Stress claim denied for Conn. cop who shot chimp

hosted ^ | Feb 17 | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN

[JoeProBono]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut police officer who shot and killed a chimpanzee last year after it mauled a woman has been denied a claim for workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder because state law only applies to police shootings of people.

[puppypusher]

The State denied him a disability because he shot the chimp.I would have thought he would have claimed a disability because of the psycological trauma of seeing the womans face destroyed by that same chimpanzee.

The Trauma to me would be incredible.

[WaterBoard]

By that rationale, every officer who has to shoot an animal that has mauled/bitten/killed a human should also get 90% salary disability for the rest of their life?

Sign me up for that gig.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I don’t reckon he’s ever had a gator try to get in the boat with him!

[JoeProBono]

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It’s amazing how high they can jump from the water. They don’t need much of a run either, they just sweep that big tail.