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| Man bites dog, sues policemen |
| 2011-04-18 |
| [Arab News] A 33-year-old man who bit back after he was caught by a Phoenix police dog is suing police. Dog bites man=not news. Man bites dog=news. This must be news, so pay attention. Erin Sullivan alleges the dog violated his civil rights and used excessive force to capture him after he ran from officers in Glendale during a burglary investigation last year. Police say Sullivan bit the dog back, injuring it. The lawsuit names the cities of Phoenix and Glendale and four officers. Precursor filings to the lawsuit sought $200,000 from Glendale and $250,000 from Phoenix. Officials in Glendale and Phoenix have declined comment. Sullivan also alleges Glendale police refused to give him insulin to treat his diabetes. Sullivan's attorney, Keith Knowlton, has said his client suffered a diabetic seizure in a Glendale cell. Sullivan is serving eight years for convictions in the Glendale burglary. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 They treat it as an assault on an officer. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-04-18 19:03 |
| #2 Question: Isn't biting a police dog comparable to resisting arrest or obstructing an officer? Your legal expertise please. |
| Posted by: mom 2011-04-18 17:53 |
| #1 ...after he ran from officers in Glendale during a burglary investigation last year... Sullivan is serving eight years for convictions in the Glendale burglary. Because it's his constitutional right to run from officers? Man, thirty years of watching COPS and the dude still doesn't understand the fundamentals. Another example of the courts allowing themselves to become clogged by creating an environment that invites such suits, thus denying reasonable redress by others waiting in line with cases of worth. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-18 01:01 |