Posted on 02/26/2022 4:38:49 AM PST by Morgana
A California woman has sued police in the Bay Area for allegedly using excessive force after part of her scalp was ripped off by a K-9 that mauled her 'for several minutes' until an officer had to physically remove its jaw from her head, following a robbery at an Ulta beauty shop.
Talmika Bates, 26, claims she was traumatized by a German Shepherd named Marco after it went after her and chewed on her scalp during a shoplifting arrest on February 10, 2020, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Bates, who was 24 at the time of the incident, was on the lam after she robbed about $10,000 worth of cosmetic products from an Ulta Beauty Supply store, along with two other women. The suspects fled the scene by car and ran out of the vehicle after police had chased and attempted to stop them.
Brentwood Police Officer Ryan Rezentes had to pull the police dog away from Bates' head after it didn't obey commands at least twice, according to reports.
The moment was recorded by officers' body-worn cameras and released by Bates' attorneys. In the footage, Bates can be seen hiding in a field among some bushes before police respond to her screaming after they unleashed a K-9 to find her.
After finding her and biting her head, Marco finally lets go and Bates was assisted by officers to get out of the bushes. Her skull was partially red as parts of it no longer had any scalp on it and her hair was also torn off.
'My whole brain is bleeding,' a shocked Bates says in the graphic video.
The lawsuit cites Rezentes and other officers from the incident as responsible for not warning Bates of the K-9 being unleashed to find her in the bushes.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Maybe if you weren't shoplifting then running from the police Talmika?
BTW who has the doggie Ping?
Kalifornia jury? yup,she’ll win....bigly!
An improvement on her looks...
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, dummy.
Ouch, that had to hurt, lol.
Yep, if the cop was negligent it belongs in criminal court. No one should receive ANY recompense as the result of their illegal actions.
Her case needs thrown out.
Morgana: Maybe if you weren't shoplifting then running from the police Talmika?
"Shoplifting?!" More like "Grand Theft."
Regards,
*Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear; that is, it is a larceny or theft accomplished by an assault. - Wikipedia
Did the perps employ "force, or threat of force?" Stupid "journalists!"
If becoming a criminal carried more risks as it did for poor Talmika, there would be fewer criminals.
She had less strenuous options but chose to run. The dog and handler need more training.
Surprised he was able to pull the dogs jaws apart. German Shepherds have incredible bite strength.
Goes of goes to the point the Dog was at least trained well enough to respect the handler, the woman is lucky.
Insanely intelligent, they are used in police work because they can make decisions on protecting their handler and innocents, and used in subduing criminals on the run. Trained to cause mayhem and literally go through windows and into danger most have a 'play' area where they can be as destructive as they want.
Capable of running at 45mph+, they will run down any 2 legged creature trying to get away, and when they get a hold of something or someone, they will not let go until commanded.
If Talmika had stopped fighting, the dog would have just held her, but the more you struggle, the harder the dog clamps down.
Case dismissed.
If you want a breed that will be a constant guard for your children, the Malinois is perfect. Especially the females.
I hate when they confuse the Belgian Malinois with the German Shepard breed.
Malinois are larger and have a lot more bulk
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You have that backwards.
Shepherds are bigger and bulkier.
She’s going to need a lot more than $10,000 in beauty products from now on.
Releasing a K9 on a shoplifter seems excessive. But the headline conveniently left off evading arrest in a vehicle, which is a felony in many states (though this is California, so who knows). Play stupid games ...
You can also kiss the grass in your backyard goodbye and resign yourself to having a mud pit for a backyard. 😀
Stealing $10K in beauty products?
What was she carrying her booty in, a steamer type trunk fit for an ocean voyage?
She was not alone when she did the crime. Plus this was not exactly Maybeline cosmetics.
Nothing a few weaves and some AfroSheen won’t take care of.
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