K-9 attacks runner

I'd say get a personal-injury lawyer. S/he will know how best to proceed in your jurisdiction.

At a minimum I would think they (i.e. the cops and, more importantly, the deep-pockets city that employs them) owe you for your medical expenses and your pain and suffering. But I can't be sure; a lawyer would know.

Think of it this way: If you sue, you could actually get the cops/city to act more responsibly in controlling their dogs, and you could be helping to prevent injuries to others in the future.

I'd drop the incident if I were you.

The dog probably sniffed the drugs you were hiding on your body.

I'd expect nothing less than a full cavity search and the fortunate recovery of a condom of cocaine shoved way up your ass. The dog then gets a medal, someone gets another criminal behind bars, everyone wins.

A Cons Piracy wrote:

The dog probably sniffed the drugs you were hiding on your body.

Damn, they ought to take those PED sniffing dogs to track meets. USADA will be getting some of those K-9's for sure.

Good luck suing the city, most will claim immunity like any municipality will do in a lawsuit. The dog was acting on his instincts to protect the officers and perceived you as approaching in a threatening and aggressive manner. However, if the dog were trained properly, it would only attack when the handler gave it the command to do so and should have halted when given the command to do so.

Still, nice troll. 6.5 out of ten.

I'm not one to sue and I hate people who take advantage of the system. But in this case, I would say hell yes. You have every right to sue. Law enforcement officers should have to follow the laws just like everyone else. Have they not heard of leash laws? Or are they just too lazy to get out of their cars? K-9s can be very aggressive and dangerous. My sis had one and had to get rid of it just for this reason.

i would get anything you can from them

save all the documentation of the hospital visit

take pictures of the wounds

contact a lawyer

rake it in

THAT will give you pink eye wrote:

A Cons Piracy wrote:

The dog probably sniffed the drugs you were hiding on your body.

Damn, they ought to take those PED sniffing dogs to track meets. USADA will be getting some of those K-9's for sure.

They can't smell drugs which have already been consumed, that's the difference between in and on.

If it were a civilian's dog who bit you, I'd say don't sue because shit happens and it's not like you've been seriously harmed.

But since it's the police, you should sue.

A Cons Piracy wrote:

They can't smell drugs which have already been consumed, that's the difference between in and on.

You kind of missed the sarcasm there, Sherlock. But thanks for displaying to the board just how knowledgable you really are.

Did they cover the cost of the medical treatment? I'm surprised they are not tripping over themselves to offer you some type of settlement. If they are not, I would sue. I wouldn't go for some stupid large amount like most people do but even $5,000, after lawyer's fee, would be a just reward.

Can't a suit also force the department to change or review policy also. This dog was NOT properly trained if he's just attacking anybody who happens by. Also, the dog handler is not properly trained if he is letting his dog run around unleashed. You definitely should consult a lawyer. One letter from your lawyer would probably get a quick settlement.

It was barely sarcastic and it was a stupid comment. Maybe if dogs noses were a new-fangled concept, but otherwise it's quite weak.

A Cons Piracy wrote:

It was barely sarcastic and it was a stupid comment. Maybe if dogs noses were a new-fangled concept, but otherwise it's quite weak.

Not really - certainly not as stupid as your comments. How many runners carry narcotics on them when they run? Likely few. But given your fixation on body cavity searches it is pretty obvious that you do carry drugs when you run.

Does your family doctor find it strange that you always want a prostate exam when you go to see him for a cold?

fall down drunk wrote:

If it were a civilian's dog who bit you, I'd say don't sue because shit happens and it's not like you've been seriously harmed.

But since it's the police, you should sue.

Ditto.

THAT will give you pink eye wrote:

Still, nice troll. 6.5 out of ten.

I will give your rating of 6.5 a 3. Pretty obvious troll post and your positive rating will harm your credibility. I would have rated the original post as a 2.

Thanks for the replies everybody...I'll post again when I know more.

deal with it, you ran by an animal and it followed its instincts. your wounds will heal.

K-9 Dog Attack wrote:

I ended up going to the ER...

Who's paying for this? If you gave your group (work) medical plan, then they'll probably investigate it eventually, and will want your cooperation in recovering the $ from the "guilty" party (fuzz in this case). However, that will only be for their insurance payout.

If you wind up with infection or loss of function, who's gonna cover that? At the very least you should get a lawyer and file a complaint against the cops to establish that it happened. Otherwise they'll likely "forget" about it ever happening. Do it quick. Get witnesses.

Close, but no cigar. Kudos for getting almost everyone that responded to believe you, though.

K-9's are as thoroughly trained, if not often times more so, than their human counterparts.

That said, part of their training is to attack ONLY when told, and to release on command. The dog also would not be outside a vehicle while the officers were inside it.

And... it's a German Shepherd, not Shepard. Most K-9 officers the average Joe runs into would be Belgian Tervurens nowadays, though.

With a little more research, this could have been golden.

6/10