hands to attack a man. At this time, a police dog that was on a harness and held by a cop, strained against the harness to pull one of the cops off of the attacker. It was revealed that the person being attacked here in the video is a photographer.

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As the officers drag the victim over the street divider, we do not see the dog initially, however, when he is later dragged down by the others, the dog appears to try and pull one of the men back. This video made many on the internet rejoice at the dog's effort and many have also said that the dog did what it was trained to do. The aggressor seemed to be the cop noted viewers. 

The video has since garnered over 5 million views and thousands of comments. One user wrote, "why the hell are they randomly beating people with the edge of their shields!? complaints should be submitted and investigations demanded for this outrageous use of extreme force." Another wrote, "Never trust a man if he doesn't like your dog. Always trust your dog if he doesn't like a man." Another person wrote, "Dog followed its training to bite the criminal. Unfortunately, I expect that dog will be abused (more) and possibly killed by the cops now."

One user wrote, "Poor dog thinks his job is to protect people instead of upholding racial hierarchies and protecting capital." Another wrote, "EVEN THE DOG KNOWS WHO THE DEVIL IS." Another wrote, "The only cop who ever made a meaningful difference trying to change the system from within."

One user wrote, "Police out of control because they know Priti Patel condones this violence. What is worse is that they're about to get more powers. Horrifying that this can happen to a journalist doing his job in this country."

Many also seemed to question the claim that the victim was a photographer. The reason they are suspicious is because of the skateboard that he used. One person asked, "Why would an accredited photographer take a skateboard with him on an assignment?" Another responded, "to move quickly between incidents that should be captured on film fkin easy question that... next?" Another also stressed and said, "A very good photographer .... if he does it on a skateboard!"