‘She was just doing her job’: Homeless vet loses service dog during arrest for panhandling

Yahoo ^ | 10/27/21 | Rachel Nostrant

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Joshua Graham Rohrer, a homeless veteran in North Carolina, says he was wrongfully arrested and mistreated by Gastonia police officers, who also tased his service dog Sunshine, sparking support from those who witnessed the incident.

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Rohrer was standing on a median near a Gastonia shopping center with Sunshine on Oct. 13 when a 911 caller contacted police. While Rohrer wasn’t bothering anybody, having Sunshine with him was his way of using sympathy to get money from people, the caller said, according to a copy of the audio call.

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Rohrer’s grief over losing Sunshine almost killed him, Dowell said to Military Times. According to Dowell, Rohrer took off into traffic after learning Sunshine was gone, and tried throwing himself in front of any car that he could.

“He absolutely lost his mind,” Dowell said.

Losing Sunshine and facing the allegedly rough and careless treatment of the police left Rohrer feeling hopeless enough that he “just wanted to die,” he said.

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I find your over-the-top hyperventilating rather amusing actuall
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I guess you missed the part about being a vet ... we gave years of our lives, lost body parts, and paid the ultimate price for your right to slam us. Thank you on behalf of the veteran community for your sensitivity and respect.

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Thank you on behalf of the veteran community for your sensitivity and respect.

You're welcome.